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Breaking Cultural & Communication Barrier
American Students American students showed high interest in other cultures but not a lot of students have actually been to other countries.
For American students, questions were asked to understand their curiosity about the other cultures and their relationship with international students. Here are some of the questions that we asked to America students: • • • •
Where are you originally from? Have you been to other countries? Have you worked with international students before? How was your experience? What are some of the advantage and disadvantage working with international students?
From American students, we learned that most of the American students were local citizens, either from PA or near by states such as New Jersey and New York. American students showed high interest in other cultures but not a lot of students have actually been to other countries. It was interesting to note that Canada seems to be a popular place that students visit but rarely consider for study abroad. Within class settings, American students found having international students valuable because international students bring different achievement and resources to class dynamic. However, American students stated that it is difficult to approach international students due to language barrier, and their quietness and shyness.