Colleges and universities should require their students to spend at least one semester studying in a foreign country.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.
The claim states that it is the responsibility of colleges and universities to encourage students to study abroad for at least a semester. This statement begs a few questions. Why should this responsibility be given to universities? Should it be a mandatory requirement for every student? How does it impact the students’ academics? After analyzing the answers to these questions one might come to the conclusion that the claim, while providing advantageous circumstances, could prove to be disadvantageous in various scenarios.
Why should the students be forced to study abroad for at least one semester? Some may state that at the time when people are in college, they are not shackled by everyday responsibilities of adult life. In this sense, it is beneficial for them to visit other countries at this time and learn about their language, culture and people. However, not every student has the luxury of acting this way. Some students are shackled by everyday responsibilities of life. Some have jobs and families that they have to support. If universities force such students to study abroad, their whole life will be pushed out of balance. In addition, living abroad, even for one semester, requires more money than the normal routine of life requires. Does every student has this money to spare? For these reasons, while the opportunity to study abroad can have immense benefits, it should not be forced on students.
Another pertinent aspect is regarding the role of college in this matter. Why is it the job of universities to do so? There are a lot of programs that offer students to study abroad for a semester or two, but there are a lot of educational institutions that do not provide this option. The main concern of educational institutions is to deliver on the educational promise they have made to their students. Is it necessary to study abroad to accomplish this promise? However, in some cases it might be beneficial, it is not necessary. Moreover, to organize such programs they need to be funded, and some might argue that this money could be put to better use in other, more emergent areas in the college or university.
One more aspect that must be considered is how does studying abroad help the students in their educational endeavor? The author of the claim might state that it will help students to go to other institutions and familiarize themselves with other technology and methods that is not used in ones own college. Yes that might be true, but imagine the case where in a certain program there are no other programs abroad that can provide a better education in the field. In this case should a student spend one semester abroad to study in not optimal environment to study? The answer can be different from person to person, but it is not impossible to imagine that some students might choose not to do so. In this regard I think the claim might be counterintuitive.
Studying abroad is always a precious experience to have, and one many will accept with open arms, however, it should not be forced on students. Some might not be in a situation in their lives where they can do so, and some might not find it as advantageous as others. Finally it is not the job of the educational institutions to enforce or even encourage students to study abroad. This is something that should be actively advertised in our societies, so the younger generation, who will build the future of the country, will be encouraged to do so.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 86, Rule ID: MASS_AGREEMENT[2]
Message: Possible agreement error - use third-person verb forms for singular and mass nouns: 'states'.
Suggestion: states
...oad for at least one semester? Some may state that at the time when people are in col...
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Line 2, column 749, Rule ID: DOES_NP_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'have'?
Suggestion: have
...ne of life requires. Does every student has this money to spare? For these reasons,...
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Line 5, column 268, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Finally,
... not find it as advantageous as others. Finally it is not the job of the educational in...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, however, if, may, moreover, regarding, so, while, at least, i think, in addition, in some cases
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 36.0 19.5258426966 184% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 30.0 12.4196629213 242% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 15.0 14.8657303371 101% => OK
Relative clauses : 18.0 11.3162921348 159% => OK
Pronoun: 57.0 33.0505617978 172% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 79.0 58.6224719101 135% => OK
Nominalization: 9.0 12.9106741573 70% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2874.0 2235.4752809 129% => OK
No of words: 592.0 442.535393258 134% => OK
Chars per words: 4.85472972973 5.05705443957 96% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.93265142912 4.55969084622 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.88297437918 2.79657885939 103% => OK
Unique words: 246.0 215.323595506 114% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.415540540541 0.4932671777 84% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 933.3 704.065955056 133% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 6.24550561798 128% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
Conjunction: 6.0 1.77640449438 338% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 7.0 4.38483146067 160% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 33.0 20.2370786517 163% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 23.0359550562 74% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 46.4661967242 60.3974514979 77% => OK
Chars per sentence: 87.0909090909 118.986275619 73% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.9393939394 23.4991977007 76% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.30303030303 5.21951772744 63% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 17.0 10.2758426966 165% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 5.13820224719 58% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 13.0 4.83258426966 269% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.184279062453 0.243740707755 76% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0635608036136 0.0831039109588 76% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.059079595734 0.0758088955206 78% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.127993936991 0.150359130593 85% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0479633481502 0.0667264976115 72% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.4 14.1392134831 74% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 54.22 48.8420337079 111% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 12.1743820225 81% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.55 12.1639044944 87% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.71 8.38706741573 92% => OK
difficult_words: 121.0 100.480337079 120% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.5 11.8971910112 55% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 8.8 11.2143820225 78% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 54.17 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.25 Out of 6
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