Which university in the USA Which university in the USA enrolls the largest number of enrolls the largest number of

foreign students?foreign students?

Designed byAnastasia Ushakova, gr. 306

ContentsContents• General InformationGeneral Information• Vocabulary WorkVocabulary Work• Listening Part 1Listening Part 1• Listening Part 2Listening Part 2• Discussion PointsDiscussion Points• References

General InformationGeneral InformationA few decades back studying outside home

country was the business of rich, now, its business of brainy. When one considers going abroad for study; the United States is considered as ‘Hot Education Destination.

The USA has the world’s largest international student population, with nearly 600,000 students choosing to broaden their education and life experience in the United States. Nearly 4% of all students enrolled in higher-level education are international students, and the numbers are growing.

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Vocabulary Work

Give the English equivalents for the following word-combinations:

•иностранные студентыforeign students•обучаться индивидуально to get an individual tuition •платить за обучениеto pay tuition fees •выбрать профессию to decide on one’s career •требования к поступлению entrance requirements •внеклассные занятия extra-curricular activities

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Listening Part 1Listening Part 1Listen to the educational report and get ready to fill the gaps:

The number of in the United States is at record levels. Last year, more than six hundred seventy thousand foreign students attended an American college or university.

For the eighth year the school with the largest number was in Los Angeles.

international students

the University of Southern California

U.S.C. has about six thousand six hundred international students in programs.

regular academic

One in four students and one in ten come from other countries.

graduate undergraduates

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Listening Part 2Listening Part 2Listen to the educational report and decide whether the

following statements are true or false.

•International students meet with American students in a special class to learn about American life.TrueTrue•Students from different countries usually don’t ask

American students any sort of simple questions.FalseFalse•"Star Wars" director George Lucas got his start at the

U.S.C. film school.TrueTrue•The university's ties are strongest with Europe.FalseFalse Contents

Listening Part 2Listening Part 2Listen to the educational report and decide whether the following statements

are true or false.• All the students come to study business or liberal arts, but none of them

wants to attend the university's highly

rated engineering school.

FalseFalse• Foreign students not only give schools

more applicants to choose from, they also

provide money.

TrueTrue• Graduate students from other countries

usually pay full tuition at American colleges

and universities.

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Discussion Points

Why does the USA have the world’s largest Why does the USA have the world’s largest international student population?international student population?

Would you like to continue your education in the Would you like to continue your education in the United States?United States?

Does your university enroll international Does your university enroll international students?students?

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Referenceshttp://www.educationusa.info/http://www.educationusa.info/(learn more about higher education in the USA)(learn more about higher education in the USA)http://study-abroad-usa.blogspot.com/http://study-abroad-usa.blogspot.com/(for people who want to continue their education in the USA)(for people who want to continue their education in the USA)http://www.path2usa.com/usainfo/education/higher_edu_uhttp://www.path2usa.com/usainfo/education/higher_edu_ussa.htma.htm(a reference for (a reference for undergraduate, graduateundergraduate, graduate or post graduatepost graduate students)http://www.usaeducation.us/international/WhyUSA/http://www.usaeducation.us/international/WhyUSA/(the official site contains information concerning education in the USA)(the official site contains information concerning education in the USA)http://www.usc.edu/http://www.usc.edu/(the official site of the University of Southern California)(the official site of the University of Southern California)http://articles.latimes.com/2007/nov/12/local/me-students12http://articles.latimes.com/2007/nov/12/local/me-students12(the official site of Los Angeles Times)(the official site of Los Angeles Times)http://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/education/For-Foreign-Sthttp://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/education/For-Foreign-Studentsudents(a site contains plenty of tracks for listening comprehension) (a site contains plenty of tracks for listening comprehension)

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