Whether or not studying abroad is always good is controversy. Some people argue that studying in another country is always good because students can learn other languages and cultures. However, I strongly believe that studying abroad is not always good and can be harmful. There are two reasons supporting my idea; unstable economy and adjustment problem.
To begin with, studying abroad cannot be beneficial when the economy is unpredictable. To be specific, Korea economy is depending on global trades so its economy is easily affected by global economic situations. And nowadays, the economy in Korea is very unstable and unpredictable after the collapse of Lehmon Brothers in America. U.S. currency in Korea jumped from 1,000won(Korean currency) to 1,500won. In other words, people in Korea had to pay 50% more to have the same amount of U.S. dollar. This made prospect and current student studying in abroad give up their studying. They were frustrated because money was the reason they had to stop studying. They did not expect this sudden increase of living expenses, tuition fee, and so on. Since studying abroad needs foreign currency which is too unpredictable thesedays, it can be a wrong choice to study in other countries.
On top of that, it is not always beneficial to study abroad as some students are not ready to go out due to their personality or immaturness. Parents in Korea usually think their sons and daughters must go other countries to study, improve English, and learn other cultures in globalized world. University students also have a tendency to think that they have to be exchange students for the same reasons above. However, there are so many Korean children who failed to achieve English in other countries because they are not mature enough to know the need of English or necessity of study. Also there are so many Korean university students who failed to get accustomted to a new culture because of their anti-social personality, or shyness that they are innate. They might be happy to go abroad before they actually get there, but after arriving in another country, they find the difficulty of living in total different place and some of them give up to adjust themselves to a new circumstances because of lack of their psychological capability.
In conclusion, studying abroad is not always beneficial. It can be harmful because the unstable economy and not-full-blown state of mine may frustrate students. |