due in 10 hours

PART 1

Choose 3 out of the 5 questions to respond. Your response to all three questions should be approximately 150 words in total (think an avg. of 50 words to each question). Please do not forget to respond to another student's post after you finish yours.

1. The Open Doors report shows that two of the top three sending countries of international students were all located in Asia, with two in East Asia (China and South Korea). Combined, China and South Korea accounted for almost 40% of all international students in the U.S. In addition, elsewhere in East Asia (Vietnam, Taiwan, and Japan) also sent many international students to the U.S.

1a. Why do you think so many international students in the U.S. are from East Asia?

1b. Do you see similar patterns in other parts of the world (i.e., clusters of areas are among the top sending countries)? If so, where? And why?

2. The Open Doors report also shows that the major source of funding for over half of the international students was personal or family funds. Do you think this means study abroad students are all rich? Why or why not?

3. The Open Doors report also provides data regarding U.S. students studying abroad. You may find more information at their website: https://opendoorsdata.org/annual-release/. Identify some popular destinations for US students abroad. Is there any popular destination that is surprising to you? In what ways?

4. 2020-2021 saw large decreases of international students coming to the U.S., as well as U.S. study abroad. Do you think these declines are temporary, or do you think that there will just be fewer students coming to the U.S. in the future? Why?

5. Any additional comments about the report that I have not asked you?

PART 2

The Minute Paper exercise asks you to summarize one of your reading assignments (e.g., a chapter, or an article) that is due for the following week in no more than 20 words. If your summary shows five (including five) or more consecutive words that are identical to another student’s response, it will be flagged as violation of academic integrity. Summarize either Ch. 1 or Ch. 2 of Cobbing (2013) in no more than 20 words.

	Excellent (10)	Good (8)	Fair (6)	Poor (below 6)
Minute Paper	Succinctly and accurately summarizes the reading in no more than 20 words.	The summary captures some aspect of the reading accurately, but misses the general idea.	The summary is vague, generic, and does not show enough relevance.	No posting. Or, in the case of five or more identical consecutive words, no point for the one Discussion Session.