Write English Assignment

Since the beginning of the semester, this course has examined the experiences of international students in U.S. universities. To write this paper, you will examine and evaluate one of Rebekah Nathan’s major claims, based on her evidence, the evidence of assigned/subsidiary readings, and your own brief ethnographic observations and/or those of your peers.

To complete this assignment, you must follow these steps:

1. Review Nathan’s entire article “As Others See Us,” and choose one of the claims that she makes about one topic (see list under “Topics” below).

1. Conduct your own ethnographic observation on the Temple campus, focusing on the same topic. Detailed, typed notes are due in class (see Course Schedule).

1. Review other class materials on international students’ experiences, including both assigned/subsidiary readings and your classmates’ ethnographic observations/interviews.

1. Write a paper in which you:

3. Briefly summarize Nathan’s article in your introduction, beginning with its major claim.

3. Present a clear, focused thesis statement that evaluates the validity of one of Nathan’s claims.

3. Prove your thesis by discussing Nathan’s evidence, the evidence of one or two other assigned/subsidiary readings on a similar topic, and your own ethnographic observations and/or those of your peers.

Topics

Choose one of the claims that Nathan makes about one of the following topics to discuss:

1. Teaching methods and classroom behavior in US universities

1. Social life and making friends on US university campuses

US-born college students’ ideas about other cultures, and how these affect the whole student community