TOEFL ESSAY WRITING MODEL
Essay Topic
Many students choose to attend schools or universities outside their home
countries. Why do some students study abroad? Use specific reasons and
details to explain your answer.
Although students can get a good education in most subjects at their home
universities, it is important to study abroad for some or part of one’s college
education. Study abroad can give a student competency in a new language,
familiarity with a different culture, and a chance to grow in different ways.
One cannot deny that it is important to be bilingual or even multilingual in
today’s fast-paced world. We have a global economy and communication by
Internet and satellite TV means we must be familiar with other languages in order
to keep up with new developments.
Knowing another culture is also important today. Respect for other peoples
and their traditions will foster cooperation and peace. We should all do our part to
make sure the world is safe for our children. It will only be safe if we understand
and respect other people and their culture.
When we are out of our environment, we feel more free to experiment with
different ways of doing things. We are all individuals and we need time to be on
our own, away from our comfortable nests. We may try different things and reject
them. We might also adopt them. People can change and it is easier to change
when you are away from your family surroundings.
Study abroad can be enriching. Not only can we learn a new language,
understand more about a different culture, but we can learn more about ourselves
too. At the same time, of course, we are getting an education in the formal sense.