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By Almagul Serikbayeva
\n<\/b>Medill Reports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the number of foreign students arriving in the United States <\/span>has risen by almost 4%<\/span><\/a>. Despite this, Northwestern University graduate students report still experiencing language barriers rather than cultural transitions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ming-Hsiu Hsieh, originally from Taiwan, came to the leading American institution to pursue a doctorate in theoretical chemistry. First year, he had a stipend from a scholarship, and this year he has a stipend from being a graduate research assistant. As exciting as this experience could be, it seems to be frustrating, he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe leave our home country, our friends and family,\u201d Hsieh said. \u201cIt’s kind of feeling isolated, and I think that’s a quite big challenge for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Almost 1 million students came to the U.S. in the 2021-22 academic year from more than 200 countries, according to the Open Doors 2022 Report on International Educational Exchange. However, some foreign students find it difficult to adjust here, and the language barrier is one of the main reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBefore I came, I thought my English is good enough, but as a doctorate student we have to pass the computer-based English test, which I failed three times,\u201d Hsieh said. \u201cI don’t think it’s reflecting my English ability.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Pablo Jose Celis Irarrazaval, 32, a Northwestern master\u2019s student in energy and sustainability from Chile, said he had complications with classes as it was hard to express himself precisely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne time, I asked a question,\u201d he said, referring to an experience in one of the previous classes. \u201cI remember that I pronounced oil, but the professor didn\u2019t understand me and I tried to repeat it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Irarrazaval said he doesn\u2019t know if the professor intended to make things hard as \u201cwe were talking about oil, so you should understand what I was trying to say in the context.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The language barrier makes it difficult for foreign students to engage in social activities. Hence, they often feel detached and reach out to different ethnic communities for help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a huge community of Chileans here, so they have supported me a lot when I needed it,\u201d Irarrazaval said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ming-Hsiu Hsieh, 26, a doctorate student at Northwestern University, poses in Silverman Hall. (Almagul Serikbayeva\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

International students make up 20% of Northwestern’s student body, according to the Office of International Student and Scholar Services (OISS). On the OISS website, there\u2019s an event calendar, but most of the events are related to visa workshops. There are also a few regular events hosted by various student organizations, such as NU nights, NU sports, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite his desire to become part of a local community, Hsieh, 26, says his friendship with Americans is not personal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn the research, I can feel like we are the same,\u201d he said. \u201cBut out of research, if we\u2019re doing something more personal, I was still kind of isolated from them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Emmanuel Garcia Villatoro, 26, studies chemistry at Northwestern. He arrived in Chicago from Mexico in September.<\/span><\/p>\n

Villatoro said his friends here are mostly Mexican-Americans, as they share the same language, but he has never experienced difficulties in making friends with other Americans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that I don\u2019t feel welcome with them, it\u2019s just that I haven\u2019t really tried,\u201d he said. \u201cI was raised in Mexico City. My culture got mixed with American culture at some point, so it\u2019s not hard for me to talk or be friends with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Villatoro said he believes the sooner foreign students embrace the culture here, the better they will feel. Pretending that you\u2019re still home by, for example, eating the same food, hurts the most, he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou want to take me to Chipotle when we’re drunk because that’s your thing? OK, let’s do that,\u201d he said. \u201cI’ll not complain that it’s not real Mexican food.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Villatoro emphasizes that now his life is here. \u201cMy friend\u2019s trying to convert me to a Midwest guy, apparently, and I’m OK with that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Almagul Serikbayeva is a social justice graduate student at Medill. You can follow her on Instagram at @imstillalma.<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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