Studying overseas presents significant challenges and opportunities for international students’.
Critically evaluate this statement in an essay of 500 words (+/-10%) using a minimum of four academic references from Cardiff Met library/Summon, referenced using the Harvard system.
Important notes:
• Critically evaluate means:
o Consider all perspectives relating to the statement
o Assess the strength of evidence on all sides
o Use your judgement to assess which authors’ opinions, theories or models are preferable
• Before you start to write your essay, you need to read widely and consider different authors ideas on this topic. Select the most relevant information to use as referenced quotes/paraphrases in your essay.
• Based on the information you read, you should develop your own point of view (argument) on this topic. Please note that this is NOT a reflective essay. It should NOT include details of your own personal experience and feelings. It should be an objective academic essay, based on evidence from literature only.
• The main body of your essay should be organised into paragraphs and each paragraph should address a particular aspect of your argument.
• Do not just ‘dump’ quotes into your essay. Quotes/paraphrases should be incorporated into a well-structured paragraph.
• In your conclusion, you should summarise the main points and draw your discussion to a close by stating if/how your argument and the evidence you have found supports the claim that ‘Studying overseas presents significant challenges and opportunities for international students’.