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From TFA: > that's why profs shy away from foreign students: they can't contribute to discussions. In a field like computer science, or indeed any engineering,
by mayank 16y ago
From TFA:
> that's why profs shy away from foreign students: they can't contribute to discussions.
In a field like computer science, or indeed any engineering, I haven't known a single professor to "shy away" from foreign students. To put it bluntly, they wouldn't have much choice if they did.
The author prefaces his comment with "I don't mean to be a bigot", but unfortunately, just saying that doesn't mean what you say isn't bigotry. Lumping all "foreign students" into the same category sounds pretty bigoted to me. And I speak as a foreign student who is perfectly able to "contribute to discussions".
FFS, "foreign" != "can't speak English"
- gaius 16y agoMost technical terms are English regardless of the language. When I was an undergrad we had a bunch of Greeks on my course, and when talking amongst themselves it sounded like malaga malaga second differential malaga malaga surface area... You could understand them perfectly. (malaga IIRC translates as "loser", the Greeks insult each other a lot).
- xilun0 16y agoI'm not sure you can generalise: for example Math can be done 100% in French (and is usually taught like that in France, at least up to the undergraduate level). I've no doubt in other languages too. Computer science is a little harder, but also doable. But I would say most people deeply engaged in the field of computer science also know the English terms regardless of their mother tongue.