Helping Our International Students Succeed In Communication

We are seeing more international students in graduate studies as American students choose industry rather than academia. Maybe this trend will change as the economy goes through a downswing and jobs become scarcer, but maybe not. Regardless, if we expect international students to perform at a similar level with American students in written and oral communication forms, we need to provide them with sufficient instruction and practice. We cannot take for granted that they have been coached in the basic rules of communication that we have ingrained in the typical American student throughout high school and undergraduate studies.