I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 451 The First Round of Confrontation

Chen Xi, Shen Xinyi and Li Xin looked at Li Yuqing who was chattering non-stop, and each had their own thoughts in their minds.

"We believe that maintaining cultural independence and identity is not contradictory to actively integrating into the local society. While learning local culture, international students can maintain their own cultural characteristics and spread them to local people. This will not only promote cultural exchanges, but also enhance the self-confidence and sense of belonging of international students. In addition, actively integrating into the local society does not mean giving up studies. On the contrary, it can provide international students with more practical opportunities and promote academic progress." The University of Adelaide sent another student to fight. He obviously realized that the current situation was somewhat unfavorable to his side, so he quickly adjusted his strategy and supplemented and strengthened his previous views.

"We understand the importance of cultural exchange, but over-integration may cause international students to become overly dependent on the local society and lose their own identity. In addition, excessive socialization may cause international students to neglect their studies, affecting graduation and career development. Therefore, we insist that international students should maintain a certain degree of cultural independence and identity." The person sent by Swinburne didn't seem to know what to say, and could only keep emphasizing that they should not overdo it.

This put the advantage back in Ada's favor.

Chen Xi and others in the audience shook their heads. If this continued, Swinburne University would lose.

As a local university in Melbourne, it was a shame for Swinburne University to be defeated by a foreign university at home. And this was the first game, so everyone's attention would usually be focused on this.

"We believe that actively integrating into the local society has a great impact on the personal growth of international students. By integrating into the local society, international students can learn to think independently, solve problems, and enhance self-management and adaptability. These abilities are crucial for future career development and social life." Team member No. 3 of Amura began to speak.

"We recognize the importance of personal growth, but maintaining cultural independence and identity can also help international students grow personally. International students should maintain their uniqueness and stick to their own values ​​so that they can gain a foothold in the future society." The people at Swinburne seem to have given up and can't come up with any substantive arguments to oppose it.

"In summary, we insist that international students should actively integrate into the local society. This will not only help their language learning, cultural understanding and personal growth, but also promote cultural exchanges and enhance international students' self-confidence and sense of belonging. Although maintaining cultural independence and identity is also important, integrating into the local society does not mean giving up these values. On the contrary, it can provide international students with broader development space and opportunities. Therefore, we insist that international students should actively integrate into the local society." In the end, the people from Adana were too lazy to say anything else and just gave a big summary.

After this debate, the judges unanimously agreed that the University of Adelaide's argument was more convincing.

They successfully demonstrated the positive impact of actively integrating into the local society on international students' language learning, cultural understanding and personal growth, while also reasonably responding to the objections.

Therefore, the winner of this debate competition is the University of Adelaide.

"This Swinburne student is no good. If I were to go up and speak, he would definitely not be so tongue-tied." Li Yuqing shook her head, somewhat disdainful of Swinburne's performance just now.

Indeed, Swinburne's students did not perform well. Like Chen Xi, they had no idea that the topic would be changed this time. Not only them, but almost all universities in Melbourne were unaware of the change.

Soon it was time for Didi University to draw lots to decide whether it would be the affirmative or negative side, which meant that the next game would begin. They only had one round to discuss the topic. This time their opponent was Charles Darwin University (CDU).

"Let me draw, let me draw." At this time Li Yuqing jumped up, looking a little impatient.

"Why should you smoke? If anyone needs to smoke, it should be Chen Xi."

"That is, when is your turn here?"

"I've already given up my chance to play, can't I just draw a lot? Why are you all complaining? Are you two trying to attract my attention this way? I don't like you." Li Yuqing's words made the two boys who spoke up not know what to say for a moment. They could only sit there with their arms folded and sulking.

"Li..." Before Chen Xi could stop her, Li Yuqing had already run away and reached out to grope in the lottery box.

"Haha, affirmative side. I said I had good luck. Are you convinced now?" Li Yuqing opened the folded piece of paper and walked over as if asking for credit.

"Haha, well done." Chen Xi praised Li Yuqing with a smile, which made her even more confident, and she couldn't help but cast a proud look at the two boys.

"Our topic is whether studying abroad is beneficial to personal development. I don't think this topic is difficult..." Chen Xi asked everyone to gather together to discuss.

The two universities on the stage were debating fiercely, and everyone's attention was drawn to them. Only Lin Xi squinted her eyes and stared at the people from Didi University.

This time he did come to Australia for something, and he didn't come specifically to host a debate.

Participating in this event was just a side thing. During the previous election, Chen Xi overshadowed him, which made Lin Xi very unhappy.

Considering what happened with Acun, Linxi felt that the other party didn't give him any face at all.

I had already made a phone call, but Chen Xi was still bargaining. If I hadn't used some connections in the end, I guess the cooperation would not have been possible at all.

He originally thought that the vice president would have the same ideas as himself and would become his right-hand man, but he turned out to be a solid roadblock.

The players from Didi University were Shen Xinyi, Luo Feiyu, Ding Xiaoxiao, and Fan Dahua. Chen Xi was not familiar with the other three, as they were all students from other majors.

"Dear judges, dear students, we firmly believe that studying abroad has significant benefits for personal development. First, studying abroad provides individuals with a unique global perspective, allowing us to directly come into contact with different cultures, ideas and knowledge systems. This cross-cultural exchange helps us broaden our thinking and cultivate critical thinking skills. Secondly, the experience of studying abroad can train our independent living and problem-solving abilities, making us more mature and confident. Through studying abroad, we can establish international connections and lay a solid foundation for our future career development. Therefore, we insist that studying abroad is beneficial to personal development." The first to speak was Luo Feiyu, who had long curly hair that seemed to have been neglected for several months. He wore a T-shirt that was somewhat ill-fitting and a little too small, probably because he had gained weight recently.

Chen Xi remembered that this guy studied IT. He couldn't understand why an IT guy would actively participate in this event. Moreover, Luo Feiyu looked like a otaku in this outfit. He should have chosen to stay at home at this time.

"Ahem~ We believe that studying abroad is not always beneficial to personal development. First of all, the cost of studying abroad is high, which is a heavy burden for many families. Secondly, international students may face cultural conflicts and language barriers, which may lead to psychological stress and adaptation problems. Finally, studying abroad may also cause international students to become disconnected from domestic society and affect their career development in China. Therefore, we believe that studying abroad has limited benefits for personal development." The contestant from Charles Darwin University was a girl wearing glasses and had bangs, looking rustic.

But after the girl finished speaking, she glanced at Luo Feiyu in a smug manner, and Luo Feiyu couldn't help laughing. Chen Xi witnessed all this from the audience, and he knew in his heart that the two people must know each other.

"What are these two doing? Are they flirting?" Li Yuqing had a lot of emotional experience, so she could see the secrets between the two. Especially the girl's eyes that were about to tear, which made Li Yuqing shiver all over and was disgusted.

"What's this? What family is bad enough to allow their children to study abroad? Would they go abroad without money?" A fat boy in the crowd shouted.

When he shouted, many people present blushed.

Not all international students come from wealthy families, it can only be said that their families are better off than most families in China.

However, the prices in Australia are really too high, and those international students usually live frugally. Some even pretend to be rich to show that their families are very wealthy. This includes Li Yuqing, who usually spends money lavishly on famous brands but is very stingy with food and accommodation.

Li Yuqing's face turned red and she turned around to glare at the fat man in dissatisfaction.

"That makes sense. I'm also afraid of being out of touch with domestic society. China is developing so fast right now, and there are many new things that aren't even available overseas."

"Who says it's not true? Although many things are copied from foreign countries, the new features they developed later are actually more creative than those from foreign countries."

"That's right. Ababa imitated PayPal and eBay, but ended up expanding its functions to include more than them."

“And Renren.com is the magic Facebook.”

The people in the audience felt that what the Charles Darwin University people said made some sense. China's rapid development was a bright spot for overseas students.

In the past, people went abroad to study in order to learn advanced knowledge. If domestic knowledge becomes more advanced than that of foreign countries in the future, fewer people will go abroad to study.

The threshold for studying abroad is now lowered, and the number of international students worldwide has increased dramatically. As the saying goes, scarcity makes things valuable. When international students become everywhere in the future, it will not seem so dazzling.

"They are all copied. Foreign products are still more advanced."

"That's right. It's just that there is no such thing in China and foreign companies can't enter. That's why they started to do it."

"What we are discussing now is whether we will become out of touch with domestic society. You are going too far."

"I feel like after returning to China, I don't seem to have much in common with people back home."

"Yes, the thoughts and feelings are a little different now."

"That's your own sense of superiority at work. You think you are superior and that others are Muggles who have not received higher education."

"Your statement is too radical."

Some people hold different opinions, and some people think that everyone has gone off topic and what they are thinking is no longer related to the theme of the debate.

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