Band 6 Discussion Essays

The table chart gives the data on the number of multinational students studying abroad in two countries, namely the United States (US) and Canada from 2002 to 2003. Overall, while the total figure of students in the US was higher than those of Canada, the percentage of change in Canada during the timeframe experienced a larger trend than in the US. In particular, in Canada, Chinese students accounted for the most dominance throughout two years, while India was the lowest country of origin attending there for studying. In the US, the pattern observed a reverse trend in the Indian who constituted the biggest part of international students, while students from Canada were the lowest proportion. Regarding students in Canada, the proportion of the Chinese was the most dominant part during the period both in total of students and percentage of change (45%). Followed by the US, the number of students studying overseas rose at 9%, which was the lowest proportion of change among three countries. India was a country recording a smallest number of students, which was lower than twice as that of the US’s students. In terms of students in the US, although the figure of Indian students witnessed the highest trend during the timeframe, by 200,000 and 182,600, respectively, the percentage of change declined at 9%. India was the only country that saw a decrease in international students, whereas the other nations observed a reverse trend. China recorded a slight increase at 6%, from 110,000 to 116,600 students during the period, while Canada witnessed a rise of 7% which pumped from 31,000 to 33,170 in 2003, indicating that a biggest gap in total.