Reflection--Second language writing support in college

As Ryuko Kubota and Kimberly Abels stated, the UNC committee reported the potential assistance should the academic support and non-academic support. (p 80 & 81) As the international students, before entering in the American universities, all of the applicants should provide TOEFL scores to prove their English proficiency. Even though most of the students possess certain English abilities to listen, to speak, to read, to write, these abilities would be insufficient for them to live in here. The cultural assimilation is also important, and thus during the time, the non-academic support is needed.


Also, as Ryuko and Kimberly mentioned that "international students are expected to know English on their own, while American students are to learn another language and culture in an environment equipped with specialized instruction and resources" (p.85) From these, I wonder why the institution adopts "double standards". Why should the institution believe that the international students have reached certain English capacity? If they perceive the difficulties the American students may encounter in a different culture, why shouldn't they consider the L2 learners may face the same problems? If doing so, I think the institutions will offer appropriate support for the L2 learners.