{"id":1955,"date":"2026-02-24T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2026-02-24T01:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:00:01","slug":"foreigner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/foreigner\/","title":{"rendered":"What Students Actually Mean by the Word \u201cForeigner\u201d (And What They Could Say Instead)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cA foreigner asked me for directions.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cI want to make more foreign friends.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThere are some foreigners in my company.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the example sentences above sound familiar? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve probably noticed that our students use the word \u201cforeigner\u201d quite commonly. But why is this word so popular among our students from East Asian countries? And what alternatives might we suggest as a replacement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Our Students Mean By \u201cForeigner\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, it\u2019s helpful to understand what our students mean when they say \u201cforeigner.\u201d While the word technically means \u201cany person from a foreign country,\u201d in everyday speech, it refers to people who \u201clook foreign.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/07\/02025018\/Why-Students-Use-the-Word-_Foreigner_-and-What-They-Could-Say-Instead-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/07\/02025018\/Why-Students-Use-the-Word-_Foreigner_-and-What-They-Could-Say-Instead-1.png 922w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/07\/02025018\/Why-Students-Use-the-Word-_Foreigner_-and-What-They-Could-Say-Instead-1-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/07\/02025018\/Why-Students-Use-the-Word-_Foreigner_-and-What-They-Could-Say-Instead-1-768x439.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>People from neighboring countries aren\u2019t usually categorized as \u201cforeigners.\u201d Instead, they\u2019re referred to by their (assumed) nationality. For example, in Taiwan, people often confuse Koreans for Japanese people, but they\u2019ll never call either of them \u201cforeigners.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, people who look like they\u2019re from some other part of the world <em>are<\/em> likely to be called \u201cforeigners.\u201d This might seem strange to many tutors, but keep in mind that many of our students didn\u2019t start interacting with people who didn\u2019t \u201clook like them\u201d until they signed up for Engoo!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it\u2019s somewhat understandable why they divide the world population into \u201cforeigners\u201d and people who look closer to how they look. To them, it\u2019s just a category, and like any other category, it can be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>positive (\u201cI like making foreign friends.\u201d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>negative (\u201cI\u2019m <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/07\/why-students-lack-confidence\/#:~:text=fear%20of%20foreigners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scared of talking to foreigners<\/a>.\u201d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>neutral (e.g. a sign that says \u201cWelcome foreigners! We speak English.\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Can We Teach Students to Say Instead?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that, to many native English speakers (often from places more ethnically diverse than East Asia), \"foreigner\" can sound strange or unfriendly, what alternatives might we want to teach our students? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a point of comparison, instead of the sentences at the top of this blog post, most native speakers would say something closer to the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\"A <strong>tourist<\/strong> asked me for directions today.\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\"I want to make <strong>friends from different countries<\/strong>.\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\"There are some <strong>workers from overseas<\/strong> in my company.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that in the first sentence, the fact that the tourist is foreign isn\u2019t important and is simply left out. After all, both foreign and domestic tourists would need to ask for directions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be helpful to point out that unlike the noun \u201cforeigner,\u201d the adjective \u201cforeign\u201d is a neutral description. That\u2019s why phrases like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/s-korean-food-sales-boosted-by-k-pop-movie\/LqfooJeFEfCy53cuRdU89w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">foreign tourists<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/japan-to-replace-foreign-trainee-system\/YZHaaGyxEfCQCyeFbF1hkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">foreign workers<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/app.engoo.com\/daily-news\/article\/bilingual-couples-report-higher-happiness-scores\/Ott56HMCEeike-P3es5vPw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">foreign-born spouses<\/a>\u201d will appear in news articles without any negative connotations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrap-up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope this has helped you understand why students use the word \u201cforeigner\u201d and what alternatives we might suggest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learners often find it interesting that the word in English has different connotations from the word in their native language. But it only makes sense that the study of language also includes learning about the culture from which it comes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once students learn some useful alternatives, however, they will not only be better English speakers, they'll also be better global communicators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA foreigner asked me for directions.\u201d \u201cI want to make more foreign friends.\u201d \u201cThere are some foreigners in my company.\u201d Do the example sentences above sound familiar? 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