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PublisherPearson Education

ISBN-100130499978

ISBN-139780130499974

eBay Product ID (ePID)2359364

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameStudy Abroad : How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience

SubjectMulticultural Education, Student Life & Student Affairs, General, Spanish

Publication Year2002

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorKelly Mirsky, Michele-Marie Dowell

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Education

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight12.2 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2002-032378

Reviews"By far the most exciting aspect of this book is that it provides an explicit mechanism for engaging students in the success of their own ventures overseas. It spells out for them what we educators think is , important, and hope they will accomplish, and, more important, it does this in a way that is not condescending and is unlikely to be off-putting to students." -- William Cressey, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Council on International Educational Exchange, "By far the most exciting aspect of this book is that it provides an explicit mechanism for engaging students in the success of their own ventures overseas. It spells out for them what we educators think is , important, and hope they will accomplish, and, more important, it does this in a way that is not condescending and is unlikely to be off-putting to students." -- William Cressey, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer,Council on International Educational Exchange, " By far the most exciting aspect of this book is that it provides an explicit mechanism for engaging students in the success of their own ventures overseas. It spells out for them what we educators think is , important, and hope they will accomplish, and, more important, it does this in a way that is not condescending and is unlikely to be off-putting to students. " — William Cressey, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer,Council on International Educational Exchange

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal378/.016

Table Of ContentPREDEPARTURE. Unit 1. Personal Development. Exercise 1: The Choice to Study Abroad.Exercise 2: Establishing Personal Goals for Study Abroad. Unit 2. Learning about Your Own Culture. Exercise 3: What Does It Mean To Be An American? Unit 3. Learning about Another Culture. Exercise 4: Researching Historical, Political, and Cultural Information About Your Host Site.Exercise 5: Understanding the Difference between Fact and Opinion in the Context of other Cultures.Exercise 6: Introduction to On-Site Journaling. Unit 4. Professional Development. Exercise 7: Establishing Professional Goals for Study Abroad.Exercise 8: The Resume and Job Interview.Exercise 9: The Professional Interest Project. Unit 5. Learning Another Language. Exercise 10: Establishing Language-Learning Goals for Study Abroad.Exercise 11: Identifying Possible Roadblocks to Achieving Language-Learning Goals.Exercise 12: Jump-Starting your Language-Learning Experience. ON-SITE. Unit 6. Personal Development. Exercise 13: Being a Foreigner.Exercise 14: Working through Culture Shock.Exercise 15: Fitting In While Pursuing Personal Goals. Unit 7. Learning about Your Own Culture. Exercise 16: Proud to Be an American? Unit 8. Learning about Another Culture. Exercise 17: Updating Political, Historical, and Cultural Information about Your Host Site.Exercise 18: Cross-Cultural Observations Through Journal Writing.Exercise 19: Cross-Cultural Activities. Unit 9. Professional Development. Exercise 20: Professional Interest Project: Successes and Challenges.Exercise 21: Professional Adaptation and Problem Solving Skills. Unit 10. Language Acquisition. Exercise 22: Language Journal. RE-ENTRY. Unit 11. Personal Development. Exercise 23: Fitting your New Self into an Old Environment: Coping with Re-Entry Shock.Exercise 24: Maintaining Traditions From Your Experience. Unit 12. Learning about Your Own Culture. Exercise 25: Reminiscing, Sharing, and Educating Others. Unit 13. Learning about Another Culture. Exercise 26: A Final Look at Political, Historical, and Cultural Information about Your Host Site.Exercise 27: A Private Journal Critique--What Did You Study?Exercise 28: A Private Journal Critique--Where Did Problems Arise?Exercise 29: A Private Journal Critique--Contexts of Communication.Exercise 30: Staying Internationalized and Sharing Your Experiences with Others. Unit 14. Professional Development. Exercise 31: Professional Goals Attainment.Exercise 32: Critically Examining Your Professional Interest Project.Exercise 33: Using Your Professional Interest Project within a Professional Network. Unit 15. Learning Another Language. Exercise 34: Creating a Language Resource.Exercise 35: Maintaining and Further Developing Your Language Skills.Exercise 36: Sharing Your Language Learning with Others.Appendix 1: Implementation Tips for the Study Abroad Administrator/Faculty Director.Appendix 2: My Contact Information Abroad.Appendix 3: Address Book.Appendix 4: Packing List.Appendix 5: Money Matters.Appendix 6: Taking Care of Personal Business.Appendix 7: Extracurricular Travel Plans.Appendix 8: Journal Pages.

SynopsisVia personalized exercises, this self-directed workbook guides users to fully capitalize on their study abroad experience. It offers a purposeful agenda to help travelers move from being the conventional tourist to an explorer who truly acquires an authentic view of another culture. Twenty-eight exercises invite learners to take an active role not only in their own preparation for the study abroad experience, but for their personal, academic, and professional growth--and demands from them a critical exploration of their beliefs, goals, and behaviors. The book covers personal development, learning about one's own culture, learning about another culture, professional development, and learning a language. Each strand of development is addressed at the three crucial phases of the experience: before, during and after the sojourn. For any student who has chosen to study abroad., For all Study Abroad programs. Via personalized exercises, this self-directed workbook guides students through five distinct strands of development, all of which are necessary to fully capitalize on their study abroad experience. Strands include: personal development, learning about one's own culture, learning about another culture, professional development, and learning a language, and each is addressed at the three crucial phases of the experience: before, during and after the sojourn. One major goal of the text is to offer a purposeful agenda to help students move from being the conventional tourist to an explorer who truly acquires an authentic view of another culture.

LC Classification NumberLB2376.B69 2003