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Intervening in the Learning of U.S. Students Abroad.
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In this article, the author traces the outlines of a profound and ongoing change in U.S. attitudes about study abroad and argues that there is a widening gulf between what professionals believe their students ought to learn through studying abroad and what many programs abroad aim to provide.Abstract:
This article traces the outlines of a profound and ongoing change in U.S. attitudes about study abroad. In chronicling the shift from a Junior Year Abroad paradigm that governed study abroad theory and practice as recently as two decades ago, to an emerging Student Learning paradigm that increasingly informs study abroad attitudes and goals today, the author argues that there is a widening gulf between what U.S. study abroad professionals believe their students ought to learn through studying abroad and what many programs abroad aim to provide.read more
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The Georgetown Consortium Project: Interventions for Student Learning Abroad
TL;DR: The study revealed significant relationships between independent variables representing learner characteristics and program features and the intercultural and target language learning of students in the U.S. as mentioned in this paper presented an analysis that concentrates on the conclusion that student learning and certain independent variables support the argument that students learn most effectively abroad given proactive learning interventions.
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Assessing intercultural effectiveness outcomes in a year-long study abroad program
TL;DR: Lederman et al. as discussed by the authors found that it is not enough to send students to study abroad without intentional pedagogy focused on outcomes of intercultural effectiveness, adding that it does not suffice to simply send students for study abroad for academic study.
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The Educational Benefits of Travel Experiences: A Literature Review
TL;DR: A review of the literature on the educational benefits of travel can be found in this article, with a focus on domestic travel, youth travel, and determining which travel experiences result in the most learning benefits.
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The Effect of Study Abroad on Intercultural Competence Among Undergraduate College Students
TL;DR: The authors explored the impact of study abroad on intercultural competence while accounting for a host of precollege characteristics, institutional differences, college experiences, and study abroad intent, finding that the evidence is less clear than the rhetoric suggests.
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Language-Learning Motivation During Short-Term Study Abroad: An Activity Theory Perspective
TL;DR: This article investigated the development of language learning motivation during short-term study abroad (SA) for six intermediate-level students of French and found that one of two orientations motivated participants to study or continue studying French at the college level: linguistic motives or career-oriented motives.
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