Eugenia Arvanitis
Ana Garner
Anastasia-Olga (Olnancy) Tzirides
Jessica Andrews
Elizabeth Musgrove
Griselda Escobedo
Angelica Rackow
Ashley Kaufman EDUC 499: Greece - Summer 2019’s Updates
1. Introduction
Key Questions:
- As Slimbach describes, how can we find a balance between personal benefit and benefit of the destination country when traveling abroad, especially in a short-term experience?
- Consider ways in which placing yourself in a foreign environment and facing the associated challenges can impact the way you experience life at home.
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MODULE 1 - COURSE MATERIAL
(Deadline: Saturday)
Becoming World Wise: Introduction
Becoming_20World_20Wise-_20Intro.pdf
Encountering an American Self: Study Abroad and National Identity
Encountering_20an_20American_20Self-_20Study_20Abroad_20and_20National_20Identity.pdf
The Effect of Study Abroad on Intercultural Competence Among Undergraduate College Students
The_20Effect_20of_20Study_20Abroad_20on_20Intercultural_20Competence_20Among_20Undergraduate_20College_20Students.pdf
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ACTIVITIES
(Deadline: Sunday, 11.55 PM)
Please send to your instructors the following:
- The Emergency Contact Information
emergencycontactform.pdf
- A copy of your Passport to keep it on file for travel reservation
Update
During the semester, you will need to post at least 6 updates to receive full credit. The due date for each Update is the Sunday of the corresponding week.
Make an update using the following question(s) as a prompt.
- In the Introduction to "Becoming World Wise," Slimbach mentions the idea of study abroad being just as much for the world as it is for the individual. How does this coincide with Dolby's idea of establishing an "American Identity" abroad? How does it conflict?
Comment: Comment on at least three other people's updates.
As mentioned in the prompt, Slimbach mentions the idea of study abroad being just as much for the world as it is for the individual. This coincides with what Dolby's idea when Dolby mentioned that study abroad provides not only the possibility of encountering the world, but of encountering oneself—particularly one’s national identity—in a context that may stimulate new questions and new formulations of that self (p. 1). This is very true and very important to keep in mind, but the difference here has a lot to do with the fact that Dolby does not mention anything about the role of the world in relation to the individual and the study abroad experience.
Hi Ashley,
I agree with what you said. Additionally, Slimbach doesn't really do much by way of addressing the actual research on the benefits of studying abroad and as such basis her argument more on popular belief, which is another difference between the two.