Living and Studying Abroad : : Research and Practice /

Living and Studying Abroad : : Research and Practice / / ed. by Michael Byram, Anwei Feng.

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The internationalisation of higher education has led to study abroad being a large scale phenomenon. Students spend short periods on study tours or a year or more taking courses in foreign universities. Studying aboard cannot be dissociated however from learning to live in another country and cultur...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Alred, Geof,
Ayano, Mari,
Burnett, Christine,
Byram, Michael,
Byram, Mike,
Crawshaw, Robert,
Deardorff, Darla K.,
Ehrenreich, Susanne,
Feng, Anwei,
Gardner, John,
Jackson, Jane,
Lam, Carol Ming-Hung,
Papatsiba, Vassiliki,
Pearson-Evans, Aileen,
Tarp, Gertrud,
HerausgeberIn:
Byram, Michael,
Feng, Anwei,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Series:Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • About the Authors
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Part 1: Sojourns Far
  • Chapter 2. Japanese Students in Britain
  • Chapter 3. Recording the Journey: Diaries of Irish Students in Japan
  • Chapter 4. The One Less Travelled By . . .: The Experience of Chinese Students in a UK University
  • Part 2: Sojourns Near
  • Chapter 5. Reciprocal Adjustment by Host and Sojourning Groups: Mainland Chinese Students in Hong Kong
  • Chapter 6. Study Abroad and Experiences of Cultural Distance and Proximity: French Erasmus Students
  • Part 3: Short-Term Sojourns
  • Chapter 7. Ethnographic Pedagogy and Evaluation in Short-Term Study Abroad
  • Chapter 8. Student Perspectives in Short-Term Study Programmes Abroad: A Grounded Theory Study
  • Part 4: Lasting Effects on Sojourners
  • Chapter 9. The Assistant Experience in Retrospect and its Educational and Professional Significance in Teachers’ Biographies
  • Chapter 10. British Students in France: 10 Years On
  • Part 5: Evaluating the Impact
  • Chapter 11. Assessing Intercultural Competence in Study Abroad Students
  • References

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