Study Abroad: Traditions and New Directions
- Editors: Miriam Fuchs and Sarita Rai, with Yves Loiseau
- Pages: 184
- Published: 2019
- ISBN: 9781603293884 (Paperback)
- ISBN: 9781603293877 (Hardcover)
“Exceptionally informative, deftly organized and expertly presented.”
—Midwest Book Review
Thanks to an increasingly interconnected global economy, the role of study abroad in twenty-first-century education has expanded. Student participation continues to grow as disciplinary offerings broaden; meanwhile, programs face persistent challenges to maximize access, strengthen language learning and multicultural awareness, reduce research bias, ensure funding, and maintain safety and security.
Designed as a resource for use in creating and conducting courses and programs overseas, Study Abroad: Traditions and New Directions presents a diverse picture of options for study abroad. Contributors’ experiences teaching in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and Central America inform analyses of global trends, recommendations for enhanced learning, and course models that can be adapted for a variety of programs and locations. Essays discuss current policies, procedures, and formats including language immersion, interdisciplinary studies, mentored research, professional training abroad, service learning, and institutional partnerships.
Monique Chyba
Tania Convertini
Rosanne Fleszar Denhard
Rubén Gallo
Chad M. Gasta
Celeste Kinginger
Li Jin
Mindi McMann
JoAnn Phillion
Suniti Sharma
José Antonio Torralba
Introduction: Contexts and Changes in Study Abroad (1)
PART ONE | The Language-Based Curriculum
Overcoming Ethnocentrism in Research on Language Learning Abroad (15)
College-Level Mandarin Chinese Study Abroad Pedagogy from an Ecological and Sociocultural Perspective (29)
The City as the Classroom: Maximizing Learning Abroad through Language and Culture Experiential Strategies (38)
PART TWO | Content Courses in English
Developing a Service-Learning Component within a University-Based Study Abroad Program: Implications for University-Community Relations (55)
How Study Abroad Experiences Develop Multicultural Awareness in Preservice Teachers: An Eleven-Year Multiple Case Study (63)
Active Learning through Academic Travel, Research, and Collaboration: The Arts of Medieval and Renaissance Britain (79)
The Beloved Country: Teaching the History and Literature of South African Apartheid (86)
Expanding the Study Abroad Curriculum: A Case Study in Mathematics (98)
Art (and Lies) in Paris: The Ethics of Popular Literature (107)
PART THREE | Offices of Study Abroad and University Relations
Best Practices for Planning, Developing, and Sustaining Interdisciplinary Language-Based Study Abroad Programs (119)
Princeton in Cuba: A Study Abroad Program in Havana (137)
Emerging Issues in Study Abroad (144)
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS (157)
WORKS CITED (161)
INDEX (173)
“Stimulating and effective, these essays provide inspiration and hints to guide readers in developing their own study abroad programs.”
—Jon Stauff, Monmouth University
