Study Abroad: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Experience

Written by a study abroad coordinator (Musky) and a faculty director from a foreign language department (Dowell), "Study Abroad: How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience" is designed to maximize the quality and impact of this unique experience!

"Study Abroad" encourages students to create a whole narrative from the fragments of the experience. Features

• The text promotes self-directed, guided reflection.
• It is written in journal-style with space to write.
• A well-articulated journey helps students address key issues throughout the pre-, during, and post- study abroad experiences.
• Great activities focus on the same five themes during each stage of the experience to enhance continuity and growth.
• Interesting activities are included throughout the text.
• The completed book is a permanent record of the study abroad experience.
• Practical appendices include Packing List, Money Matters, and Taking Care of Personal Business.

Via 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.