Becoming Foreign

I read both articles from the perspective of somebody who has studied abroad, and as an employee of the Study Abroad Office and therefore somebody who interacts quite extensively with study abroad program providers. My ultimate reaction to both articles is “Is all of this really necessary?”. Before reading Vande Berg, I was unaware of the […]

In the article by Vande Berg, I found interesting this concept of “Three Master Narratives”, because I never thought about the importance of the approach that creators of study abroad programs take when planning them. It made me question do we learn more when in a “learning through experience” or “being immersed” approach? In my […]

So far in the course, you have read 2 articles (Vande Berg 2012 and Bennet 1998). What did you find interesting in these readings? What did you take away from them? Write 200 words and answer the questions above. Also, as part of this assignment, you must add a comment about somebody else’s post.