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Qiu, Ruoyi; Fedeli, Monica – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
The transitional and adaptive process of studying abroad for international students is challenging. This study explores the motivation to study abroad (MSA) and the intercultural adaptation (IA) of international Chinese doctoral students (ICDS) at an Italian university by conducting a narrative inquiry approach through semi-structured interviews.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Foreign Students, Student Adjustment
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Castiglione, Vera; Placenti, Stefania – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This paper provides an analytical account of a speaking activity, which was designed and delivered by the authors in order to help modern languages finalist students to further develop their intercultural competence. It argues that even finalists coming back from their year abroad might struggle with making sense of cultural differences. The paper…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Interdisciplinary Approach, Employment Qualifications
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Dourado, Marília; Dourado, Nicole; Ribeiro, Cláudia – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
Since 1987, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra (FMUC) has been engaged in mobility programs, making efforts to encourage and support the internationalization of its students. Mobility programs are designed to strengthen the dimension and quality of the Higher Education, to encourage transnational cooperation between Universities, to…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Mobility, Masters Degrees, Medical Education
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Davis, Brittany; Coryell, Joellen E. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2016
This paper derives from a case study of a 10-day cross-cultural field study experience held in Italy in which graduate students from master and doctoral levels in adult education participated. During group reflections, several students who participated in the course expressed the value of learning through personal connections made with students as…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Graduate Students, Experiential Learning, Interpersonal Relationship
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Marchisio, Marina; Spinello, Enrico – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2021
Internationalization of Higher Education is one of the key trends of development. Security and Defence Education aims to prepare highly specialized military (officers) and civilian personnel who are able to operate in national as well as international environments with colleagues and people of different nationalities and sometimes in a very…
Descriptors: International Education, Higher Education, National Security, Armed Forces
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Griffin, Paula – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
This qualitative study included four female first year teachers who shared a common study abroad experience prior to initial certification. Participants studied abroad in Italy for ten days investigating various educational settings and cultural sites and were involved in a research study to determine perceptions related to cultural and…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Culturally Relevant Education, Females, Beginning Teachers
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Goria, Cecilia, Ed.; Guetta, Lea, Ed.; Hughes, Neil, Ed.; Reisenleutner, Sandra, Ed.; Speicher, Oranna, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This volume examines many of the complex issues regarding the language skills and professional competencies acquired by students studying Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) at universities in the United Kingdom and across Europe. It also outlines the innovative pedagogical strategies, methods, and resources employed by language academics to help…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Language Teachers