ERIC Number: EJ1383362
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1745-4999
EISSN: EISSN-1745-4999
'It's a Few Weeks I'll Cherish Forever': Transformative Curriculum-Specific Learning, Language Awareness and Cultural Literacy Development for Australian Students in Vietnam through New Colombo Plan Mobility Programs
Tran, Ly Thi; Bui, Huyen
Research in Comparative and International Education, v18 n2 p228-248 Jun 2023
Despite a range of internationalisation efforts at the government and institutional levels, Vietnam remains on the periphery of the existing scholarship on international education, especially inbound mobility. Drawing on interviews with 38 participants, this article provides insights into how Australian students arrive at a comparative, international perspective in their field of study and develop Vietnamese cultural literacy during their short-term mobility to Vietnam. The study also brings to the fore the hindrances, in particular language barrier, facing Australian students in mobility programs. The article points out how the New Colombo Plan can play an important role in raising the awareness of the value of learning an Asian language like Vietnamese and enriching Vietnamese cultural literacy among young Australians. It concludes with practical recommendations for incorporating the development of regional languages and cultural literacy in learning abroad programs.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Language Usage, Cultural Awareness, Student Mobility, Foreign Students, International Education, Barriers, Vietnamese, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Study Abroad, Intercultural Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Vietnam
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