Welcome Pre departure Meeting 2: Maximising Study Abroad

1. WelcomePre departure Meeting 2:Maximising Study Abroad

2. Ex(change) yourlife: pre departure 2 Maximising Study Abroad

3. OutlineMaximising Study Abroad • Introduction • Safety & Well-being • Goals Study Abroad • Culturallearning • Tools forreflection • Workingwithconcepts & models • Promotion

4. Maslow’sHierarchy of Needs

5. Safety &Well-being

6. Focus on Safety and Well-being • Insurance • Driving a car/motor • Health Care • Drugs and alcohol • Ethics, standards and values • Undesirablebehaviour

7. Safety and Well-beingMore specific … • Instructions from the host university? • Your neighbourhood; what would be safe to do? • Prepare yourpersonalemergencyaction plan

8. Safety and Well-being: examples Dear Partners and friends, • Over the past several weeks we have seen record levels of rainfall and subsequent flooding, resulting in many thousands of residents being forced from their homes. Please be assured we are keeping students informed of safety advice and updates ……… Dear colleagues from our partner universities, • The biggest damages caused by the earthquake and the tsunami were 300 and 500 km. south of our campus. We are currently hosting 180 exchange students; only three left early. Of all the exchange students, none has had major problems with the situation. They were able to cooperate in different types of volunteer work in order to help affected communities.

9. Personal Emergency Action Plan • Take with you: • Copy passport visa • Emergency card with telephone numbers • Copy of insurance • Special medical needs treatment information • Power of attorney • If a safety situation is getting worse: • Register at your local embassy !

10. Student Emergency card Personal information Your name:......................................................................................................................... Insurance company:................................................................................................... Policy number:................................................................................................................ Phone number:............................................................................................................... Block bank cards phone:........................................................................................ Important medical info:........................................................................................... ............................................................................................Blood Type.............................. Host university Emergency contact Name:..................................................................................................................................... (e-mail)Adress:...............................................................................................................Phonenumber:................................................................................................................. Stenden Emergency contact Name: Student Mobility Centre (E-mail) Adress:Exchange@stenden.com or io@stenden.com Phonenumber: (+31) 0582441200 OR Family Emergency contact Name:......................................................................................................................................... (E-mail) Adress:................................................................................................................. Phonenumber:..................................................................................................................... Contact embassy/consulate Adress:...................................................................................................................................... Phonenumber:................................................................................................................... 911 abroad:........................................................................................................................... Download this card from www.stenden.com/exchange

11. Checklist • Download at • www.stenden.com/exchange

12. Maximising Study Abroad • Goals Study Abroad? • When the experience is over, howwillyouknowit has been successful? • What do you hope to gain? • What are at leastthreethings to accomplish in thisstudyabroadexperience? • howwillthisexperiencebe different fromyourearlierexperiences in another country? • Strategies?

13. Maximising Study Abroad • Living abroad: • provides an opportunity to learn; BUT • it does not guarantee cultural proficiency, or language proficiency. • Today: Tools - Activities - Advice

14. Diversity in exchange 13/14

15. Conclusion: • Today: • noculturallyspecificadvice • butculturalgeneral awareness

16. Dimensionsculturallearning • The self as a culturalbeing • The elements of culture • Culture specificlearning • Culture generallearning • Learningaboutlearning • (Paige, 2005)

17. Culturallearning: How • Research shows (Paige, 2004): • Interculturalcompetencedoesn’tautomatically ‘grow’ whengoingabroad; BUT • Systematicreflectionsupports developinginterculturalcompetence

18. Tools forreflection • Part of Self Management Programme (e.g. M&EM) • International Semester Assignmentwww.stenden.com/exchange • Self Study: ‘Maximizing Study Abroad; a Students’ Guide to StrategiesforLanguage and CulturalLearning and Use (Paige)

19. ObjectivesAssignments • 1. Dimensions of ‘own’ culture • 2. Reflect & handle cultural differences • 3. Extend vocabulary • 4. Extend use of everyday expressions • 5. Evaluate learning experience

20. ‘The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes’ • (Marcel Proust)

21. Workingwithconcepts & models- reflectionassignments- coping culturallyminimisingproblemsmaximisingbenefits

22. Stand up and look at person next to you

23. Entering a new culture • Your current experience and adaptation skills?

24. Measuring Intercultural Sensitivity • http://www.awesomelibrary.org/multiculturaltoolkit-stages.html

25. Description-Interpretation-Evaluation Model • http://www.intercultural.org/die.php

26. Entering a new culture • Your current experience and adaptation skills? • Possible differences with the culture of your destination? (educational setting?)

27. May face stereotypes? E.g. The Dutch

28. Stereotypes

29. Entering a new culture • Your current experience and adaptation skills? • Possible differences? • Culture bumps

30. Entering a new culture • Your current experience and adaptation skills? • Possible differences? • Culture bumps • Iceberg model

31. Elements of culture

32. Howwillyoufeel? • Your previous experiences?

33. Howwillyoufeel? • Previous experiences? • Draw own experience

34. Typical model

35. Howwillyoufeel? • Previous experience? • Draw own experience • Examples of discussions: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_shock • http://getahead.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/30/study-abroad-coping-with-culture-shock.htm

36. Survival tips • Your ideas?

37. Survival tips • Your ideas • Examples of support: http://www.transworldeducation.com/articles/ncystudy.htm http://www.carla.umn.edu/maxsa/guides.html

38. Re-entry • Experiences? • Shareyour story withfuture exchange students! • (Prepare: 5 minutes / 1 minute / 30 seconds’ story)

39. Enjoyit! And remember: “The shortest journey to yourself is a trip around the world.”

40. Promotion: external • You are an ambassador for Stenden ! • Bring Back a Student • in order to keep the balance

41. Promotion: internal • Pictures Video’s Weblogs: • welcome in our mailbox: • exchange@stenden.com • Become a member • of Facebook: • stenden exchange programme

42. Good luckwithyourpreparation Enjoyyour time and keep in touch