The objective of the research is to investigate if certain demographics students help explain four areas potential improvements in predominantly short-term study abroad programs. These are motivation, experience enhancement, benefits from various learning activities, and students’ concerns regarding their experience. Pre-trip post-trip surveys were conducted using logistic regression model. Our...

Globalization has made the world a more interdependent and multicultural society. Global issues, including regional conflicts, pandemics, climate change, affect human life across boundaries cultures require people to collaborate in solving problems. Under this context, teachers with global perspective diverse values can enhance students' views, foster respect for difference, develop responsibil...

Abstract English use in many short-term study abroad (STSA) contexts is often more fluid than its common representation language education. Based on such representation, students may develop perspectives towards effective as fixed standard norms. Experiences of communication during STSA help form new use, linked to Global Englishes (GE), which accounts for the fluidity global contexts. The form...