Study Abroad: How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience

Via personalized exercises, this self-directed workbook guides students through five distinct strands of development, all of which are necessary to fully capitalize on their study abroad experience. Strands include: personal development, learning about one's own culture, learning about another culture, professional development, and learning a language, and each is addressed at the three crucial phases of the experience: before, during and after the sojourn. One major goal of the text is to offer a purposeful agenda to help students move from being the conventional tourist to an explorer who truly acquires an authentic view of another culture.

Written by a study abroad coordinator (Musky) and a faculty director from a foreign language department (Dowell), Study Abroad: How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience is designed to maximize the quality and impact of this unique experience!

Study Abroad encourages students to create a whole narrative from the fragments of the experience.

• The text promotes self-directed, guided reflection.
• It is written in journal-style with space to write.
• A well-articulated journey helps students address key issues throughout the pre-, during, and post- study abroad experiences.
• Great activities focus on the same five themes during each stage of the experience to enhance continuity and growth.
• Interesting activities are included throughout the text.
• The completed book is a permanent record of the study abroad experience.
• Practical appendices include Packing List, Money Matters, and Taking Care of Personal Business.