Data from our annual re-entry survey reveals that undergraduates today haven’t necessarily engaged in formal study of their host cultures prior to their education abroad experiences. To some degree this…
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The SPAN 310 Language-Culture Module Series focus individually on the four areas of language acquisition: Reading Skills, Academic Writing, Oral Communication and Listening Comprehension. Local culture is incorporated into the…
Strengths-Based Career Development in International Internships
In 2013, Global Experiences, Inc. developed and implemented an innovative multi-phase Strengths-based Career Development program as a standard component of their international internships. This program is an attempt to capitalize…
The ISA Discovery Model
For over two years ISA has offered all its program participants a full one-year digital subscription to The New York Times. This period of time coincided with the roll-out of…
Intensive Modern Standard Arabic
I have designed curricula for all levels of Intensive Modern Standard Arabic, but here, I focus on our Advanced-High level. The main goals of the Advanced-High level are to maintain the…
CEA Study Abroad’s Global Career Development Certificate Program
Interview with Paige Sindt, Director of Academic Affairs
Understanding Modern China: History, Culture and Politics
This is a survey course designed to provide students with an essential framework for understanding the complex and constantly shifting forces shaping contemporary China. The course examines the main social,…