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This guide gave me the opportunity to be much more self-reflective while I was studying in Germany. Of course every one who studies abroad realizes at some level that they are operating in a different environment, facing different challenges and different sources of stress. But the guide works through all these new things in a systematic way, which allowed me to get a better sense of what was really going on. It provided a context larger than simply my own experience for my interactions with a different culture. It also contains a lot of valuable insights about language learning. Not every part of the guide will speak to every student, but it contains much that will be of use to anyone who studies abroad. Molly Zahn
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‘Maximizing Study Abroad’ provides students, faculty, and study abroad professionals with a new and innovative resource that will enrich the study abroad experience. It offers students a valuable set of tools that will help them sort through the difficult issues and make the adjustments needed to live, work, and study in another culture and language. When students are better able to deal with their own adjustment problems, we as study abroad professionals and faculty have more time to dedicate to making study abroad a more meaningful part of the undergraduate experience. Al Balkcum
- Director, After years of pull ing together disparate materials for in-depth study abroad orientations on cross-cultural adjustment, journaling, American cultural values, etc., I was delighted to learn about ‘Maximizing Study Abroad.’ Having the students prepared ahead of time for the discussion themes and seeing them bring the book to the meetings, with sections not only read but annotated, provided a high point in my career as a study abroad professional. I think this exciting new text will impact tremendously not only how students approach the experience but what they actually gain from their time abroad. Kathleen
Sideli - Associate Dean, International Programs Director, Office of Overseas
Study I am very excited about using the ‘Maximizing Study Abroad’ guides. After many years in the field this information is just what I need to give me a shot in the arm and re-energize our orientation and re-entry materials. Helen Stellmaker
- Coordinator of Advising and Student Activities, International & Off-Campus
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What I have found is that these guides have articulated many tools and strategies that I had figured out by instinct or trial and error in my own language- and culture-learning experiences, plus a whole additional array of tools and strategies that I had not yet consciously considered. Even an inexperienced instructor will find that these guides will help articulate and complement their language- and culture-teaching strategies without expecting or requiring utopia and that with time and reflection, they can be the basis of revolutionizing how and what we teach. Margaret Demmessie
- Spanish Instructor and Study Abroad Program Leader Successful study abroad doesn’t just happen. It requires careful preparation, on-site follow-up, and ongoing critical reflection. ‘Maximizing Study Abroad’ can be used as an independent resource by students or by teachers as part of a language and/or culture course. It helps students understand what study abroad is about – understanding the other ‘from the inside’ – and provides them with the tools and strategies to maximize their experience. Wendy Allen
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Maximizing Study Abroad: Aimed at students who want to make the most of their study abroad experience, this flexible and user-friendly guide helps students identify and use a wide variety of language- and culture-learning strategies. The guide begins with three inventories designed to help students be more aware of how they currently learn language and culture. The following sections provide students with tools and creative activities they can use to enhance their favored learning strategies and try out unfamiliar ones. Students can use this guide as they prepare for study abroad, during their experience, and once they return to maximize their experience. We encourage you to take a look at some of the wonderful resources available in this guidebook. Sample segments of this guide are available for download.
The Students' Guide costs $12 plus shipping and handling. To order go to the CARLA working papers site. Discounts for ordering the Students' Guide in bulk are available. For quantities between 200-499 we offer a 10% discount from the standard price of $12.00 for a total cost of $10.80 per book. For quantities between 500-999 we offer a 25% discount from the standard price of $12.00 for a total cost of $9.00 per book. For quantities over 1,000 we offer a 50% discount from the standard price of $12.00 for a total cost of $6.00 per book. Bulk orders are processed by the CARLA office, rather than the U of MN Bookstore. A PDF of the bulk order form includes important ordering information.
Maximizing Study Abroad: Created as a companion to the Students’ Guide, this guide is designed to broaden study abroad program professionals’ understanding of language- and culture-learning strategies. Building on the information and hands-on activities in the Students’ Guide, the Program Professionals’ Guide offers a wide variety of fl exible ideas for improving orientation, in-country, and re-entry initiatives for study abroad programs. It also includes many handouts that can be duplicated and used in any program. Packaged in a convenient three-ring binder. A copy of the Students’ Guide is included with the Program Professionals’ Guide.
The Program Professionals' Guide costs $30 plus shipping and handling and includes a copy of the Students' Guide. Order from the CARLA working papers site. Note: A new Maximizing Study Abroad Instructional Guide is due to be published in summer 2008. This new volume will combine material from the Program Professionals' Guide and the Language Instructors' Guides and will contain all the updated information from the revised Students' Guide.)
Maximizing Study Abroad: This comprehensive guidebook gives language teachers the background knowledge and practical activities to be able to incorporate language- and culture-learning strategies into their classroom instruction. While the examples in the Instructors’ Guide focus on language students who intend to study abroad, the wide range of materials provided can help all students become better language and culture learners. This guide includes an extensive activity section and duplicable masters for classroom use. Packaged in a convenient three-ring binder so instructors can customize it for their own teaching context.
The Language Instructors' Guide costs $25 plus shipping and handling. Order from the CARLA working papers site. Note: A new Maximizing Study Abroad Instructional Guide is due to be published in summer 2008. This new volume will combine material from the Program Professionals' Guide and the Language Instructors' Guides and will contain all the updated information from the revised Students' Guide.)
The Maximizing Study Abroad Series was created as part of a project sponsored by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota and was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education Language Resource Center program. Background information on the Maximizing Study Abroad Material Development Project and the Research Project is available on the CARLA website.
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