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Buss, Lois Converse – 1986
Social studies educators frequently receive publicity about programs of academic travel abroad. The sponsoring organizations and institutions claim that these programs will improve foreign language ability, create greater international understanding, and help students grow personally. The question is whether or not these claims are supported by…
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Foreign Culture, High School Students, High Schools
Sylvester, Judith – Quill and Scroll, 1981
Offers ideas on conducting interviews with high school students involved in the American Field Service International student exchange programs. (RL)
Descriptors: High School Students, Interviews, Journalism Education, News Reporting
Council on Standards for International Educational Travel, Reston, VA. – 1986
Descriptions of international exchange and travel programs that have met the standards of the Council on Standards for International Educational travel are provided. The standards apply to programs for high school students as well as to programs for foreign students coming to the United States. They relate to for-profit and nonprofit programs; to…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Students, High School Students, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationPerez, Maria L.; Zanger, Virginia Vogel – 1981
Based on a successful high school student exchange program, a curriculum was designed to bring together Hispanic students learning English and Anglo students learning Spanish for intercultural experiences. The flexible curriculum includes over 40 activities that students can participate in while meeting together once a week for either a brief…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language), High School Students
Download full textGrove, Cornelius Lee; Hansel, Bettina – 1982
Two doctoral dissertations (one a case study and the other, quantitative research) which examine the experience of secondary school international exchange students are reviewed. The first, "Case Study of a Latin American Sojourner: Crossing Hard Times," by Nancy B. King (Wayne State University, 1981) documents the difficult relationship…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Case Studies, Culture Conflict, Doctoral Dissertations
Peer reviewedLussier, Denise; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1993
A study was conducted to identify appropriate standardized tests of English second-language proficiency among foreign high school students after a three-month stay, for use in a battery of tests to determine achievement gains. Identification of three potential tests and further considerations in selecting the appropriate test are reported here.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Foreign Students
AFS International/Intercultural Programs, Inc., New York, NY. – 1983
Designed for persons involved in cross-cultural training sessions for international high school student exchange programs, this handbook features orientation resources developed in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Following a brief introduction, Section 2 describes volunteer training seminars in Argentina which covered publicity, local…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cultural Exchange, Culture Conflict, Culture Contact
