Event Title
The High Impact of Studying Abroad: Exploring Pre-Service Teachers’ Teaching and Learning Experience in Taiwan
Document Type
Presentation
Abstract
Kuh stated that high impact teaching and learning practices, such as study abroad programs and field-based service-learning projects, can help improve the quality of student learning, retention, and academic success. In Summer 2019, a group of 4 elementary pre-service teachers participated in a faculty-led 10-day Taiwan Study Abroad Program. The program involved a 2-1/2-day of English Camp in a local elementary school. This study was conducted to investigate the teaching and learning experience of the pre-service teachers in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. The results showed that the participants believed the program helped them grow personally, professionally, and academically.
Keywords
Studying Abroad, Teaching
Persistent Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/2979
The High Impact of Studying Abroad: Exploring Pre-Service Teachers’ Teaching and Learning Experience in Taiwan
Kuh stated that high impact teaching and learning practices, such as study abroad programs and field-based service-learning projects, can help improve the quality of student learning, retention, and academic success. In Summer 2019, a group of 4 elementary pre-service teachers participated in a faculty-led 10-day Taiwan Study Abroad Program. The program involved a 2-1/2-day of English Camp in a local elementary school. This study was conducted to investigate the teaching and learning experience of the pre-service teachers in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. The results showed that the participants believed the program helped them grow personally, professionally, and academically.