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Beverly-Anne Carter &
Amina Ibrahim-Ali Centre for Language Learning, UWI St. Augustine
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1. EFL @ St. Augustine 2007-2011
2. Defining educational tourism
3. Using the ‘push-pull theory of tourism’ to make sense of the UWI EFL product
4. Working towards a more comprehensive approach to educational tourism @ St. Augustine and in T&T
5. References
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General English Courses
Number of students (General English
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UWI students)
Specialised Courses
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Williams (2010) notes that:
The typology is categorised according to the
specific motivation e.g. past-time, hobby, leisure pursuit.
The focus might be recreational, educational or a combination of both.
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Education
first Tourism first
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Primarily motivated by education and learning
Incidental tourism motivation
Lack of recognition by tourism industry
Peripheral element of visitor economy strategy
Invisible tourism-related impacts
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According to Trew & Cockrell (2003): International educational travel is an important and fast
growing sector with considerable tourism-earning potential.
The UK is the world’s largest supplier of English language courses w/ revenues estimated at £1.5 billion per year http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Travel-tips/Study-and-learn/10-reasons-to-study-English-in-Britain.htm
http://www.englishuk.com
Newer EFL markets benefit from a cohesive marketing structure, i.e. government, tourist board and suppliers work in unison.
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Push f
acto
rs
Pull fa
cto
rs
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Learning
Social
interaction
Prestige
and status
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An immersion language experience, e.g. If you take a course in Venezuela or Colombia, you speak English in class. But in the break you have to buy a snack in Spanish and then you finish the course and take the bus in Spanish, so it does not work. (María)
Of course the main goal was to improve the English skill…(and) the culture and that is why Trinidad has the opportunity for people like us to come from Colombia and Venezuela, because is close, very. (Juan)
Teaching quality and the reputation of the educational provider
Low cost, e.g. For the same money you need more hour in my country to learn English… (Diana)
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1. Government processes, e.g. arrival at ports of entry and the visa process
2. Private sector processes e.g. finding suitable accommodation
3. UWI processes e.g. enrolling as an international English language student
4. Safety and security
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What is required to bridge the gap between where we are and where we would like to be?
According to Prideaux & Watson (2010): ◦ A realistic understanding of the pull factors
◦ A realistic assessment of the push factors
◦ The ability to respond to the push factors
◦ Recognition of the changing nature of the push factors
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Market
analysis
Changing
profile of
EFL
students
Different
push
factors
at play
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+ Venezuelans + Colombians
Chinese
23% Colombian
8%
Venezuelan
69%
January - April 2009
Colombian
72%
French
6%
Venezuelan
22%
January - April 2012
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1. Government processes, e.g. arrival at ports of entry and the visa process
2. Private sector processes e.g. finding suitable accommodation
3. UWI processes, e.g. ‘issues include logistics with payment, registration and accommodation’
4. Safety and security
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Use fora like these to promote the notion of educational tourism and lobby for a cohesive approach to marketing (inputs from TDC, the Immigration Department, other industry stakeholders).
Strengthen the sector via linkages in order to arrive at an industry perspective and promote quality assurance, quality management systems etc. The CLL EFL programme should play a leadership role in this regard.
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Promote cross-disciplinary approaches to address some of the issues faced by EFL.
Continue to raise the profile of EFL on campus.
Continue to stress the potential of EFL as a core facet of UWI St. Augustine’s internationalisation thrust and thus a strategic initiative.
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EFL is a viable tourism product in Trinidad and Tobago.
Recognising this means drawing on the lessons of the wider tourism industry and making other tourism stakeholders our partners in the process.
In meeting students’ needs, we would do well to consider their interactions both inside and outside the classroom; re-conceptualizing our approach to educational tourism—with a renewed focus on the tourism dimension—allows us not to lose sight of the bigger picture.
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Cohen, E. (1972). Toward a sociology of international tourism. Social Research 39.1, 164-182.
Prideaux, B. & T. Watson (2010). Rebranding Norfolk Island - Is it enough to rebuild visitor numbers? In A. Lewis-Cameron & S. Roberts (eds.), Marketing island destinations: Concepts and cases. Oxford: Elsevier, 23-36.
Ritchie, B. W., N. Carr & C. Cooper (2003). Managing educational tourism. Clevedon: Channel View Publications.
Trew, J. & N. Cockrell (2003). The UK’s education travel market—the potential. http://www.insights.org.uk article accessed 10 December 2011.
Williams, P. (2010). Educational tourism: understanding the concept, recognising the value. http://www.insights.org.uk article accessed 10 December 2011.
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EFL students and tutors @ CLL
Imran Berment, AV Technician CLL
Vanessa Williams, AA (EFL & Outreach)
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