intercultural presentation : be an erasmus in hungary

2008.06.19Marlène Cablé & Marianne Svay

Be an ERASMUS

One year of discover

One year as Erasmus

One year in Hungary

One year in Szeged


Plan

Introduction Localisation EILC program University of

Szeged Our study program Pedagogic

environment

Cultural environment

Intercultural difference

Life in Hungary ESN Szeged Conclusion


Localisation

Inhabitants : ~10 000 000

Capital : Budapest

Currency : forint (HUF)

Language : magyar


Erasmus Intensive Language Course (EILC) Program To study the language of the host

country in the host country before the beginning of the academic year

4 weeks in August in Szeged or Budapest

Intensive courses: 8 hours per day Learn the language:language and

pratice classes Discover the culture: cultural

classes (politics, arts…) Entertainement

Opening and farewell ceremony (traditional dance and food)

Guided tours every weekend


University of Szeged

Some information 87 years of existence, since

1921. 30,000 students and 7,000

employees 2005 in the Top100 of

European university 1st university in Hungary

Szeged had various faculties, located everywhere in the city

List of Faculties Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Arts Faculty of Dentistry

Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Health Sciences and

Social Studies Faculty of Law Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Music Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Science and

Informatics Faculty of Education (also

called Juhász Gyula Teacher Training Faculty)


Our study program•Register in the Faculty of Education Library and Information Science Department

•No definite program but free choice of courses1st Semester « Evaluation des services et

formation des usagers » in French (Eniko Pajor)

Library methodology in French (Eniko Pajor)

Knowlegde Organization (Agnes Hajdu Barat)

Communication in Hungarian for pre-intermediate (Nora Peter)

The Media in American Society (Andras Csillag)

Introduction to literature and culture (Atilla Kiss)

2nd Semester « Système avancé de

récupération de l'information » In French (Eniko Pajor)

« Management des ressources technologiques (veille) » In French (Eniko Pajor)

Organization and administration of information units (Agnes Hajdu Barat)

Communication in Hungarian for Intermediate (Zsuzsanna Gaal)

Hungarian and East-Central Europe History (past, present, perspectives) (Andras Csillag)


Pedagogic environment (1)

Learning agreement Before going, 1st choice of courses On the premises, check the validity of the

learning agreement (some courses aren’t ) Timetable

Need to manage our self Need to contact personally the teacher Difficulties to get all courses we wanted,

incompatibility of hours


Pedagogic environment (2)

Relationship with teachersThe same as in France (give their e-

mail address, phone number)When, small group, the contact is

easier Grading system

Grade from 1 to 5. 5 = biggest notation


Cultural environment and adaptation to the country

Staying 1 year abroad involved passing throught differents phases « U curve » by Gobert in 1960

Honeymoon: first month Culture shock: double

line of time Gradual adaptation:

learn the habits but sometimes revival of deep cultural roots

Integration state „at home”: acceptation


Intercultural difference (1)

Language Useful to know it : to understand when

people talk, to order in restaurant, buy transportation tickets or buy stamps in the Post office

But difficult language (finnic language) e.g. “Egészégedre”; “Viszontlátásra”

German is more speak than English Hungarian behavior

Hungarian are pessimist, but…


Intercultural difference (2) Economy : level of

standing’s life Absence of middle class Very rich / very poor Homeless / baggers Average income =

400€/month Student’s status =

lot of advantages Free transportation card Discounts : restaurant,

cinema, sport Activities : possibility to

do sport for free


Life in Hungary

Erasmus Student Network (ESN) in Szeged (as ESN Nancy) Association to welcome and help the incoming (and outgoing)

Erasmus students. Help for finding flat, register in faculty and in everyday life Organised trips and excursions : Gyula, Paprikás Krumpli European Club (every Thursday night in Jate Klub). Permit us to

present and discover a country through traditional food, drinks, music, games…


Entertainement in Hungary

Traditional food and drink Wine : Tokaj (Hungary is famous for its

numerous wine-producing regions) 2 kind of liquor: “ Pálinka” (from fruit) or

“Unicum” (bitter based on medical plants) Paprika, salami, fish soup and goulash

(soup composed with meat, potatoes and pastas, seasoned with chili and paprika)

Celebrations National holidays: ceremonies on the15th

of March (revolution of 1848) and on the 23rd of October (revolution of 1956)

Szeged and its festivals: Open Air Theater (summer), Folk dance festival, the Szin (4 days of concerts near the Tisza river), and gastronomic festivals: wine festival, beer festival and the International Tisza Fish Soup Festival


Conclusion: all the benefits of this year

Open-minding Autonomy

Experiences Culture

Meetings Travels

AdaptationKnowledges

Tolerance

Curiousity

Self-assurance


Thanks

International Relation Center Information-communication

department Our region of Lorraine The Library and Information Science

department (LIS)

intercultural presentation : be an erasmus in hungary

Education

faculty of education

hungary szeged

hungary esn szeged conclusion

wine festival

forint huf language

hungary traditional

free choice of courses

definite program