studying a bit different than at home university presentation for the "international conference...
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Studying a bit different than at home university
Presentation for the "International Conference on Learning in Academia: Socio-Cultural and Political Perspectives"
18.05.2006
Piotr KowzanAleksandra KurowskaMagdalena PrusinowskaMałgorzata Zielińska
Our research (in connection with studying abroad):
The sense of studying at a Folk High School – Uldum Højskole, M.Prusinowska, 2005
Pilgrim, nomad or tourist? About international students, M.Zieliska, 2006
Gdansk students' spare time activities on Erasmus exchange, P. Kowzan, 2005
What is the Jaruplund Hojskole for?, P. Kowzan, 2005
Mobbing at the university, A. Kurowska, 2006
Music in Danish schools (based on observation in Uldum Skole and Folk High School in Uldum),
M.Prusinowska, 2005
What are we going to talk about?
● Reasons for studying abroad
● Types of international students
● Traditional and alternative ways of learning while studying abroad
● Studying abroad as an addiction?
Our background
Piotr Kowzan – Erasmus student at Linköping University; culture studies at the Danish Folk High School in Jaruplund, Germany,
Aleksandra Kurowska – Erasmus student at Bremen University; teaching practice in
Lilienthal, Germany; (planning to take part in language assistentship in Island)
Magdalena Prusinowska - student at the Folk High School in Uldum, Denmark;
(planning to take part in language assistentship in Norway)
Małgorzata Zielińska - Erasmus student at Linköping University; teaching practice in
Bindslev, Denmark, attending a course at the Pedagogical Seminarium in Hjørring,
Denmark
53 international student studying at Linköping University have answered
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Why have you decided to study abroad?
to gain new experiences to practice a foreign languageto learn about a different cul-ture
to improve my academic knowledge
to meet new people to get a good job in the futureto develop as a person to get to know a different
educational systemto have fun to be independentto help my country, when I will come back
to experience academic freedom
because of difficulties in my country
because all my friends did the same
it was an impulse Other: “making an aditional degree”
Different sources of learning
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What do you spend most of your time on, here in Sweden? Studing
Working on my thesis
Meeting my friends
Having parties
Using Internet
Traveling around the host country
Working
Doing an internship
Volunteering
Learning the Swedish culture
Learning the language
Types of students
●Pilgrim
●Tourist
●Yeppie
●Nomad
●Migrant
Courses at the university as a source of learning
➔ different courses than at home university
➔ different approach to the same issues
Studying on your own
➔ using new resources (libraries, databases etc.)➔ doing research on host countries, its education and other
aspects of life
Learning a different educational system
● Linköping University
● Bremen University● Jaruplund Højskole● Uldum Højskole
Studying differently...
diverse types of educational institutions
different level of “involvement” in academic knowledge
as a source of comparison and looking at your own system
from a distance
different grading system
Learning through meeting other people
● Learning from locals
● Learning from other
strangers
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Who did you spend your spare time with?
Poles
International students
Local students
Other locals
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Did you know the language of your host country before the arrival?
Yes
No
A little bit
Integration with other foreigners
Learning through being in a different country
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Do you learn something about the Swedish...
languageculture and traditionshistorypolitical life
Dealing with challenges
● Bureaucracy
● Learning ● Money ● Language
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Have you managed to find a job in your host country?
Yes
No
I did not try to find
Attitude towards your own country :
✔ distance, thoughtfulness, comparison
✔ getting to know your own country as a spokesman ✔ facing stereotypes✔ patriotism phenomenon
Studying abroad as a valuable experience and.... addiction
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Are you going to travel taking another schol-arship?
Yes
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I do not know
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Do you plan to continue your studies in another foreign country?
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Definitely YES
Thank you for your attention!
Any questions?
