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Creating Global Citizens Through Returnee Programming, Kristen Foos
Creating Global Citizens Through Returnee Programming, Kristen Foos
Capstone Collection
The purpose of study abroad is to facilitate students’ journey to global citizenship and a large part in doing this is having effective returnee programming. This research focused on what type of program models best facilitate this goal and are of interest to students at Washington State University (WSU). To answer this question, 12 WSU peer advisors, 4 global learning advisors at WSU, and 5 global learning advisors at other institutions were all interviewed. Along with that, a survey was sent out to all WSU student who had studied abroad within the past year. The results demonstrated that when WSU …
Online Learning As An Alternative Form Of Education For Individuals Impacted By Conflict, Wynter Oshiberu
Online Learning As An Alternative Form Of Education For Individuals Impacted By Conflict, Wynter Oshiberu
MA TESOL Collection
Through a small case study, this paper investigates one on-line learning organization devoted to providing ESL education to persons affected by conflict. Through interviews with administrators and tutors, and through survey data collected from participants, the paper will explore how administrators and tutors:
1) determine suitability of material when deciding what to teach in this virtual classroom format
2) foster reflection skills in this format
3) assess language acquisition
4) measure the benefits of technology in one on one instruction
Paper Airplanes consists of about five hundred to eight hundred students and around 800 hundred tutors (Wimer, 2018). It is …