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Mora, Eva Infante; Greenwood, Davydd J. – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2019
CASA-Sevilla is a study abroad programme for US university students with an advanced level of Spanish. In recent years, new patterns of social behaviour among students (mainly the use of technology and low-cost flights) aggravated their difficulties in establishing contacts with the local society, which often resulted in the perpetuation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Active Learning, Cultural Awareness
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Mora, Eva Infante; Andrade, Juan Muñoz; Greenwood, Davydd; Feldman, Richard; Ivanchikova, Melina; Gallardo , Jorge Cívico; Saez, Purificación García – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2019
This section discusses how the changing students' experiences necessitated a rethinking of the educational programme and the development of an active pedagogy. The reform used two powerful instruments: an adaptation of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, which allows the language coordinator to evaluate the linguistic needs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Active Learning, College Programs
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Mora, Eva Infante; Piñero, Luisa Álvarez-Ossorio; Díaz, Bartolomé Miranda – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2019
This section of the comprehensive account of the action research and pedagogical reform of the CASA-Sevilla study-abroad programme concerns the introduction of community-engaged learning as a way to complement classroom instruction. Some experiential elements were already part of the programme's previous design (homestays, cultural visits), but…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Active Learning, College Programs