Immersion Takes Practice Past Review
By A student (cognitive and linguistic science, Wellesley College) - abroad from 01/09/2012 to 05/31/2012 with
Eastern College Consortium (ECCO): Bologna - Università di Bologna Study Abroad Program
the importance of making and keeping friends, that racism is global, that the us is not perfect in terms of gender equality but some places are far worse, how to have friends who were politically the opposite of me, YES
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Housing was great, but my roommate was miserable |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
wish there had been more opportunities to talk about the anti-woman culture of italy and how it impacts self esteem |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
The ECCo doctor is out of date, giving info to students that CONTRADICTS CDC and FDA recommendation on topics ranging from birth control to tick removal. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 100 euro? |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | buy from d piu! COOK |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 200 level |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | make friends who don't speak english. date, and date italians. watch tv with your roommates. change your phone settings to italian. read children's books. teach english to a friend. spend a day not speaking a word of english. carry a dictionary. label everything in your room. cook with native speakers. eavesdrop on buses. |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | how to have a conversation in italian about flirting, food, hair and makeup, jean shopping--all that stuff you don't talk about in class! |
Individual Course Reviews
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Letteratura Italiana |
| Course Department: | ECCo internal courses |
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| Instruction Language: | Italiano |
| Comments: | The teacher was incredible invested in the stories and it was obvious he wanted us to share his passion--loved being read to in italian! |
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