The proPIC Study Weeks: Experiencing Transnational Exchange

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International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; Study Abroad; Partnerships in Education; Consortia; Guidelines; Teacher Education Programs; Language Teachers; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Videoconferencing; Student Evaluation; Faculty Development; School Visitation; Student Attitudes; Feedback (Response); Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Teacher Educators; Portfolios (Background Materials); Preservice Teachers; Computer Simulation; International Educational Exchange

Germany; Spain (Barcelona); Sweden; United Kingdom (Newcastle upon Tyne)

A core element of the proPIC project is the development and implementation of the so-called study weeks: a five day face-to-face stay abroad at one of the partner institutions in which all the participating students took part. In this chapter, the authors present and discuss the results and impact of these events which took place twice during the project. In order to do so, the authors have included the overall framework of the events, as well as assorted materials developed by the project partners to present the scope of the various study weeks. Additionally, an overview of relevant literature dealing with the concept of short stays abroad in teacher education programmes will be provided. The chapter will conclude with recommendations for conducting similar activities in collaboration with international partners. [For the complete volume, "Promoting Professionalism, Innovation and Transnational Collaboration: A New Approach to Foreign Language Teacher Education," see ED624249.]

ERIC

2022

ED624281