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Please see the links below for the structure and content of this section of the site. You will find links to specific country advice on the Before you go section of the For Students pages.
Preparation
Advice and links in connection with preparing students for the residence abroad experience: Accommodation Documentation Lesson plans (courtesy of Jim Coleman) Linguistic/independent learning Problem-solving Taxonomy of objectives Travel advice within For students section
Support
Advice and links in connection with supporting students while abroad: Accommodation Diaries Dissertations Documentation Problem-solving
Debriefing
Advice and links in connection with post residence abroad issues: Curriculum Integration Debriefing Students
There are also the following texts which span several of the above categories: Quality Assurance for Residence Abroad Work Placements, Dual Qualifications,Triple Qualifications, "Ten Commandments"
Resources
1996-97 HEFCE Quality Assessment (QA) Reports
Summary reports for French, German, Russian, Less-Widely-Taught Languages and Work Placements
Searchable database (by institution, language, topic) of QA reports of residence abroad related paragraphs.
The full reports, searchable by institution or by subject, can be accessed from the QAA website.1997/98 Survey of Current Practice
The National Picture
Carried out jointly between the Residence Abroad Project and LARA, a selection of the findings from the survey are displayed for information.Bibliography
Searchable database of books and articles in the field of residence abroad (from the pull-down menu for "All databases", select "ResidenceAbroad.pdt")Book excerpts
The Year Abroad: Preparation, Monitoring, Evaluation, by Gabrielle Parker and Annie Rouxeville, 1995.
Learning: The Treasure Within, by Jacques Delors et al., 1996.
Language Teaching, 30: "Residence abroad within Language Study", by James A. Coleman (1997).External links
List of annotated useful linksUK institutional websites (work in progress)
Alphabetical list of language departments' (and dedicated residence abroad) websites
Relevant sections on the LARA site
IT Skills for Work
Placements
Academic Cultural
Briefing
Assessment and Accreditation
and Learning Agreements
Learning and
Residence Abroad in Practice
Introduction to Ethnography
for Language Learners
Language Tasks and
Strategies
LARA Ethnography/Learning Agreements questionnaire
- Word Doc.
Relevant sections on the Interculture Project site
SARA
Learning Activities