TY  - JOUR
TI  - AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INTER-CULTURAL INTERACTION OF TURKISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ STUDY ABROAD (SA) EXPERIENCES: THE CASE OF ERASMUS STUDENTS
AB  - This study explored the motivation, expectations, and yielded outcomes of tertiary students participated within Erasmusprogram. With this purpose, a qualitative analysis was sought to understand tertiary level students’ intercultural contacts intheir host countries. The participants were 8 Erasmus students who spent a semester in various countries within Erasmusprogram. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants and the data drawn from the interviews wereanalyzed through content analysis. Results revealed that participants showed an openness with an inter-cultural sensitivity.They also made effort to improve their foreign language proficiency particularly English during in the host country. However,they did not become interested in learning the local language of the host country with a general tendency. Also, theparticipants did not have long-term career plans for future stay in their minds.
AU  - Yagiz, Oktay
AU  - Kaya, Fatma
DO  - 10.30794/pausbed.663934
PY  - 2021
JO  - Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
VL  - 0
IS  - 42
SN  - 1308-2922
SP  - 185
EP  - 195
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/451843
ER  -