Workshop 8-9 November 2018
Erasmus, study abroad and Europe: From research and theory to practice and programmes
Auditorium, Site Saint Charles 2, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3,
Rue du Professeur Henri Serre, Montpellier 34080 (France)
Programme
Thursday 8 November
0930-1300 [Management Committee meeting: MC MEMBERS ONLY]
1300-1430 LUNCH (Salle Médicis)
1430-1445 Welcome to WG2 workshop (Auditorium)
1445-1545 Opening plenary talk by Christof Van Mol, Tilburg University, the Netherlands: “Who benefits from international student mobility? A confrontation of popular discourses on the benefits of study abroad with empirical evidence”
1545-1615 BREAK
1615-1715 Plenary talk by Jessica Briggs Baffoe-Djan, University of Oxford, United Kingdom: “Informal L2 contact, vocabulary strategies and vocabulary gain in a study abroad context”
1715-1800 Debate between the speakers and the audience
Optional Dinner (Brasserie Tchoutchou, rue de Verdun)
Friday 9 November
0930-1030 Plenary talk by Petronela Burceag, Project Adviser, European Commission, EACEA : “The Erasmus+ Online Linguistic Support (OLS): opportunity to assess and improve foreign language skills for mobility participants”
1030-1100 BREAK
1100-1140 Presentation by Anu Härkönen, Head of International Affairs, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland: “Study abroad office: working with hopes, dreams and great expectations”
1140-1240 Plenary talk by Ana Beaven, IEREST Project Coordinator, and Claudia Borghetti, IEREST Project Manager, Università di Bologna, Italy: “An exploration of intercultural learning in student and teacher class interaction”
1240-1410 LUNCH (Salle Médicis)
1410-1510 Plenary talk by Susan Oguro, University of Technology Sydney: “Models of mentoring in study abroad programs: exploring feasibility and outcomes”
1510-1540 BREAK
1540-1620 Presentation by Helena Gillespie, Academic Director of Widening Participation, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom: “Exploring approaches to embedding inclusive internationalisation”
1620-1700 Presentation by Sabine Sainte-Rose, Associate Director for Promotion and Internationalisation in the International and External Affairs of the Université Grenoble Alpes, France: “Study abroad research: perspective from the internationalisation practice”
1700-1730 Recap (Discussants: speakers)
1730 Guided tour of the city (for those who have pre-registered)
