GLOB101 WEEK 13 GLOBAL HISTORIES by Maja

Group Grey

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1. Encourages independence, travelling, cultural experience, ethnocentric education, homogeneity of the English language. However it makes it harder for lesser universities to attract Erasmus students as they have less funding or reputation.

In other non English speaking languages, there are less students incoming to places such as Italy because the complexity of the language is a big obstacle. Also the system is very different from here in the sense the lessons are in a different format.

2. Students from international countries may come from a harder background. In addition to this they have to learn a new language and to improve their social skills in general in order to find a good job. 3. Habitus is what makes you an individual according to your personal experiences through other social groups. This can change your perspective on certain situations as well as personal values and beliefs.

4. Cultural capital =linguistic capital, creative capital,

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Group 3

c_waltersdorf — 2016-12-04 20:16:34 UTC

1. international exchange programs such as ERASMUS affect education in so far that it raises awareness for the success and benefits of research done by international scholars and students as a unity, instead of on a solely national basis.
Thus new policies and structures have to be made possible.

2. While UK students already speak English fluently, one motivation for international students to go abroad might be the possibility of improving their English in order to have better chances on the job market in the future. Also, the UK might offer more employment possibilities to students than some other countries.

3. The term 'habitus' describes patterns of behaviour specific to a certain group. It can be determined by various factors, such as environmental, social, political, and economical.

Group 4

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Question 1:

It gives a new perspective in lectures.

Gives a special atmosphere to the lectures and seminars

International students often come for certain knowledge (e.g. country-specific knowledge, Chinese for integration studies)

Question 2:

It is easier to get a better paid job in the UK than in other countries. Also, the UK has higher living standards

Question 3:

An individual's lifestyle, values, and disposition within particular social group

An individuals background- friends, family, school, habits, and place of living

Question 4:

Bourdieu's Capital:

Economic and symbolic

Group one (cough cough ajay wrote this all) :)........ Anonymous........

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1. Allows us to be expressive in a non politically correct manner

2.perhaps it could be because UK students reap all the benefits because they were brought up here but that rule does not apply for those who were brought up abroad due to scarce opportunities in the country.

3. A prime example of habitus is each individual member of this class, we are all from individual backgrounds and infactuate each others personal experiences and backgrounds onto each other

CHAT WITH AN ERASMUS STUDENT

majamikula — 2016-12-04 20:16:34 UTC

Discuss and evaluate your experiences of an aspect of local culture during your first month in the United Kingdom. The key is to focus on a specific issue, event or experience and your reactions to it. Possible topics: o A political or social event of national importance (such as a demonstration, introduction of a new law, natural disaster), which you have experienced directly or through media coverage. o A meal, or an outing that enabled you to learn more about your host culture. o A cultural tradition o Local dress-codes, dietary habits, attitudes to time, religious rituals, and so on. o The ways by which local people move in and/or occupy public space. o A local neighbourhood and its specific characteristics. o Local attitudes to foreigners. o A linguistic trait or other aspect of language, dialect, argot, etc, of which you have become aware. o An incident that was surprising, unusual, or puzzling. o Have your preconceptions of the United Kingdom been confirmed, altered or destroyed during your first four weeks? How so? How does your particular cultural focus in your report exemplify and support your claims? o Have aspects of the local culture made you aware of your own cultural assumptions? If so, in what ways? o If you have selected a surprising, unusual or puzzling incident, in what ways was it surprising, unusual or puzzling? Surprising, unusual or puzzling on whose cultural terms? o What factors may be impeding fuller or more nuanced understanding of local customs in your first month? For instance, to what extent does language impact on your ability to come to some sort of cultural understanding of your new location? o What different views, opinions, perspectives, are possible or relevant with regard to the object of your study? o What are the respective merits of different viewpoints? o Can you draw some conclusions, including points of comparison, with your home culture(s)? o How did you initially respond to the event or cultural form as an ‘outsider’? o What has this process of encounter and reflection enabled you to learn about home and host cultures as a new arrival?

READINGS:

majamikula — 2016-12-04 20:16:34 UTC

UNESCO

1. In what ways, do you think, a student mobility program such as ERASMUS can affect other policies and practices in European higher education?

BROOKS AND WATERS

2. Why do you think other international students are motivated by 'employability', while UK students mention 'travel', 'fun' etc?

3. How would you explain 'habitus'? What do you think constitutes the habitus within which you operate?

4. What is cultural capital? What forms of cultural capital are there, according to Bourdieu? (hint: this is from the lecture!)

5. Do 'top-ranking academic institutions' necessarily offer the most 'exciting experience' (mentioned as the second most-given reason for studying abroad in Findlay and King? (p. 108)