1. Global competencies and intercultural learning.....
no longer optional in today's world
Sherifa Fayez

2. Intercultural growth occurs when educators intentionally intervene
Importance of effective cultural mentoring by skilled facilitators
Need to share culture-general frameworks and culture-specific content up-front
Including time for regular reflection in program design
Necessity of a developmental approach
Demonstrated that students do not automatically acquire intercultural skills from being exposed to or immersed in another culture. Intercultural growth occurs when we as educators intentionally intervene in their learning via experiential and developmental pedagogy. Now go back to your list of program elements. Are any of these 4 elements part of your study abroad program that you reviewed earlier?
The Georgetown Consortium Project: Interventions for Student Learning Abroad
Michael Vande Berg , Council on International Educational Exchange Jeffrey Connor-Linton, Georgetown University R. Michael Paige , University of Minnesota Twin Cities

3. AFS Educational Methodology
Learning as a journey of change
Goal-based curriculum and methods
Combined immersive experience with structured reflection
A complement to classroom learning
Experiential learning = enhanced learning
Learning for life and lifelong learning
Our Approach to Education

4. Intercultural competence
is a skill you master for life