The Role of Undergraduate Students in Internationalizing the Curriculum  

作　　者：Madelyn Flammia 

机构地区：[1]University of Central Florida (UCF), Florida, USA

出　　处：《US-China Education Review(A)》2017年第9期414-420,共7页美中教育评论（A）

摘　　要：This paper describes a collaborative project conducted in a senior-level technical conmaunication course to involve undergraduate students in the process of internationalizing the curriculum at the University of Central Florida （UCF）. The students in the class were all majoring in English/technical communication. For their course project, they researched, wrote, edited, designed, and produced a Research Guide to help undergraduate students add international elements to their research and to heighten their awareness and understanding of intercultural communication and global issues. The project was created for UCF＇s Office of International Studies （OIS） and the assistant director of the office served as the students＇ client for the semester-long project. An increased global awareness and expanded knowledge of international issues were the primary benefits for the students who wrote the Research Guide. However, they also received numerous other benefits related to the development of skills vital to their professional success. The benefits of the Research Guide extend to the entire university community. On the most basic level, the very existence of the guide serves to raise awareness of international issues. The fact that it covers all the colleges and is intended for all students at the university, not merely those students pursuing majors in international business or political science, sends a message that international awareness is important for all majors, all students, and in fact, all members of the UCF community.

关 键 词：undergraduate students global education global citizenship international research technicalcommunication international curriculum 

分 类 号：G41[文化科学—教育学]