国境開放後に来日した交換留学生の生活体験を振り返って : 高校生の声

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  • Reflections from study abroad students to Japan post-reopening the borders : High school exchange student voices

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Study abroad (SA) is a common way for students learning a L2 to expand their knowledge about their target language and other cultures. But has SA changed after the pandemic? This study examines one of the first groups of long-term high school SA exchange students to come to Japan after the reopening of the border after the spread of COVID-19. The present study investigates reflections of exchange students after the first month of their sojourn regarding several parts of their SA experience: a one-day educational excursion to a Japanese university, short-term student goals, and their high school life. Results show that reactions to the university excursion were extremely positive as it allowed the students to interact with new groups of people outside their high schools (e.g. university students), learn explicit communication skills (in class), and spend time with each-other. This experience paralleled objectives from their short-term goals of ‘making friends’ and ‘language learning’. Exchange student goals focused on their high school experience with the students indicating that they were seeking communication opportunities in-class and during open periods to develop relationships with Japanese high school students and language skills. No mention of discomfort or inconvenience due to COVID-19 were mentioned in the surveys. Implications are discussed at the end of the paper.

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