Essays about: "exchange students motivation"

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  1. 1. Not so Cool Japan? Exploring the perceptions of contemporary Japan among Euro-American exchange students

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Luke Farrelly-Spain; [2023]
    Keywords : Orientalism; Perceptions; Nihonjinron; Japan; Popular culture; Cultural engagement; Coolness; Othering; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the perceptions of Japan among Euro-American international students and investigates how these perceptions influence their motivation to study in the country. By exploring the relationship between popular culture, orientalist depictions, and cultural engagement, this study aims understand the complex dynamics which shape these students' attraction to Japan and their understanding of its culture. READ MORE

  2. 2. A study of foreign exchange student’s consumption motivations from a food tourism perspective in Shanghai, China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Frederic Köllisch; [2019]
    Keywords : food tourism; culinary tourism; consumption; motivation; information search; china; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite the massive growth of the tourism industry worldwide in the past years, there is still a noticeable scarcity in scientific and scholarly literature when it comes to the phenomenon of food tourism, or simply the awareness that food and beverages play a vital role within the tourism industry. Particularly in developing countries but also in cosmopolitan cities such as Shanghai, food tourism has been widely neglected by researchers, companies and culinary establishments as a possibility for growth and improvement of the tourism machine. READ MORE

  3. 3. A study of foreign exchange student’s consumption motivations from a food tourism perspective in Shanghai, China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Frederic Köllisch; [2019]
    Keywords : food tourism; culinary tourism; consumption; motivation; information search; china; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite the massive growth of the tourism industry worldwide in the past years, there is still a noticeable scarcity in scientific and scholarly literature when it comes to the phenomenon of food tourism, or simply the awareness that food and beverages play a vital role within the tourism industry. Particularly in developing countries but also in cosmopolitan cities such as Shanghai, food tourism has been widely neglected by researchers, companies and culinary establishments as a possibility for growth and improvement of the tourism machine. READ MORE

  4. 4. A Sociophonetic Analysis of the Role of Cultural Identification in L2 English Speech Production

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Jaana Kalev; [2018]
    Keywords : Rhoticity; sociophonetics; social network theory; study abroad; cultural identification.;

    Abstract : Research in the relationship between second language (L2) production and study abroad has largely focused on establishing a connection between exchange studies and the success rate of second language acquisition. This Bachelor's thesis investigates L2 production by studying L2 English speakers' attitudes regarding the target language culture in relation to their production of a regionally typical phoneme by formulating the research question “How does cultural identification with the target language environment influence L2 phonetic production in the L1 language community?” in hopes of contributing to sociophonetic studies. READ MORE

  5. 5. The effect of tourism when choosing where to study abroad : A study on exchange students’ destination choice

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Victoria Bergman; [2015]
    Keywords : exchange students; destination choice; study abroad destination; academic tourism;

    Abstract : This thesis has established exchange students as a particular group of tourists and a segment in their own right. The purpose of the study was to find out to what extent a study abroad destination’s role as a tourism destination affects exchange students when they choose where to study abroad. READ MORE