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In-depth Semesters Abroad
Friday, November 5, 1982
;London Fog
J by Denise Moore
Staff Writer
[ Strolling down an avenue painted every
pshade of gray, seeing double-decker buses
l ramble by, and listening to the clipped
British accent, is a Guilford College stu
ident. Every fall semester thirty-five
students explore the richness of British life
and culture in London. Since we draw most
of the aspects of our country from England,
by becoming familiar with it we will
discover much about ourselves and
British/American heritage.
Encouraging all students, regardless of
major, to apply, Drs. Ken and Pat Schwab
are the faculty leaders of this program. Ac
companying them, will be their children
ranging from one to eleven years old. The
emphasis of the program is not just to move
one from a classroom in Greensboro, North
Carolina to a classroom in London,
England, but also to enable the students to
discern a whole different culture. This is to
be accomplished through a five day orien
tation in the pastoral Oxford countryside
upon arrival, three day weekends, two
breaks, and group and individual excur
sions through London.
The courses offered attempt to give an
intellectual perspective of the city. British
literature, architecture, history and
government are to be taught. Also a
seminar in Quakerism and Educational
Psychology are to be a part of the cur
riculum. The Educational Psychology
course is unique in that the students will
have a "hands-on" experience with work
ing in British learning institutions to clarify
and bring to life the process of human lear
ning. Courses at the University of London
can possibly also be arranged for an upper
level student to audit, through independent
study arrangements with Guilford.
Learning of the British culture can in
deed be done in Guilford College. However,
when a person experiences and lives that
information they are given-it is not just
something they have knowledge of, but
something that becomes a part of
themselves. Whether it be Agatha Christie.
Shakespeare, or a Hitchcock movie that
charms someone, it's all there to ex
perience. London offers all the excitement
of discovery with the added surprises of
rediscovery of a common past.
If It's Summer
This Must Be London
by Alice George
Features In Depth Kditor
For those interested in a
shorter excursion than the
semester in London, Guilford in
conjunction with UNC-G, offers a
Summer School Abroad Pro
gram. The program lasts nine
weeks, six weeks formal study
with the faculty leader, and two
and one-half weeks of indepen
dent travel and study. This sum
mer the group will be led by two
UNC-G instructors, but is still a 1
Guilford program, open to any
student.
Estimated cost is presently
$1,750 (not including airfare);
this includes travel in Europe,
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hotels, two meals per day, admis
sion fees, guides, faculty leader
ship and courses in the academic
program during the first six
weeks.
The two courses, totaling 8
credits, will be an English course
"From Classic to Romantic:
English Poetry and Art (Eng.
250) (researching English poetry,
painting and architecture) and a
history course spanning London
from the Roman times to the
twentieth century. Both include
visits to museums, galleries,
cathedrals, and exposure to other
relevant artifacts and buildings.
A minimum of 18-20 students is
required. Any interested students
should see Bill Schmickle in the
Center for Off Campus education
in the very near future.
Guil Co GOGS
by Keith Newman
Staff Writer
As an extended offering in intercultural
studies, Guilford College has established
an exchange program with International
Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo which
would allow a selected number of students
the opportunity to experience firsthand the
Japanese culture through a year of study.
Because Japanese studies are gaining
respect the world over, participation in
such a program would also offer an ex
cellent chance to gain an advantage in the
highly competitive market of post
graduate job opportunities. The program,
under the tutelage of Dr. Dottie Borei and
the Center for Overseas and Off Campus
Education, is for a full academic year (ten
months) beginning in September of 1983
and running through June of 1984 and will
not cost much more than an academic year
at Guilford.
The emergence of Japan is an influential
world power has had a great deal of atten
tion focused on its study programs,
resulting in tremendous world-wide
recognition of scientific and business ac
complishments. According to Bill Stevens.
Associate Professor of Management who is
helping recruit for the program, many
businesses recognize the influence that
by Alice George
Features In Depth Editor
Why stay here in the same North
Carolina setting and study a foreign
language when you can spend a semester in
Munich, Germany for the same tuition
(plus airfare) and fulfill your langauge re
quirement? Each year since 1978, up to
thirty-five Guilford students have travelled
to Munich with a faculty leader to savor the
Bavarian life, to study German and to seek
new understanding from courses in the
history, politics and culture of the country.
To augment this integration into the
Bavarian atmosphere each of
Guilford's students will live with a German
family and attend classes four days a week.
Students may select courses totaling a
minimum of twelve credit hours, all taught
in English except one German language
class. This class will completely satisfy the
Guilford foreign language requirement.
You do not need previous instruction in
German to be eligible for this program.
(Other course descriptions may be obtain
ed from Bill Schmickle.)
During Fall Break the group will travel
to East Germany and Berlin, studying the
diverse cultures. This seminar will provide
one hour of academic credit.
The cost (Guilford tuition plus airfare) of
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Japan has today in world affairs and are
impressed with anyone who has studied
within the Japanese culture. Experience in
Japan conveys to potential employers an
air of motivation and strict self-discipline.
Besides future benefits from the pro
gram, a year in Japan will offer a unique
environment for academic study and per
sonal growth. Students are encouraged to
live with a Japanese family during their
stay to enhance the cultural benefits
received. There will also be numerous op
portunities to travel and become familiar
with a lot of the country during the ten
month period.
While there, Guilford students will
receive full credit for all courses taken. A
required course at ICU is instruction in the
Japanese language. In fact, Dr. Borei sug
gests that interested students may want to
prepare themselves beforehand with the
Self-Instructional Language Program that
is available at Guilford. Proficiency is not,
however, necessary for an enjoyable and
rewarding experience in Japan. The ap
proximately 2000 students attending ICU
have taken stringent English exams to get
in, and many of the classes are taught in
English as well as Japanese. Therefore,
conversing with members of the university
will not be hard.
Considering that an academic year at
ICU is ten months, the cost is roughly
this trip includes all instruction, fees, hous
ing, program related travel, the Berlin
Seminar, an orientation program and a
weekly stipend for meals and round trip
transportation to classes. Any presently
enrolled student may apply. Applications
for the Fall of 'B3 will be reviewed during
November.
The faculty advisor for this program will
be Dr. Ed Lowe (leader of the 'Bl program)
Director of Music programs at Guilford. He
studied for a year (1963-1964) in Salzburg,
Austria and "because of the excitement I
enjoyed" and the incredible personal
growth he experienced. He wishes for
every young person to take advantage of
Guilford's Semesters Abroad. In 'Bl he
chose to lead the group because he "wanted
to lead them (the students) into a similar
type of experience" of personal maturation
and growth. Apparently, from responses
below, taken from the students he led, he
succeeded. He's looking forward to the
same outcome in the upcoming program.
Wendy Barkley: "...a chance and ex
perience I'd never trade...a chance to ac
tualize some of my dreams." "I didn't even
know how to count or say Danke . but I
learned...and was accepted readily with
warmth by Germans." "Ed Lowe was so
full of life- he filled everyone with life."
Edwin Penick: "Everybody speaks
English...they especially appreciate it if
you try to speak German." "...Great
equivalent to a year at Guilford. The
estimated cost of S7BOO includes tuition,
room, food, books, and travel in Tokyo. Air
fare to and from Japan is not included in
the price, but Dr. Borei says that a S3OOO
travel scholarship has been established by
the school with the Japan program as first
priority, so the prospect of high airfares
should not be a major drawback. In addi
tion, all federal, state, and college financial
assistance can be used for the year in
Japan. As Cr. points out, "The ad
ministration will do anything to get this
program off the ground."
Japan can prove to be a veiy rewarding
educational experience because of the in
fluence of the Eastern culture. Akito
Furuhata, a Japanese student currently
studying at Guilford, states that the at
mosphere in Japan is a lot more imformal
and friendly. "The people are very polite
and helpful, and there is more respect
among people in general."
The program in Japan is especially
suited for students who would be spending
their junior year.there. Interested students
must have a B average and at least two
years of college experience. Up to four
students will be selected from the applica
tions received by the Off Campus Studies
Committee All those in
terested in this program should get in touch
with Dr. Dottie Borei in Archdale or Dr.
Bill Schmickle in Founders Hall.