Boring classes? Try a term in Japan
By LORELEI CALLAHAN
Of Emaratd
Attending classes and taking
exams term after term can turn
into a dull routine — the trick is
to make studying as enjoyable
as possible
The University's Study
Abroad program attempts to
make education more
interesting by giving hands-on
experience — classroom lec
tures are not given just to be
regurgitated back on exams
Lectures are backed up by
group excursions that help
make learning history, art,
theater, and the language of a
different culture more
enjoyable
“Five courses are offered
each term — the classes are
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students, Spinner says, are two
legal problems that can be
avoided These are landlord
tenant laws and shoplifting
To avoid problems with land
lord-tenant laws, Spinner urges
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they sign," not signing if they
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says
Students believe the'
consequences of shoplifting are
minor, he says, but he warns
that stealing an item worth less
than $100 can result in a sho
plifting fine of $150 to $300 an
d/or two days in jail and/or 10
to 30 hours of community ser
vice
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at 686-4273
determined by the proposals we
receive from teachers interest
ed in teaching abroad, says
program coordinator Paul
Primak
"We are looking for courses
that are original and that a
student just can't get here,' he
says
Ann Kesler. a University jour
nalism major who graduated
this summer, participated in the
Avignon program last fall She
calls her experience very
worthwhile, educational, and
fun
Study Abroad participants
pay from $1,745 for one term in
Avignon to $7,500 for a non-re
sident to go to school in Japan
for one year. Other countries
include Germany. Mexico, Eng
land, the Netherlands, Italy,
Russia and Yugoslavia
Programs in Mexico, Italy.
Austria and Germany are only
summer programs, while the
others have one-term to one
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The USSR programs are de
signed for students who intend
to be Russian language instruc
tors, and the Yugoslavia pro
gram is primarily for graduate
students or students with facul
ty recommendations, Primak
says
"The most popular program is
Avignon because of its location
I think it is appealing when
students find out that Avignon is
only 60 miles from the French
Riviera ''
"Also, not only is it full of
wonderful history, it is a great
jumping-off place for additional
traveling," he says
The 11 programs are spon
sored by the Oregon State Sys
tem of Higher Education and
the NICSA (Northwest Institu
tional Council on Study Abroad)
program which is in charge of
the London, Koln and Avignon
programs in addition to in
dividual departments
The NICSA program requires
students to have only a basic
knowledge of the language
spoken in the foreign country
visited, but the OSSHE program
requires two years of
college-level experience
Non-resident students now
can avoid paying the additional
$851 fee previously charged
non-residents
"The University of Washing
ton |ust informed me that they
will take non-residents at no
extra cost The student will still
go through the University of
Oregon," Primak says
Students are selected on the
basis of grades and adaptability
"I am looking for students
who are going to get something
out of the experience — flexible
interested in improving their
language abilities, and have a
degree of maturity in order to be
able to handle unexpected si
tuations.' he says
Not all students come back
happy, but Primak says most
students return satisfied with
their experience In interviews
conducted after students re
turn, he says 50 percent of the
students are glad to be back,
but about 50 percent ad)usted
to the foreign country so well
they wished they could stay
• At first when students come
back most have a re-entry shock
to their own culture But they all
eventually work back into their
old ways he says
Study Abroad has grown in
popularity since it began three
years ago, which has forced
limits on the individual pro
grams
"We have never had to set a
limit on how many students we
could send abroad before We
have progressed from sending
20 students total for a whole
year to sending over a 100 this
year,' Primak says
The deadline for going
abroad this fall term is long past,
but applications for winter and
spring term still are being taken
The Office of International
Student Services is in Room 330
of Oregon Hall The internation
al programs are set up mainly
for students of at least so
phomore standing
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