05 agosto 2009

Recursos (en inglés)

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Books, reports, and Web sites focused on international study

BOOKS AND REPORTS

Byram, Michael, and Anwei Feng, eds. Living and Studying Abroad: Research and Practice. Clevedon, England; Buffalo, NY: Multilingual Matters, 2006.

Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program. Global Competitive and National Needs: One Million Americans Studying Abroad. Washington, DC, 2005.

http://www.nafsa.org/_/Document/_/lincoln_commission_report.pdf

Dowell, Michele-Marie, and Kelly P. Mirsky. Study Abroad: How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience. Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.

DuFon, Margaret A., and Eton Churchill, eds. Language Learners in Study Abroad Contexts. Clevedon, England; Buffalo, NY: Multilingual Matters, 2006.

Institute of International Education. Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange. New York, NY, 2008.

http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/

J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board 44th Annual Report, 2007-2008. U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Fulbright Program. Washington, DC, 2008.

http://fulbright.state.gov/root/resources-for/fsb

Kinginger, Celeste. Language Learning and Study Abroad: A Critical Reading of Research. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Lewin, Ross, ed. Handbook of Practice and Research in Study Abroad: Higher Education and the Quest for Global Citizenship. New York, NY: Routledge, 2009.

Li, Cheng, comp. Bridging Minds Across the Pacific: U.S.-China Educational Exchanges, 1978-2003. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2005.

Loflin, Stephen E. Adventures Abroad: The Student’s Guide to Studying Overseas. New York, NY: Kaplan Publishing, 2007.

Pomfret, John. Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 2006.

Rolls, Albert, ed. International Perspectives on Education. Bronx, NY: H.W. Wilson, 2007.

Singer, Sandra L. Adventures Abroad: North American Women at German-Speaking Universities, 1868-1915. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003.

Spencer, Sarah E., and Kathy Tuma, eds. The Guide to Successful Short-Term Programs Abroad. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: NAFSA, Association of International Educators, 2007.

Stevick, Doyle, and Bradley Levinson, eds. Advancing Democracy Through Education? U.S. Influence Abroad and Domestic Practices. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2008.

A Study of Four Federal Graduate Fellowship Programs: Education and Employment Outcomes. Prepared by Lewis E. Kraus et al. for the U.S. Department of Education; Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development; Policy and Program Studies Service. Washington, DC, 2008.

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/opepd/ppss/reports.html

 

Sullivan, Erin E. Study Abroad for Dummies. Hoboken, NJ; Indianapolis, IN: Wiley, 2004.

Van de Water, Jack, Madeleine F. Green, and Kimberly Koch. International Partnerships: Guidelines for Colleges and Universities. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Council on Education, 2008.

Walton, Whitney. Internationalism, National Identities, and Study Abroad: France and the United States, 1890-1970. Stanford, CA: Stanford University, 2009.

Williamson, Wendy. Study Abroad 101. 2nd ed. Charleston, IL: Agapy Publishing, 2008.

WORKS BY FEATURED FULBRIGHT ALUMNI

Le Clézio, Jean-Marie G. Desert. Boston: David R. Godine, 2009.

Le Clézio, Jean-Marie G. The Round and Other Cold Hard Facts. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2002.

Shimomura, Osamu. Bioluminescence: Chemical Principles and Methods. Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific, 2006.

Toledo, Alejandro. Speech on the effort to fight poverty delivered June 15, 2003, Stanford University.

http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2003/june18/toledotext-618.html

Yunus, Muhammad, and Alan Jolis. Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Yunus, Muhammad. Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism. With Karl Weber. New York: Public Affairs, 2007.

Yunus, Muhammad. Halving Poverty by 2015: We Can Actually Make It Happen. Dhaka: Grameen Bank, 2003.

Yunus, Muhammad. Speech on micro-lending and social business delivered May 10, 2007, Vanderbilt University.

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/news/commencement2007

WEB SITES

U.S. Government

Smithsonian Institution, Office of International Relations

The Office of International Relations supports Smithsonian research and programs abroad, serving as the Smithsonian’s liaison with institutions and international organizations and assisting with the logistical details of international exchanges. 

http://www.si.edu/intrel/default.htm

 

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

The Office of Postsecondary Education formulates postsecondary education policy and administers programs that increase access to quality postsecondary education.

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)

SEVIS is an Internet-based system that collects and maintains information on foreign participants in exchange programs.

http://www.ice.gov/sevis

U.S. Department of State

The Bureau of Consular Affairs offers an array of information for U.S. citizens and foreigners planning international travel.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html

 

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is at the forefront of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs.

http://www.exchanges.state.gov/

EducationUSA is a guide to higher education in the United States.

http://educationusa.state.gov/

The Fulbright Program is one of the oldest and most widely known U.S. government exchange programs.

http://fulbright.state.gov/

Nongovernmental

American Council on Education, Center for International Initiatives

The American Council on Education represents the presidents and chancellors of all types of U.S. higher education institutions. This center offers programs and services that enhance internationalization on U.S. campuses.

http://www.acenet.edu//AM/Template.cfm?Section=cii

 

AMIDEAST, America-Mideast Educational and Training Services

America-Mideast Educational and Training Services is a private, nonprofit organization that strengthens mutual understanding and cooperation between Americans and the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa. http://www.amideast.org/

Café Abroad

This site hosts discussion and information-sharing among students about international education.

http://www.cafeabroad.com

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)

The Council on International Educational Exchange creates and administers programs that allow secondary school and university students and educators to study and teach abroad.

http://www.ciee.org/

Global Engineering Education Exchange

The Global E³ Program is a study-abroad exchange program for engineers. Undergraduate and graduate engineering students at member universities in the United States and abroad can undertake course work and professional internships at member universities worldwide. http://www.globale3.org/

LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas

A nonprofit organization affiliated with Harvard University, LASPAU designs, develops, and implements academic and professional programs to benefit the Americas.

http://www.laspau.harvard.edu/

International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)

IREX is an international nonprofit organization working to improve the quality of education, strengthen independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development.

http://www.irex.org/programs/grants.asp

National Association of Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA)

NAFSA is an organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field.

http://www.nafsa.org/

State University of New York (SUNY), New Paltz

This SUNY Web site features a series of study-abroad blogs written by students in various programs.

http://Abroadblogs.newpaltz.edu/

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

Boren Awards for International Study

Boren scholarships and fellowships provide funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an international and language component to their educations. http://www.borenawards.org/

Fulbright Scholarship Program

The flagship international study program of the U.S. government, the Fulbright Scholarship Program each year supports the scholarship of up to 1,000 American students in a foreign country and 1,500 foreign students in the United States.

http://www.fulbright.state.gov

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation created this scholarship program to enable outstanding graduate students from outside the United Kingdom to study at the University of Cambridge.

http://www.gatesscholar.org/

 

Gilman International Scholarship Program

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program, sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, supports designated U.S. undergraduate students in study-abroad programs worldwide.

www.iie.org/gilman

 

International Scholarships Online

This Web site is a resource on financial aid and scholarships for students wishing to study abroad.

http://www.internationalscholarships.com

Korean Studies Workshop for American Educators

Sponsored by the Korea Foundation, this workshop enhances mutual understanding by inviting U.S. educators to visit Korea.

http://www.iie.org//Admin/Website/WPreview.cfm?CWID=768

Marshall Scholarships

Scholarships sponsored by the British government honor George C. Marshall, who oversaw the economic recovery program to rebuild Europe after World War II. 

www.marshallscholarship.org

Rhodes Fellowships

The Rhodes is one of the oldest and most prestigious scholarship programs, supporting 32 American students for study at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.

http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info

Scholarship News

This site provides links to scholarships, grants, fellowships, and internships for students.

http://www.free-4u.com

FILMOGRAPHY

L’Auberge Espanol (2002)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283900/

Producer: Bac Films

Director: Cedric Klapisch

Summary: A strait-laced French economics student signs on to a European exchange program in order to learn Spanish and shares an apartment in Barcelona with six other characters from all over Europe.

Running time: 122 mins.

French Postcards (1979)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079176/

Director: Willard Huyck

Summary: A group of American exchange students comes to Paris to study the language and culture.

Running time: 95 mins.

Note: Joint production of France, West Germany, and United States.

J. William Fulbright: The Man, the Mission and the Message (2006)

http://jwhfulbright.org/news/video.html

Producer/Director: W. Drew Perkins:

Summary: A narrated profile of the visionary U.S. senator whose legislation established the Fulbright Program of international educational exchanges.

Running time: 60 mins.

Oxford Blues (1984)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087866

Producer: Baltic Industrial Finance/Winkart Film Productions

Director: Robert Boris

Summary: A young American hustler pursues the girl of his dreams to Oxford University where he must enroll to win her affections.

Running time: 97 mins.

The U.S. Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and availability of the resources listed above. All Internet links were active as of August 2009.

(Distribuido por la Oficina de Programas de Información Internacional del Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos. Sitio en la Web: http://www.america.gov/esp )