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SMATHIE Program Evaluation by Students
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Name:
Gender:
I am in my
semester of study
Female
Male
Major:
Hometown:
Home institution:
Host institution:
Time Abroad: from
,
,
to
WHY DID YOU STUDY ABROAD?
Your quote:
EVALUATION OF SUPPORT SERVICES
Not
Available
Pre-departure information
Pre-departure orientation
Academic advising
Communication from
international office
Available
but
Not Used
Available
and
Used
Very
Dissatisfied
1
2
Very Satisfied
3
4
5
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EVALUATION OF ON-SITE SUPPORT SERVICES
Not
Available
Available Available
but
and
Not Used
Used
Very
Dissatisfied
1
2
Very Satisfied
3
4
5
Program administrator
On-site orientation
On-site academic
advising
On-site personal support
Instructional resources
(e.g. library, computers)
Instructional facilities
EVALUATION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
Very
Unsafe
1
How would you rate the level of safety in your host city?
Were you made aware of unsafe areas or safety hazards by
on-site program administrators?
Very Safe
2
Yes
3
How satisfied were you with the health care facilities in your
host site (if applicable)?
How satisfied were you with the counseling services at your
host site (if applicable)?
Were you provided information on health care facilities and
counseling services by your on-site program administrator?
5
No
Very
Dissatisfied
1
4
2
Yes
Very Satisfied
3
4
5
No
EVALUATION OF COSTS
Strongly
Disagree
1
The program fee was a fair value?
The total cost was close to what you expected?
All required program costs were explained to you.
2
Strongly Agree
3
4
5
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Room for further comments
EVALUATION OF MODERN LANGUAGES STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
Target Language:
Chinese
Other:
French
German
Russian
Spanish
List courses in the target language taken PRIOR to study abroad:
Part A: Preparation
1. What specific courses in the target language at UW-L helped prepare you for your study abroad
experience?
(academically, intellectually, culturally, linguistically)
a) How did they help you prepare?
b) What other preparation would have helped you?
2. For what aspects of your study abroad experience did you feel least prepared in the target language?
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Part B: While abroad
3. Describe situations in which you used the target language or language of the host country. Note any
particular expressions you used and in what contexts or conversations.
4. What courses in the target language on your study abroad program were most
useful/interesting/challenging?
Why?
5. What courses in the target language did you find least helpful?
Why were they least helpful?
6. If you had a tutorial, how would you describe that experience?
a) Please explain your answer with specific information.
b) What suggestions would you make to improve the tutorial?
7. How did the quality of classroom language instruction in your study abroad program compare with that of
your home institution?
8. What did you do to maximize your linguistic and cultural learning while abroad?
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Part C: Results and Advice
9. How do you see this experience enhancing your life both at UWL and beyond?
10. What do you feel was the most valuable part of the study abroad experience for you? Please explain.
11. Which courses would you recommend to future students in your study abroad program?
12. What personal advice would you give to future students contemplating participating in your study abroad
program?
PACKING AND TRAVELING
 Specifically, what kind of LINENS did you need to bring?
 What are you glad you packed from home?
 What do you wish you had left at home?
 Do you have any travel tips to pass on (planning advice, safety considerations, guidebooks, train vs. bus,
etc.)?
 What places would you advise future students to see and why?
 How did you communicate with the U.S.? What would you recommend to future students (e.g. calling card,
set up e-mail account and where, etc.)?
SOCIAL LIFE
 How did you meet students from your host country?
 How did you like to spend your free time and why? Is there anything you regret not doing more of in your
free time?
 What opportunities for social, recreational, and cultural events that the host university or program offered
did you like the best? Why?
 What piece of advice would you give future students regarding their non-academic life while abroad?
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SCHOOL WORK
How did your academic experience abroad differ from your U.S. experiences concerning:
 Relations with professors/Classroom Instruction?
 Grading?
 Study habits?
 Library?
 Computer Access?
 Other?
 What enabled/hindered your successful academic experience?
MONEY AND COMMUNICATIONS
 How much money in U.S. currency would you recommend students have at their disposal for their whole
time abroad?
 How much money did you have in foreign currency when you left for your program? Was it enough?
 How did you manage your money (credit cards, traveler’s checks, bank accounts etc.)? How and where did
you access your money?
 How much money did you spend on:
Books?
School
Supplies?
Food?
Entertainment?
Airfare?
Local transportation?
Travel?
Personal items (toiletries)?
Postage?
Laundry?
 List any fees that you paid to your host institution that were not included in the program fee.
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ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
 Any additional comments, advice, or suggestions?
Please elaborate on what experience will influence you strongly for your future development in the area of
athletic training and sports science?
State specifically: Which differences do you see/understand between US und EU health care systems?