Becoming Borderless: Making the Unfamiliar Familiar- Erasmus Experience
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This study focused on seventeen ERASMUS exchange students’ experiences who were enrolled in a
business course at a university in Turkey. The data was collected between the years 2013 and 2016, using
reflective journaling. Through thematic analysis three overarching themes were identified in the reflective
journals: Openness and willingness to engage in the unfamiliar, viewing study abroad experience as a catalyst
for breaking down prejudices, and becoming “borderless” or culturally aware. Data revealed that an
international student mobility program can create intercultural awareness, help understand similarities and
differences in people from different languages, cultures, religions, and countries, among exchange students who
have been a part of it
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Referans 1
Aksoy, Zeynep, Ebru Uzunoğlu ve Burcu Yaman Akyar (2017), “Study Abroad Process from
Intercultural Communication Perspective: An Exploratory Study on Erasmus Experience in
Turkey”, Global Media Journal: Turkish Edition, 8 (15): 11-34.