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The effect of exchange program between Japanese high school and asian students: a focus on JENESYS program

This research is an inquiry into the Japanese government-lead asian exchange program called JENESYS. I use Japanese students 'testimonies of their exchange experiences as case studies to illustrate the effect of the program. Historically. Japanese students have had significant pref...

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Main Author: Hiromi Ishimori ,
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
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spelling my-ukm.journal.35372013-02-14T13:47:46Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3537/ The effect of exchange program between Japanese high school and asian students: a focus on JENESYS program Hiromi Ishimori , This research is an inquiry into the Japanese government-lead asian exchange program called JENESYS. I use Japanese students 'testimonies of their exchange experiences as case studies to illustrate the effect of the program. Historically. Japanese students have had significant preference to visit English-speaking Western countries, mostly disregarding Asian nations. As such, they missed the opportunity to learn about their Asian neighbors. Thus, it is critical to analyze the Japanese students 'learning experience acquired from the exchange program with Asian countries. The results of the study show that such exchange increases cross-cultural understanding of the participants, who are in many ways prejudiced towards some Asian cultures because of the prevailing negative images of the national media. In addition, positive changes to the Japanese students 'overall attitude towards their Asian students in general were observed. which provide a compelling proof that these programs are worth the effort. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010-12 Article PeerReviewed Hiromi Ishimori , (2010) The effect of exchange program between Japanese high school and asian students: a focus on JENESYS program. International Journal of Learner Diversity , 2 (1). pp. 75-84. ISSN 2180-1630 http://www.ukm.my/fpendidikan
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description This research is an inquiry into the Japanese government-lead asian exchange program called JENESYS. I use Japanese students 'testimonies of their exchange experiences as case studies to illustrate the effect of the program. Historically. Japanese students have had significant preference to visit English-speaking Western countries, mostly disregarding Asian nations. As such, they missed the opportunity to learn about their Asian neighbors. Thus, it is critical to analyze the Japanese students 'learning experience acquired from the exchange program with Asian countries. The results of the study show that such exchange increases cross-cultural understanding of the participants, who are in many ways prejudiced towards some Asian cultures because of the prevailing negative images of the national media. In addition, positive changes to the Japanese students 'overall attitude towards their Asian students in general were observed. which provide a compelling proof that these programs are worth the effort.
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title The effect of exchange program between Japanese high school and asian students: a focus on JENESYS program
title_short The effect of exchange program between Japanese high school and asian students: a focus on JENESYS program
title_full The effect of exchange program between Japanese high school and asian students: a focus on JENESYS program
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