An Investıgatıon Into The Inter-Cultural Interactıon Of Turkısh Unıversıty Students' Study Abroad (Sa) Experıences: The Case Of Erasmus Students

Turkish

This study explored the motivation, expectations, and yielded outcomes of tertiary students participated within Erasmus program.With this purpose, a qualitative analysis was sought to understand tertiary level students' intercultural contacts in their host countries.The participants were 8 Erasmus students who spent a semester in various countries within Erasmus program.Semi--structured interviews were conducted with participants and the data drawn from the interviews were analyzed through content analysis.Results revealed that participants showed an openness with an inter--cultural sensitivity.They also made effort to improve their foreign language proficiency particularly English during in the host country.However, they did not become interested in learning the local language of the host country with a general tendency.Also, the participants did not have long--term career plans for future stay in their minds.