LEI students’ experiences after attending a summer camp: a narrative approach
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2015-02
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Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
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"In recent years many students from Facultad de Lenguas BUAP have participated in
summer camps around The U.S.A. This kind of experience could provide useful
information about learning a second language and the influence of culture. Therefore this
research attempts to provide information about students‘ experiences after attending a
summer camp. We use narratives provided by the students from LEI generation 2009 this
will contribute to explore these students‘ experiences. The instrument provided us more
information about the students‘ life during their stay in the summer camp through the
introspective method because it focuses on the observation of human behavior by the
examination one's own conscious experiences, thoughts and feelings. (Schultz, 2012 p.77)
The research findings showed that, students attended to a summer camp because they had
reasons such as; cultural, linguistic and of course for the experience itself. Likewise, most
of the students reveal issues that they had to face during their stay at their camps,
mentioned in their narratives; on the one hand, they experienced job issues, linguistic
barriers and social problems. On the other hand, they mentioned compensations and
difficulties that influenced their experiences."
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