2016 Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 9-18
An analysis was made by using two case studies from Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom, to highlight the effects of a Super-Short Type Study Abroad Program targeted for the undergraduate students majoring in science and engineering fields. Analysis on personal essays, a questionnaire survey and observational studies were used to assess how the mindsets of students on the selected indicators changed after the participation to the programs. As a result, it was found that the students who participated in the Study Abroad Program to Sri Lanka have felt that their communication and English speaking skills have highly improved after the program participation. Likewise, the students who participated in the Study Abroad Program to the United Kingdom have felt that they were highly motivated to pursue studies abroad, especially in the developed countries. While the contents in the specific programs have been instrumental in the changes of the student mindsets, it was interesting to notice that the changes or the improvements of the students could be explained by using the Expectation Theory.
