Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer With the aim of helping students gain international awareness, global competency and skills to better compete in the worldwide job market, Troy University provides study abroad trips to countries all around the world. Sarah McKenzie, the study abroad coordinator, guides students through the application process. Troy University provides two ways to study abroad, through exchange trips and faculty-led trips. While the exchange program is one to two semesters long, the faculty-led programs last for one to three weeks. “While the 10-day to three-week-long trips are…
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Travels give TESOL students exposure to different cultures
Bishal Niroula Staff Writer Troy, living up to its title of Alabama’s International university, not only offers non-native English speaking students classes in learning English as a Second Language (ESL), but also offers a minor to native English-speakers in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) through the College of Communication and Fine Arts. Theresa Johnson, senior lecturer of English and a faculty adviser for TESOL, recommends TESOL as a practical minor. “If you want to find something to fill that extra little minor spot, use TESOL,” Johnson said.…
Read MoreStudent returns after year abroad
Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer While most study abroad programs at Troy are a semester long, Bailey Anne Corbin spent her entire junior year in Germany. Corbin, a senior global business major from Panama City, Florida, spent the year at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany, taking advantage of one of the longer options offered by Troy’s study abroad program. “When it comes to study abroad trips, longer is always better,” said Sarah McKenzie, the coordinator of Study Abroad at Troy. “A semester-long trip is better than a short trip and…
Read MoreISCO discusses reasons to study abroad
Bishal Niroula Contributor Students and faculty shared their experiences from a recent study abroad trip to China at the International Student Cultural Organization (ISCO)’s second meeting of the semester last Thursday for Study Abroad night. The presenters discussed many advantages to studying abroad. “Immersing yourself in other cultures only makes you empathetic, sympathetic, as well as knowledgeable,” said Lauren Post, a senior english major from Troy, in her speech about why studying abroad is important for students. Post was one of 10 students who studied abroad in China this summer.…
Read MoreDreams turn to reality in Spain for friends studying abroad
Erin Philpott Contributor For fellow Trojans Jenna Viets and Abby Blackwell, 2018 began a little differently than an average year. While other students were visiting family for the holidays and gearing up for the fresh start of a new semester, these two seniors were boarding a plane en route to Zaragoza, Spain, among a group of several Troy students. The chance to study abroad was an opportunity that turned their lifelong dreams into a reality. While living in a foreign country for five months may seem daunting to some, for Abby…
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