In consequence of the rapid strengthening of the yen after the 1980's, Japan's number of overseas travelers showed a rapid increase. The stage has changed from going overseas as something to long for to something to experience. Formerly, study abroad was confined to a select few under programs such as the Fulbright scholarships. Now it is possible for everyone to enhance English proficiency, experience life in foreign countries,or to obtain qualifications. Also the tremendous progress of information technology in the age of IT enables students to know things happening around the world in an instant. What matters is how to manage this abundance of information and to make it part of oneself.In such a global context, Shohoku College offers junior college students what might be called "an experience in living overseas," that is, a three-month study abroad program in Canada or Australia. This paper attempts to examine the effectiveness of the program on students' English proficiency, their student lives after returning to Japan, their future and way of thinking.
3ヶ月留学実施における教育的意義について
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