The Reality and Multiculturalism of ACES Study Abroad

Throughout of research project, I discovered many issues that are involved in ACES Study Abroad programs. In order to do my project, I interviewed the Dean of the ACES Study Abroad, analyze the texts of ACES studying abroad, survey couple of students, and search some related information from the IDEALS and UIUC library. After all these methods I have done, I was able to write my research paper with tons of information on my hand. I divided my paper into six different parts; introduction, cultural diversity and multiculturalism of studying abroad, family issues/background of study abroad, cultural differences, finding one???s own heritage when study abroad, and conclusion. After the research, I found out that the mission of ACES Study Abroad Program is to help students for global citizenship, guiding them to a greater understanding of world and domestic cultures. ACES Study Abroad also increases the sense of multiculturalism for the students by providing many different countries for students to study abroad. I also found out that most of the minorities, especially African American students are not able to study abroad due to their family financial problems and their parents??? conservative thinking that studying abroad is not safety and it is big step to let theirs to study far away from them. After this project, I investigated that some students don???t want to study abroad because of cultural differences and barrier. They are afraid of that they do not know how to communicate with other people whose cultures are completely different from them. Also most of the students tend to study abroad to a place that is not too foreign them. They want to study abroad at a place that they can find their own heritage.unpublishe