Journal of International Students
Volume 8, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 1316-1327

Peers to peers: Developing a student-coordinated conversation partner program (Article)

Aaron R. , Cedeño C. , Gareis E. , Kumar L. , Swaminathan A.
  • a Department of Student Development and Counseling, Baruch College, CUNY, United States
  • b Baruch College, CUNY, United States
  • c Department of Communication Studies, Baruch College, CUNY, United States
  • d Baruch College, CUNY, United States
  • e Baruch College, CUNY, United States

Abstract

The lack of meaningful interaction between domestic and international students is a persistent concern in international higher education. Conversation partner programs are a promising measure to promote the rich and repeated contact necessary for the development of intercultural relationships and communication skills. This article describes the process of launching and managing a successful student-coordinated conversation partner program with no or minimal funding. The five core team members (two faculty advisors and three student leaders) explain why they created or joined the program, their responsibilities, what worked, what was challenging, and what they recommend should other institutions want to start a similar program. © Journal of International Students.

Author Keywords

culture Conversation partner program Student-coordinated Collaboration communication Friendship

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85048952282&doi=10.5281%2fzenodo.1254586&partnerID=40&md5=01935a1676151c06c77ee1f1d95b6621
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1254586
ISSN: 21623104
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English