The meaning and significance of study tour

"Study tour" is a new term in recent years and a new thing. It is neither a pure tour nor a pure study abroad. Its content runs through language learning and sightseeing, between them, and at the same time, it combines the contents of learning and tourism. It is an important manifestation that modern people pay more and more attention to spiritual life, and it is also a new way of education. On the premise of quality education in the future, the development space will be more and more broad. "Reading thousands of books is better than taking Wan Li Road" is a profound embodiment of study tour.

Second, the cultural background of study tour.

Study tour is mainly a professional service for students and people who want to go abroad in the future. With the change of economy and times, more and more people are taking part in study tours because they want to know about foreign customs and lifestyles. The countries studying abroad are mainly English-speaking countries, such as the United States, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The age of students participating in the study is generally between 13-23 years old. According to different study tours, the age requirements have also changed. Because studying abroad is different from studying abroad, there is no rigid requirement for language. The United States is the first target country for China students to study abroad. The study tour program will let more students know about the United States and prepare for studying abroad. In addition, studying in Europe is also a new route. Universities in many European countries are free of tuition fees and all kinds of benefits are good. Governments of various countries also have preferential policies for the employment of highly educated students, and the number of China students studying in Europe has soared year by year. There are more and more students studying in Europe.

Students will receive different length of foreign language courses or some introduction of local cultural background in local quality schools. This is the most direct embodiment of the word "learning" in "study tour". The typical study tour is arranged as follows: intensive English study is arranged in the morning, usually from Monday to Friday, with small classes taught by experienced English teachers, with an average of 6- 15 students per class; Compared with domestic classroom teaching, foreign teachers pay more attention to encouraging students to actively participate in classroom discussions, and the teaching content also revolves around topics that students are interested in; Teachers often use various tricks to enliven the classroom atmosphere and attract students' attention.

Schools usually arrange interactive learning and simple social activities for Chinese and foreign students in the afternoon, and encourage students to communicate with local students and students from all over the world in the morning using the English they have learned in class. This instant learning method has been proved to be one of the most effective and fast ways to learn English, and it is also the reason why study tour is welcomed by students and parents.

At the same time, the school also reasonably arranges tourism and entertainment activities, including visiting local universities, famous historical and cultural sites and tourist attractions, so that students can improve their spoken English in real daily life, experience the teaching atmosphere of famous foreign universities and learn about foreign customs. In foreign countries, China students are usually arranged to live in local residents' homes and have direct contact with host families. On the one hand, it can train students' confidence in language and overcome shyness; On the other hand, it is the most convenient way to understand foreign customs.

Third, the theme of holding study tours.

Broaden children's international horizons, enrich their life experiences, enhance their initiative, and cultivate their personality, international and diversified cultural concepts and thinking habits; Cultivate relatively independent survival ability and independent financial management ability, so that they can learn and think about how to cooperate with others; Influenced by advanced western educational systems and concepts, we can feel the unique English teaching style and pure English learning atmosphere in the West, and enhance students' perceptual knowledge and discrimination on foreign schools, educational models and quality; Lay a solid foundation for further development such as studying abroad in the future.

Fourth, the significance of study tour.

Study tour is the most traditional way of learning and education in the civilizations of all countries and nationalities in the world. The story of "Five scholars from the East congratulate the birth of Jesus Christ" recorded in the Bible, and the trip of Italian traveler Kyle L. Poirot in China all reveal the rich information contained in the ancient communication between the East and the West. Since ancient times, people in China have attached great importance to the important role of study tour in the formation of personality and knowledge. Confucius led his disciples to travel around the world to increase their knowledge, cultivate their quality and broaden their horizons. "Read thousands of books, Take Wan Li Road" is a famous old education motto in China.

In the sense of modern education, study tour is an international cross-cultural experiential education model that comes into being and matures with the development trend of world peace and globalization in the 20th century. Colleges and social institutions offer study tours for young people at home and abroad, actively encourage and correctly guide young students to visit and immerse themselves in different cultural environments, learn and understand non-native or non-native cultural and historical traditions through personal experience, and at the same time strengthen the improvement of foreign language level.

Practice has proved that by providing young students with a journey of cultural exploration and discovery with far-reaching educational significance, the study tour course is conducive to cultivating young students' civilized accomplishment and cultural tolerance spirit, enhancing their understanding and respect for different cultures, and enabling them to better understand and inherit the culture and historical traditions of their own nation and region. It has a particularly important role and good effect in language intensive training, ideological and moral education, personality cultivation education, cultural knowledge education and world peace education, and has been well received by governments, education circles and world peace education. Combining education with culture and tourism has become a global trend of the times and is widely welcomed by young students all over the world.

Five, study tour has the following characteristics:

1, improve language ability

By studying abroad, we can create a real language learning environment for teenagers, live in ordinary foreigners' families, live with ordinary foreigners, eat and live together, and improve their English information expression ability. In addition, only by living in the families of ordinary people and living with them can we truly locate the local culture. Culture is an abstract concept, which appears in books and manifests itself in different cultural forms, while culture is more concrete, vivid and intuitive, which is manifested in the lives of ordinary people. The process of study tour is the process of transforming abstract culture into concrete culture.

2. Broaden the horizons of teenagers.

Visiting the history of different civilizations is conducive to a better understanding of the present and future of mankind; Experiencing different cultures is conducive to a deeper understanding of one's own nation and country; Immersion in the observation and research of non-native social life is conducive to the improvement of non-native language ability and the rediscovery of classroom knowledge; The experience of studying in the world is conducive to broadening the horizons of young people. Through a variety of study tour activities, we will guide young people to actively participate in social practice, understand the national conditions and people's livelihood, feel the pulse of the times, cultivate hands-on ability and innovation ability, cultivate sentiment and cultivate character, and reach the realm of "reading thousands of books and taking the Wan Li road".

3. Cultivate independent personality.

Adolescence is the golden age of finding oneself, building self-confidence and cultivating independent personality in life. By living independently abroad, young students can not only learn a responsible attitude towards life earlier, but more importantly, they can receive international education earlier, get familiar with languages, get a deeper understanding of various forms of foreign civilizations, learn their excellent cultural traditions, broaden their horizons and expand their interpersonal relationships.

4. Experience multiculturalism

Get close to the excellent history and culture of mankind, visit the historical sites of different civilizations in the world, experience the life feelings brought by different cultures, respect and rely on the cultural, linguistic and spiritual heritage of mankind, tolerate social, political, religious and beliefs different from their own, and inherit and enrich the cultural and moral values of all mankind. So as to ensure and uphold the universally accepted humanitarian values and the spirit of democracy, freedom and tolerance in human society.

Study tour is by no means enjoyment, but a feeling, a life experience; Approaching the process of internationalization and participating in international activities, I believe that the summer camp for studying abroad for about half a month, experiencing local customs and accepting the influence of foreign cultural atmosphere will definitely add a little life training to you and improve your independence; Add an intangible wealth to your life journey, increase your experience and knowledge, and cultivate your thinking habits from the perspective of globalization; Leave you unforgettable memories and fully feel the endless fun of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

Types of study tours:

1. Language study tour: Language study tour is about learning languages, such as English, Japanese, Korean and Thai. Among them, English study tour is the most popular.

2. Special study tour: study local skills in various countries. This kind of study tour requires a certain degree of professionalism, such as learning Thai food in Thailand, learning wine in New Zealand and learning yoga in India.

3. Customized study tour: According to individual needs, tailor-made study tour plans such as study tour country, study tour content and study tour time have become the most fashionable study tour method at present.

The purpose of study tour:

Study tour is by no means enjoyment, but a feeling, a life experience; Approaching the process of internationalization and participating in international activities, I believe that studying abroad for half a month to half a year, coupled with the influence of foreign cultural atmosphere, will definitely add a little life training to you and improve your independent ability; Add an intangible wealth to your life journey, increase your experience and knowledge, and cultivate your thinking habits from the perspective of globalization; It will also prepare you for studying abroad in the future, leave you unforgettable memories and fully feel the endless fun of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

Study tour-for China teenagers under the background of globalization-can be regarded as the first response to the "call from afar". Distant, first of all, is a concept of space, but it also has time, more spirit and spirituality ... In other words, distant is not only the outside world, but also the future world and the world in our hearts. -Yu Hongmin, founder of New Oriental

Benefits of study tour:

1, pure foreign language environment learning, foreign language level improved quickly;

2. Stay with local families and learn about foreign lifestyles;

3. Interact with foreign students in the classroom and experience the unique learning style of foreign countries;

4. Establish international friendship and make foreign friends;

5. Improve independence and cultivate team spirit;

6. Visit internationally renowned universities and establish lofty life ideals;

7. Visit scenic spots around the world and enjoy beautiful scenery;

8. Establish a good visa record to lay the foundation for successfully obtaining a visa for studying abroad in the future.

Modern concept

1965, Bertil Hult took a group of Swedish students in Europe to Britain to study English and go sightseeing, learn and practice the language in the actual environment and feel different cultures. Overseas study tour has been developed in the world for nearly half a century, and now it is gradually loved and sought after by everyone in China.

Thanks to China's 30-year reform and opening up, more and more China families are able and willing to invest in their children's education, and studying abroad has gradually become one of their long-term training plans. Therefore, in recent years, the number of students participating in study tours has increased year by year. In fact, for countries like Britain, America and Australia, the total number of students who travel to these places is similar every year. It can only be said that students choose their own destinations in different seasons or according to their own needs. For example, in summer vacation, the climate in Britain and America is very pleasant. At present, Britain and America are much more popular than Australia. During the winter vacation, it is the summer in Australia. China students who go to Australia can get rid of the severe winter and enjoy the blue sea and golden sands on the other side of the ocean. At this time, the popular weather vane points to Australia.

In fact, the knowledge that students can gain by participating in overseas study tours is closely related to the types, schedules, staffing and teaching arrangements of study tours. If students take part in a study tour abroad, which is no different from an adult sightseeing tour, and take a quick look at the local scenic spots in a short time, this pure tourist summer camp can only bring sensory stimulation to children in a short time at best, but can't deeply understand the history, origin, local cultural customs and customs of these scenic spots.