Prickly Pear, Yearbook of Abilene Christian University, 1996 Page: 70
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1996 P r i c kl 1y P e a r
Learning in Classrooms without Walls
A midst the mountain grandeur of the Swiss Alps,
the medieval spires of Prague or along the
famous Thames river, ACU students earned college
credit in the summer of 1995, but they gained
more than text book knowledge while witnessing
what the sun illuminates when it rises on the other ted _
side of the world.
The Summer I and Summer II classes traveled to
Switzerland to study international marketing, photog- l
raphy and mass communication law, while the I -
Summer II classes traveled to Prague, Czech
Republic, to study British literature, Reformation history,
political science and art.
Students also had the chance to take field trips, listen
to guest speakers and tour different countries.
Michael Perkins, senior business major from
Abilene, said, "Class was not always in the classroom.
We took a train to the city to learn about the
products and tourism of the country, and then related
them to our culture."
"Switzerland had different types of marketing and
very little promotion compared to the states, and with
more of the attitude: 'We have a right to be in business;
we are not here to serve you.'"
Diane Obial, junior psychology major from
Chicago, Ill., who traveled on the Prague trip said, "I
learned more from actually looking at the architecture
in museums and the paintings than I would learn
in any classroom."
Angela Kennedy, senior public relations major from
Carrolton, described the experience as, "The whole
city was an open air museum of both old and new.
The phrase we used was 'a classroom without walls.'
The whole trip felt like that."
Many of the students found cultural differences in
contrast to the typical American culture.
"The shops were very slow paced. They closed at
noon and opened at 2 p.m. They were never open on A Lee Ann Blair, junior education major from Richardson, Kylee Wise, senior biology
Sunday or Saturday," Michael said. major from Dallas, [ane Pittard, senior English major from San Antonio, and Christy
Mandy Morue, senior human development and family McMackins, senior psychology major from San Diego, Calif., walk up the winding road
studies major from Scottsdale, Ariz., said, "I noticed the to centuries Old Karlstejn Castle outside Prague. (Photo by Angela Kennedy).
differences in the way people interact in more of a
closed environment; family is very important."
The foreign sunrises revealed more than a variety of
geographical and architectural differences.
"When I traveled through the Czech Republic, this
country was still rebuilding itself, and I could see the
spirit and the pride in them. They were so proud of
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