Study Abroad: the “discomfort zone”
Francesca Passeri
Introduction
This section aims to highlight the problem of the real perception of the study abroad experience in Florence and how the role of the teacher becomes fundamental, contributing significantly to debunk the image of the cultural context in which students will be immersed, or not, during the study abroad experience.
The “contact” with the Florentine reality, or rather with Florence (as Pisani says in his article in this same issue), actually takes place long before the arrival of the students, when, with the mediation of ambassadors’ students and dedicated offices, study abroad education is encouraged…