Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James McConnell, North Carolina State University; Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Global Programs

increasingimportance into the future.The Segovia experience focuses on developing the ability to use Spanish in a real life context, toexperience and gain an appreciation for the culture, technology, and society. It is designed forengineering students, 8 but the experience is applicable for any student with an open mind and aninterest in engineering topics as it relates to the rich culture of Medieval, Renaissance, andBaroque Spain.Students must have at least beginning, intermediate foreign language ability prior to the start ofthis program. Both courses are taught in Spanish and meet the General Education Programrequirement in the College of Engineering. FLS 212 - Spanish: Language, Technology, Culture This course teaches the structures

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Global Programs

words that they are citizens of the world as well as citizens of a particular country. An ability to exhibit a global mindset includes an understanding and avoidance of ethnocentrism, the idea that one’s own culture is superior to all other cultures. An ability to exhibit a global mindset is a state of mind that provides a positive disposition to be successful in a global environment8, 17, 25, 26, 27.   Engineers who exhibit a global mindset are “able to place technology in a global context, recognize the multidisciplinary and multicultural approaches to problem solving…and achieve a greater understanding of diversity”6. Each engineer should also comprehend the international dimensions of his/her major field of study28