How do the responses to the above questions differ based on gender and the duration of the study abroad program? The researcher did not find the different
responses to the above questions based on gender and the duration of the study abroad
program. Through the Summary of Findings, the females’ answers and the males’
answers were not very different because they had numerous similarities and
commonalities; one of the similarities and commonalities for both groups is that the
majority of the 30 Korean interviewees came to UNK to significantly improve their
English. In addition, as previously stated, there are 8 Korean students who want to
graduate from UNK, and 22 Korean students are attending UNK for a short period of
time as exchange students or visiting students. The only difference between the 8 Korean
students and the 22 Korean students is that the degrees will be given to them by UNK or
their home Korean universities. However, the 8 degree seeking students did not mention
that they came to UNK to receive the UNK undergraduate degree in the interview process.
Furthermore, the researcher discovered that a couple of the 8 Korean students and the 22
Korean students similarly decided to come to the United States to experience the
advanced areas of studies, such as aviation, leadership training, pharmacy, English,
psychology, and music performance. Therefore, through the above findings, the
researcher indicated that there is no difference to be found based on gender or the
duration of the study abroad program.
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Chapter Five Discussion and Implications This chapter explains about the comparison between the findings of this research
and the previous findings which were written in the Review of the Relevant Literature.
Furthermore, the researcher of this study indicates the future research in Chapter Five.