Class Six: Writing to Ulster Students & Exchange Programs
Contact with the Northern Irish & Exchange Programs
Open up the software BlocNotes (WordPad or OpenOfficeWord). You will write two paragraphs (about 50 words each), one in English and one in French. The topic depends on the class you are in:
MONDAY
Group 7: Your favourite travel experience (or What is the funniest or most frightening travel experience you have had?)
Group 9: Your favourite travel experience (or What is the funniest or most frightening travel experience you have had?)
Group 5: Your favourite travel experience (or What is the funniest or most frightening travel experience you have had?)
Group 10: How much do you “consume” media (like TV, Radio or the Press) and does this influence the way you think?
GROUP 6: How much do you “consume” media (like TV, Radio or the Press) and does this influence the way you think?
Part Two: Exchange programs:
From the U-Cergy website homepage, find the section about studying abroad. (Hint, it’s in the International section)
- As an LEA student, what other countries can you study in?
Find information about the Erasmus program.
- What are the conditions for participating in the Erasmus program?
- What are some of the different steps taken before going on the Erasmus program?
- What must you do when you arrive in the foreign country? And when you come back to Cergy?
- Where can you turn if you don’t have the money to pay for your year abroad? (give two concrete examples, minimum)
- Also in the International section of the Cergy website, find the information about doing an international “internship”. Find out the conditions, and what organisation can give you information. (if you don’t know the word internship, look it up in the American Heritage dictionary online: http://www.bartleby.com/61/ or through Google)
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- Look up some other exchange programs by doing some keyword searches on the Net. (15-20 minutes)
- What keywords should you use? (remember KEEP IT SIMPLE and only put the ESSENTIAL words. So, think about what you are really looking for).
- Imagine that you want to go to study in the following different countries (and one more of your choice) (and it is not possible to go through the UCP). What programs (other than Erasmus or through the UCP) offer exchanges to these places?
==> Find at least three programs for the year to work or study (or both). What are the conditions to go? Does it cost anything? How long would you go for? Where would you live?
In the
(Do NOT spend more than 5 minutes on this in class. If the sound or video doesn’t work, go on to the next exercise)
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- What is a “Gap Year”? (10 minutes)
- What does a person usually do during a Gap Year?
- Give some examples of sites that help organise your Gap year. What do these sites offer?
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If time (if not do this at HOME): Look up CouchSurfing or the Hospitality Club. What do they offer or promote? How can these organisations be helpful in learning about different cultures and places?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvGuxP7-RI0 (this may be difficult to understand because they have a fake Italian accent).
Homework:
Read the article “The Call of the East”, The Economist,
What does CNN Student news provide to help you learn English better?
http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION/
Extra Information:
What kinds of education and training programs are offered through the following sites?
Union et aides européennes: http://europa.eu.int/
Programme Face: http://www.fnege.net/ (you may need to do a keyword search on this site)AJECID : http://acadmae.free.fr/AJECID/.
Internships international: http://www.backdoorjobs.com/ii.html
posted by Mme Bays_Cergy @ 11:25 AM
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