...Expository Essay Topic: Option 1 Worksheet If you selected Option 1 for this assignment, complete the following worksheet: |What general topic have you selected? | | | | | | |Education | |What components, or subtopics, are related to this topic? |History of education | | |Classroom discipline | | |Foreign education | | |Education disparity | | |Foreign exchange program | |What particular aspect of this topic interests you most? |Foreign exchange program | | | | | ...
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...PRE-APPLICATION FORM 2016-17 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (K-L YES) Funded/ sponsored by : In cooperation with: Please attach passport-sized photo here ! ! ! App. No.: I. PERSONAL INFORMATION Complete name as appears in NSO birth certificate/passport: (Last / First / Middle) Birthdate: (mm/dd/yy) Complete home/mailing address: (House No., Street, Barangay, City/Municipality, Province) Home phone w/ area code, if any: Region: Mobile phone/s, if any: Gender: □ Male □ Female ZIP Code: Email/s, if any: Name of Father/Legal Guardian: Name of Mother/Legal Guardian : Job/Occupation & Employer Name: Job/Occupation & Employer Name: Work or Mobile Phone/s, if any: Email/s, if any: Work or Mobile Phone/s, if any: Email/s, if any: My Passport No. (if available): My Passport issue date: My Passport expiry date: City/Country issuing passport: PHILIPPINES Religion: □ Christianity □ Islam □ Other __________________ Ethnic background, if applicable: Foods I cannot eat / Allergies: Native/Foreign languages spoken: Family/relative who has participated in an YES Program or other AFS exchange program: No. of My Siblings (brothers/sisters): □ Yes, I have a relative who has participated in YES Program or AFS exchange program. □ No, I don’t have a relative who has participated in YES or other AFS exchange program. IF yes, name of relative: Relationship: Program Name/Destination: ...
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...experience into question. When I feel very depressed about my future like this, however, I always consciously keep telling myself that although it does not guarantee or is not related to my success, all experiences are meaningful, “The Journey is the reward.”. In this line of thought, I try to challenge diverse experiences and find precious meanings in them. My name is Gyung Eun Kim, and I am glad to have this opportunity to apply to Exchange Student Program (ESP). Of course, curriculum in Yonsei University are so systematic and interesting that I have learned various fields of study deeply. I have always dreamed of studying abroad, especially in United States, though, because it can offers a lot of different and valuable experiences First of all, the main advantage of studying in US is that I can learn about my major ‘communication’ from various views. I have dreamed of being journalist since I was in high school, and that’s the main reason why I entered in to Yonsei University and major in Communication now. In major classes, I repeatedly heard that students who want to learn journalism more can experience the most developed and ‘time-honored’ journalism study in United States. That’s because the majority of theories in Communication came from professors of universities in US and US have much longer history in journalism than Korea. Therefore, In US, by listening lectures about history of journalism in US and watching a lot of news channels, I can learn much more diverse views and...
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...SELF (Study in English, Lyon, France) The SELF is an upper-division undergraduate level program entirely taught in English. It offers approximately 20 courses in the following fields: law, political science, business and humanities. The SELF will help students get familiar with the French University system and culture. It can also help them improve their proficiency so as to study in French the following semester (except for beginners). DEUF (Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires French) Specific This training can be followed for a semester or a full academic year. Control knowledge Attendance: - Attendance is compulsory (FLE and introduction to French culture included), any unexcused absence may result in the issuance of non DEUF. Rating: The assessment is based on continuous assessment or final exams sometimes called partial. For "being chosen", the distribution coefficients between continuous, midterms and final exams are given for each subject in the graduation examination schemes in which the courses are taken. a) In the case of continuous Continuous monitoring is defined by each teacher whose material is subjected to this test. It corresponds to a paper or on a field study on a literature or any other form of preparation work. It can be individual or collective, whether written or oral. Any unexcused absence in a test continuously within 8 days following the event prohibits the averaging of the material and of the year. It is therefore adjourned...
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...SEP Exchange Places Allocation Grading System Strategic Objectives * In line with the School mission and vision, the overall allocation of places at Universities for Exchange is modified to recognize Business Students who embody the A.C.E attributes of our School’s Values : Analytical (Rigorous and critical thinking), Caring (Having a heart for those around them, and for global, social causes) and Enterprising (Embrace the spirit of leadership, entrepreneurship, creativity and boldness to step up, and step out) * Encourage holistic development of BBA students beyond academics * Improve the evaluation parameters in the allocation of SEP places to students * Increase transparency in the SEP selection system Operational Objectives * Reduce weightage of the Cumulative Average Point in SEP admissions/allocations * Include co-curricular parameters into the overall consideration for SEP admissions/allocations * Ensure a transparent, meritocratic system of selection/allocation of SEP places to students who demonstrate the values of the School (ACE) Grading Structure Parameter | Max number of points/Weightage (%) | Remarks | Cumulative Average Point (CAP) | 70 | CAP to be re-weighted to 70% (Out of a possible maximum of 70 points, down to 2 decimal places) | Co-curricular Activity (CCA) Involvement | Up to 10 | Applicants will be awarded up to 5 points for each CCA involvement. A maximum of 10 points (2 CCAs) can be counted.Can be NUS based...
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...Student Handbook 2012 WELCOME TO WAIKATO Welcome to the University of Waikato. I hope you make the most of your time here and the opportunities that will present themselves during the course of your study. You have come to an excellent university that is ranked top in 10 subjects under the Government’s Performance Based Research Fund. We are also internationally connected; we have research connections and student exchanges with some of the world’s top universities. I urge you to consider taking part in these while you are with us. Here at the University of Waikato, you will be taught by lecturers who are leaders in their fields of research and who win national teaching awards. We are proud of our academic quality and the fact that we turn out sought-after graduates who go on to take up important roles in all parts of the world. You will already have noticed our beautiful campus which is set in 68 hectares of gardens, green space and lakes. At the heart of it all is the new Student Centre, which was completed in 2011. With its accessible areas, Library services and multitude of facilities, it is a place for students to study or just gather together and we are very proud of this building. In 2011 we celebrated 10 years of another important building, the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts. This world-class facility was the vision of a group of driven Waikato people. It quickly became a focal point in the campus and continues to be an important venue for the performing...
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...that I was a part of, visiting museums, Quebec, Hawaii and Mexico and introducing me directly to new cultures, people and ideas through the people they knew. My Rabbi, doing justice to John Dewey’s philosophy of education, encouraged active participation, questioning and free thinking about religion, ideas and history, leading the way for me to put this knowledge to use in high school and work. My high school, participated heavily in the foreign exchange student program and also was home to many immigrants. From Russia, Japan, Germany, Vietnam and Taiwan, to name a few, I became friends with pretty much all of them. I also participated in the key club, in which I started international day, which was so popular that it became twice a semester. International day had booths and information representing every culture on campus they included food, games, music and dancing. Key club members involved, the language department teachers as well the community and extended are meetings into summer, where we were we met the new foreign exchange students prior to school and had a meet and greet the week before school begun. Looking back, I believe that I was lucky to have gone to this school and experienced and implemented unique ways of seeing the diversity of the world, it was a way that I actively showed how I was part of the global community. Another global community that I am...
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...Tiange Zou Dr.Backman English 100 January 30, 2012 Memoir of an Autistic Kid I was born and raised in China. According to its law every family is only allowed to have one child. Therefore, I grew up with no brothers or sisters. My parents used to be very busy with their work when I was a toddler. They left home very early in the morning and came back very late, so I did not see my parents often. My grandma was the only person to look after me at that time. Thinking back, the only time I saw my parents was during the weekends. I would sometimes look for my mom and dad. I asked my grandma one time: “where are Mom and Dad?” My grandma was a very humble and good-hearted person. She would say, “Mom and dad are working today and they will bring your favorite toys home tonight. So, you had better be a good boy tonight and finish your dinner.” I did not see any toy the next day and would forget to ask about my toys.My grandma used to spoil me a lot because my parents were not around and I was her only grandson at the time. She would feed me 3 meals a day and give me anything I ask for. She would carry me around even though I was capable of walking by myself. She would not to go to sleep before I fall asleep.Under this kind of circumstance, I gradually became self-centered and did not know how to communicate with others well. When I grew much older, I thought I was very special and could have everything from...
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...Personal Statement For most of my life, I have been interested in having diverse cultural experiences. After, travelling to various countries, I had the opportunities to spend half a year as an exchange student in UCD in Ireland in 2011. In 2009, I spent half a year on an exchange program at the University College Dublin in Ireland. Like other international students, I came across problems with language barriers and cultural differences in a foreign country. I grew up in Beijing, China, and encountered differences such as study habits and social customs that were new to me. However, as they say, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. I made lots of friends there and fell in love with Ireland together with my fellow members and friends. I broadened my mind and horizons, acquainting myself with new friends and learning a large amount about Ireland and the people who live there, develop as a global citizen. I am energetic and willing to share experiences with peers. When applying for a Master’s degree, New York was my first choice. I had been here once and the activities and opportunities here totally caught me. Remembering Beijing, the same metropolitan-smell in New York just stimulates my desire to explore more. I have made some friends in classes and student clubs in the past academic year, however, I hope to have a bigger platform to meet more people of similar interest and explore together. I have lots of ideas, and I have the motivation to put them into action...
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...Student Mobility & the International Table of Content 1. Introduction……………………………………………………..…………….……….3 2. History and Development……………………………………………………...…...…4 2.1 The First Stage …………………………………………………..….…………….…..4 2.2 The Second Stage……………………………………………….…………….….........5 2.3 The Third Stage…………………………………………….………………….….…...5 2.4 The Fourth Stage………………………………………………………………………5 3. Signing of the Bologna Declaration……………………….………………………….6 3.1 Bologna Reform……………………………………………………………………….7 3.2 Credit Point System………………………………………………………...…………7 4. Statistics……..…………………………………………………………………………9 5. Funding…………………………………………………………………………...…..10 6. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………11 7. Literature and Sources………………………………………………………………13 1. Introduction The Bologna process has made positive contributions to the higher education system in Europe by enabling better quality in education, opportunities for mobility, and by challenging national borders[1]. Teichler, the author of International Student Mobility in Europe in the Context of the Bologna Process, states in his article that ministers in various European countries have adopted similar study programs in hopes of increasing the attractiveness for students from other parts of the world to study in Europe and to promote intra-European mobility[2]. These study programs would offer the student...
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...assimilate, while others resort to crime. These rapid changes direct American society in a new cultural direction. This research paper will attempt to define and explore the term culture shock, identify different stages in the process, share first-hand experiences and provide some personal remedies for dealing with culture shock as it relates to International travel. Modern technology allows an increasing amount of people to travel easily and quickly more often. Though man has always been mobile and has throughout history interacted with other units, tribes, nations and peoples, never before has the position of the individual been so favorable. Traveling and living abroad is more the standard than an exception among young students nowadays. With the flow of people also flow new ideas, concepts, ideologies and views. Through school and educational background, the media and arts, new views are continually being introduced to the public. However, only through traveling and living abroad can one get the actual experience of the things that we hear about in the classroom or on television. The term ‘culture shock’ was originally created by the anthropologist Oberg to describe the effects that living in a different country or culture can have. Oberg assumed that we go through distinct phases in adapting to a foreign environment. We start in a honeymoon phase where we see everything as positive and enjoy the...
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...Involvement Interim Reflection #3 LOG: * The date: 4th Week of October. * Location: Children’s learning center. * Short Description: Assistant teacher (helping the teacher to take care of the kids). Mini-Reflection: During the 4th week of October, I decided to volunteer for the center of international programs since I am an international student. I worked with some international students that I’ve already met before and some other American students, everyone was motivated and ready to help this event. I had the task to promote studying abroad for Shawnee state students and invite people to lectures, lunches, and parties during the international week. I was surprised that a lot of people were scared to study abroad for many reasons. The most common reason was the price and the language. I explained to them that Shawnee State University had sister universities all over the world, that means that you pay the tuition, housing, and meals in USA before leaving for the same price. Akhawayn university is a sister university in my country Morocco where I studied for two years, so I gave a lot of information for students about the college where they can study all courses in English, and about the unique location of morocco in Africa and a couple miles away from Europe. I felt really comfortable in what I’m doing and I decided to attend all the lectures even if it was not counted in my community service. This experience brought me to the past before coming to the united states...
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...Statement of Purpose for Student Exchange Program I firmly believe that our circumstances drive our thought process and our thought process becomes our identity. To further the development of my thoughts, my perspective and to add meaning to it I find Student Exchange program a perfect fit and my calling. I would certainly like to capitalise on it by learning and understanding how things function differently in International environment. FH Kufstein Tirol University of Applied Sciences ranks in the finest Universities in Europe and since marketing is my field of interest I believe it will be an excellent opportunity for me to work under the finest faculty in the world. I find marketing to be a kind of field that one cannot master by studying through books and classes alone. I believe overall exposure would certainly help in grooming and making of any manager and more so if he is interested in marketing. I am a very curious person by nature and would never want to miss out on gaining new experiences. I feel it would make my Dubai experience more wholesome and complete. Austria is a wonderful country to explore and dwell on my curiosity to learn about how business works in that part of the world, more importantly how people there look at different customer setting to add one important perspective to my global arsenal. SEP would give me the chance to work with multi-nationalities and with this develop a better understanding of myself by understanding different cultures. My academic...
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...Support programs for exchange student in university. Student Name; Institutional affiliation; Date; Q1. - Ideal network of support. International exchange program students from universities may find it challenging to cope with life and education at their new university and country. An ideal network of support is described as a combined set of organs and resources that have been put together by the university to assist the international exchange students adjust to their respective academic courses and new university and country setting. Diagram showing network of support for new (international and national) students: Course department Course department Guidance and counseling Guidance and counseling Accommodation and transport Accommodation and transport Administration Administration Student Student Health and wellness Health and wellness Finance Finance Q2.-The importance of each unit and its contribution to success of the student. * Academic department- deals with the course material, exam timetable and results, reference material and individual attention from faculty members. E.g. Physics department, Electrical engineering department, English department * Health and wellness department- deals with the physical (sports), spiritual, social and medical needs of the student.it encompasses the Medical Center, Sports Office, social events and programs religious centers * Guidance and counseling department- deals with mental, social...
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...English 90 5 June 2015 How International Students Deal with Culture Shock The population of international students in foreign countries continues to surge in recent years with students coming from a range of nationalities. For instance, according to the Institute of International Education, “Over 723,270 international students intended [sic] U.S. Colleges, universities and institutes in the 2010 – 2011 school year” (Foreign Students). The number of foreign students in the United States has been increasing gradually over the past few years. “Numerous universities specifically take measures to attract international students for financial reasons as well as a measure to enrich the college environment and add diversity to the students’ population” (Hser 37). However, many international students have been facing many challenges and problems to adapt themselves to the new foods, activities, cultures, customs and languages in the foreign country. The process of adapting, understanding and recognizing these changes is called culture shock. The deep understanding of the meaning of culture shock, the stages of culture shock and the solutions to overcome culture shock can reduce the rate of culture shock problems. The phrase “culture shock” denotes the anxiety that can be experienced when people move from a familiar culture to a different culture. It can affect anyone who travels to a foreign country at any time, perhaps especially international students. According to Oberg, “Culture shock...
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