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Module Offerings

5117ENGL-JAN-MTP

Aims

The module aims to enable students to: 1. Reflect on and articulate the life skills, intercultural learning skills and transferable skills that living and working in another country requires them to develop. 2. Critically appraise their employment and workplace. 3. Critically reflect on and interpret their observations of American culture.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify, reflect on and articulate the skills and efficacies developed on this module and their relevance to other contexts, including employment.
2.
Critically appraise his/her employment and workplace.
3.
Critically reflect on and interpret his/her observations of American culture.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:1. Introduction to module 2. Working for Disney 3. Internships and Voluntary work 4. Summercamp and Resort work 5. How to get to America and make the most of your experience: workshop with returning students 6. How to write a resume, letter of application and personal statement 7. Skills for getting to America: how to do a good interview, and produce a budget and action plan 8. Observing American culture and intercultural learning 9. Researching an American organization: Disney 10. Researching an American organization: Summer Camp 11. Researching an American organization: Internships and Voluntary work 12. Health and Safety and Pre-departure Orientation
Module Overview:
The module aims to enable you to reflect on and articulate the life skills, intercultural learning skills and transferable skills that living and working in another country requires them to develop.
Additional Information:To complete this module, the student is normally required to work for a minimum of a month in the United States during the summer vacation between Levels 5 and 6. Prior to the visit, the student must secure employment in the States and attend preparatory sessions with the module tutor to ensure s/he has met the legal requirements for working in the States and received a cultural orientation and health and safety guidance. Through a series of lectures and workshops, the student will be informed about how to find work in the States and other aspects of preparation for the visit. Returning Level 6 students will also offer guidance, through workshops and on-line, to students taking the module. Students will receive intellectual and methodological preparation for undertaking the observation of American culture and analysis of work and the workplace; and for reflecting on the development of their skills, including those of intercultural learning. The assessment is 20% by a portfolio of preparatory exercises , and 80% by reflection (in blog posts).

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