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The College, within its International Strategy, is committed to the promotion of study abroad and encourages all students to consider spending a semester in one of its 27 European partner institutions in Europe under the Erasmus Programme or, in the case of BEd students, in one of its other partner institutions in the USA, Africa, Hong Kong or China. There are also other opportunities to spend some time in various destinations under shorter exchanges within a range of additional schemes.
Students going on an Erasmus or an International exchange are expected to keep blogs in which they record and reflect on their personal, cultural and professional developments.
Andrew Currie is currently in Poland and writes:
This week I experienced what it is like to be busy again….. I began teaching in school, I collected assignment titles, I began preparing presentations and I realised that I need to be careful with my time now, especially as there are still many places I’d like to visit and discover in Poland and in neighbouring countries in the 6 weeks I have left …..
Emma Crilly in León, northern Spain:
I was on an Erasmus trip this week. We visited the south of Spain- Granada, Malaga, Seville and Cordoba. It was a lot to pack in to five days but it was a great experience and allowed me to experience a culture that is completely different from that of the north of Spain. For a start, the south was roasting when we were down there- it was 35degrees every day and I could clearly see why siestas exist in Spain as there is no way anything would get done in the hottest hours of the day! …..
Katharine Elkin in China:
On Friday we were back to teaching our two Year 3 classes. This time round it was nice to know what to expect and the kids even remember my name – well nearly! We taught our lesson on ‘my bedroom’ and again the pupils’ vocabulary surprised me and they were able to speak sentences reasonably well. Their behaviour was really good as well, and I found that they like to participate orally as much as possible. The lessons went well again, thankfully, even with some other education students from SCNU watching! …….
Rachel Green in Malaysia:
Life here has been extremely busy but enjoyable and we are embracing every opportunity that is given - including trying all the Asian delicacies! Time seems to be going so fast.
School has been going well, although a little more pressure this week. Last week I found that the majority of children are responding extremely well to positive reinforcement, although some of the children still have their moments! I guess it's a lot to do with the culture of the children…….
If you’d like to read more of Andrew’s, Emma’s, Katharine’s and Rachel’s blogs (and those of all the others) and see more of their pictures, go to:
The internal Stran web site …
Student Info Website ….
International Study ….
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