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Course Syllabus

TESL 1050 International Partners

  • Division: Humanities
  • Department: Languages & Linguistics
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 1; Lab: 0
  • Repeatable: Yes. Up to 4 credits
  • Prerequisites: N/A
  • Corequisites: N/A
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Summer 2023
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Spring 2028
  • End Semester: Spring 2029
  • Optimum Class Size: 20
  • Maximum Class Size: 20

Course Description

In this course students from different countries will be matched as partners to participate in cultural awareness activities. Students will respond to their experiences. Formerly TESL 1051 and TESL 1052.

Justification

As access to technology and travel progress, the world is becoming a smaller and smaller place. The opportunity to develop intercultural understanding and global awareness should be available to students at Snow College where the majority of students come from monocultural backgrounds. This course offers an excellent opportunity to build international awareness in a nurturing environment. This course is required for completion of the AA and AAS in Teaching English as a Second Language.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will increase their understanding of new cultures and ideas that are different from their own.
  2. Students will increase their awareness and respect for others' religious, political and social beliefs.

Course Content

Students from different countries will be matched as partners for the duration of the course. Partners will participate in cultural activities such as sporting events, plays, movies, dances, recitals, concerts and political meetings that are approved by the instructor. Students will respond to these experiences by writing in a reflective journal. Students will demonstrate critical consideration of the experiences by addressing a variety of areas such as communication breakdown, cultural variations, learning experiences and cultural differences.