Situation: you are going to study a program or a semester abroad. To be sure about this decision, you will have to look for information about the country and university that best accomplish your expectations.
1. You will look for information about the country or city in which the university is located (location, currency, population, weather, typical food, transport, life cost, cultural aspects, etc).
2. You will look for the main information about the university you are interested in. Go to the website of the university and read about its main facts and history, programs, campuses, services and resources.
3. You will look for information about the specific program you would like to study in this university (subjects, admissions, facilities and resources, etc).
4. You will design a brochure and a poster with the information you analyzed and summarized about the country, university and program.
5. At the end of the semester you will present your project in a fair with other classmates and groups.
1. Chose the topic:
Country
University
Program
2. State the questions that will lead your project
Example:
Why am I interested in this country?Where is the university located?
Why is this university the best option to study?
How much is a year in this university?
3. Read the information you found about the country and culture, university, and program. Underline the strange words and look for the meaning in a dictionary.
4. Build your glossary about the project
Include common or specific words and expresssions related to your topic.
Your glossary should contain at least 15 new words or expressions you will use in your project.
Each word should have a definition in English and one sentence in context that you will include in your project.
Example:
1. Lake:
A body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
Canada has around three millions lakes in its territory.
Take a look at these links: Country Guides
Convenios Universidad Nacional
5. Classify and organize the information you found for the project:
Classify the information based on the questions you stated for the project.
You can answer the questions or state topics and subtopics related to it.
Example by questions:
What is the weather of Australia like?
What are the languages spoken in this country?
Example by topics:
Weather
Principal Languages
6. Do a graphic organizer to classify and summarize the information and/or topics you will include in your project.
Design the graphic organizers for your project. You can create one that includes the main information about the country, university and program or you can design one per each topic.
Theses are some sites that will help you create your graphic:
Design the graphic organizers for your project. You can create one that includes the main information about the country, university and program or you can design one per each topic.
Theses are some sites that will help you create your graphic:
Choose the graphic organizer that is best for your project.
Take a look at the following examples of graphic organizers designed by some students:
ENGLISH CENTRAL: ACADEMIC ENGLISH
Courses: Studying Abroad
https://es.englishcentral.com/videos#/!/index/all/all/easiest
https://es.englishcentral.com/login?continue=/courses/preview/134
Login to Central English and do the exercises from this course:
8 Units - 25 Videos
Looking for the best University
Video: University of Canterbury
http://www.edwiseinternational.com/study-in-newzealand/universities/university_of_canterbury_video.asp
Videos about Universities in the World
http://www.edwiseinternational.com/about/university-video-new-zealand.asp
Model to write your descriptive paragraphs
Sample Brochures
University of Melbourne
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Kks15drcE3LTF6QnF4ZXlrVkU/view?usp=sharing
UTS
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6Kks15drcE3Q3p6MFVzQlNzbm8
Are you looking for a perfect career?
This site will inform you about jobs and work experience, postgraduate studies, career advice, and how to apply for a university.
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/browse-a-to-z#top
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PREPARING YOUR GRADUATE SCHOOL INTERVIEW
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