A compact Education Studies Programme

This is an outstanding choice option for Education majors, licensure students and Teaching Fellows to gain practical experience of the English school system, earn 4 units of credit while immersing themselves in English life and culture. This programme will enable you to be a more informed and effective educator. Moreover, it will enhance your profile and allow you to distinguish yourself to future employers.

Students have a unique opportunity to compare, theoretically and practically, the British and American educational systems. Our Comparative Education course (three units of transferable credit) will contrast and differentiate the goals and practices of primary and secondary education in the UK and the USA. Moreover, students are assigned a placement as a classroom assistant at a local primary or secondary school for one day a week for 4 weeks.

Course details

• All students are assigned a placement as a classroom assistant one day a week in a primary school. Students may also choose a placement in the Autism Centre located in one of the primary schools.

• All students take the Comparative Education course. (3 units of credit) This course will critically analyse educational systems, processes and outcomes in the USA and the UK. Students will also consider the nature and value of international comparisons for education. The aim of the course is to ensure familiarity of the UK and USA educational systems and to develop the ability to make basic and meaningful comparisons of educational systems across both countries. Moreover, students will be encouraged to reflect upon, explore, and refer to the practical experience gained as a result of their placement. (Syllabus available upon request).

• The Comparative Education Course is taught by a member of the Department of Education, University of Oxford. Moreover, students will have access to the well resourced library at Department of Education located a block away from our main teaching site.

For a full syllabus, contact manuela.williams@stclares.ac.uk.

Paul Sinclair, Director of Liberal Arts Programme, can give you more detailed information about the programme, what the requirements are and what to expect from this intensive programme.

Please note:

In order to take up a placement in a school, students must secure a full student visa and submit proof of a clean criminal record (for example police certificate or FBI clearance). Students are responsible for all costs associated with securing a full student visa.

2.2 Переведите текст.

2.3. Продумайте какие можно задать вопросы для уточнения информации о летних образовательных курсах за рубежом.

Дисциплина «Иностранный язык (немецкий)»

Занятие 18.03