gls sophomore fall presentation
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Overview of the GLS Curriculum and Global Study preparation for GLS sophomores.TRANSCRIPT
GLOBAL LIBERAL STUDIES: Mapping the Next
Three Years
Making Sense of the GLS ExperienceThe Four-Year Journey
Take two lefts, three rights, another left , four rights, two lefts, three rights, and you can’t miss it.
How We Feel When We Realize It’s a Bit More Complicated
Orientating Yourself
Looking Back: The Freshman Year
• Completed Coursework– SF I-III; CF I-III; W I-II; Language, Science,
Global Cultures
• Completed Transition(s)– New York as Culture Center– Tools for transition to freshmen year; reuse…
• Mentors/Advisors• Colleagues/Friends
What’s Happening Now: The Sophomore Year
• Bridge Between the Foundations of Freshman Year and Independent Research
• Coursework– CF/SF III; Sophomore Seminars; Language;
remaining science• Assessing the Ground: Subject Areas of Interest;
Potential Minors• GLS Monthly Meetings• Co-curricular Activities
What’s Next?
Looking Ahead: The Junior Year
Junior Year Sites• Berlin• Buenos Aires• Florence• Madrid• Paris• Shanghai• Tel Aviv
Students spend the full year at each site to immerse themselves in local language and culture.
PREPARING FOR YOUR JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD
Tip One: Know Where You’re Going
Familiarize Yourself with Your Destination and Junior Year Home
• Know What’s Going on Now: Read the News• Know What’s There: Buy a Guidebook; check out
online sites; get a map and post it on your wall• Know What’s Happened there: Acquaint Yourself
with the site’s history• Look for an email with a site cheat-sheet with site-
specific readings, films, and web-resources
Tip Two: Visit the “Embassy”: Cultural Centers at NYU
• NYU has cultural centers for each of the sites:– La Maison Francaise– Deutsches Haus– China House– Casa Italiana– CLACS– King Juan Carlos of Spain (for both BA and Madrid)– Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies
• Get on their mailing list; start attending cultural events
Tip Three: Get Acquainted with the Locals
and the Language
• Speaking Freely• City-wide language meet-ups with native
speakers and committed practitioners• Cultural Exchanges: Request to meet NYU
International Students from your site for language and cultural exchange
Pre-Departure Meetings
• October 2011: Spring Registration Advising• November 2011: Site Rep Meetings (Week of Nov. 15)• February 2012: Spring GLS meetings recommence
– Experiential Learning– Culture Shock and Pre-departure– Senior Thesis and Independent Research
• April 2012: Register for Fall 2011 Classes at Your Site– Also, pre-departure orientations for your junior year home
CAVE COLLEGE
Highlights of Your Itinerary
• Senior Thesis: Independent Research• Upper-level Language Level• Year-long global study and cultural immersion• Experiential Learning: an improvement on and
refinement of the traditional “internship” concept• Global Networking: Peer-to-peer with classmates,
mentors, advisors• Interdisciplinary curriculum that exposes to you a wide
variety of subject areas for research, as well as academic and professional study
Experiential Learning: Framing Your Immersion Abroad
• Language: Higher-level=more opportunity for immersion and options
• Variation among the Sites: Cross-listing, shared goals, and cohort
• List of Experiential Learning Placements: Projected for Spring Semester Meetings