What to expect when studying abroad…

Some advice from me to you

Goodbye Beijing!

Hello Toronto!

Overview0DY

0program details0expectations0a comparison with AP

0Toronto0DOs and DON’Ts

(e.g. language, transportation, etiquette)

What is DY?030 hours of class per week

0core class (20 or 16)0seminar (4)0support (10)

0 assignments, tests, and more assignments0 5 Reading and Listening Reports0 4 Reading and Listening Tests0 3 Presentations0 3 in-class writing tests, research paper

DY – Expectations0plagiarism

0 extremely serious 0 turnitin.com

0time 0 non-existent 0 students tired0 teachers cannot teach

AP & YUELI

0Academic Program very diverse!0 Pre-academic, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5B, 5A, 6

016 hours core and one 4 hour (2x2hr) seminar/week

0Clubs 0 Dance Club0 Homework Club0 Soccer Club

0 Excursions (trips away from school)0 plays, Montreal, baseball game, etc.

Sample Schedules DY AP

Mon Tues Wed Thurs

Fri

9:00 Core class begins

11:00

Break

11:20 to1:00

C O R E

SEMINAR

C O R E

SEMINAR

C O R E

1-2 Lunch

2:00 Support class begins

4:30 GO HOME!!!

Mon Tues

Wed Thur

Fri

9:00 Core class begins

1100

Break

1120 to1:00

C O R E

SEMINAR

C O R E

SEMINAR

C O R E

TORONTO!!Dos and Don’ts

Do:know the lingo:

COINSEach coin has aname! Can youguess what each one is called?

dimenickelloonietooniepennyquarter

Can you guess this lingo: T.O. or t-Dot?

Toronto!!Dos and Don’ts

0Do:0 explore the city!

0check out free weekly newspapers to find out what’s happening!

0toronto.com has all the events in the city

SALSA on St. Clair

Nathan Phillips SquareMel Lastman Square

Harbourfront Centre

CONCERTSFOOD FESTIVALS TIFF

Toronto!!Dos and DON’Ts

0Don’t0 be discouraged by our crappy public

transportation

Toronto!!DOs and DON’Ts

0Do0 enjoy the freedom of the internet0 knowledge is power: keep up to date of news in

Canada AND China0 get used to Google – it’s our Baidu

0scholar.google.com0maps.google.ca0 images.google.com0etc. etc. etc.

0youtube.com is AMAZING

Toronto!!DOs and DON’Ts

0Don’t0 be racist, sexist, homophobic, ageist, anti-

semetic, anti-muslim, or discriminatory in any way

You are entitled to any of your opinions, but the rights of individuals as minorities are superior to your right of freedom of speech. YUELI and York have very strict anti-discrimination policies.

Toronto!!DOs and DON’Ts

0 Don’t0 say Toronto has bad food:

YORK UNIVERSITY + TORONTO2 x China Town JamaicanGreek Town EthiopianLittle Italy MexicanKorea Town JapaneseLittle India LebaneseLittle Portugal Thai etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. oh! and there is a ton of vegetarian and vegan options – delicious and healthy!!

Toronto!!DOs and DON’Ts

0Do0 be absolutely thrilled and delighted

by all the differences

AND

0Don’t0 let the inconveniences and small problems

affect you too negatively

Toronto!!DOs and DON’Ts

Well….actually the next slide is designed to help you with some…ummm… …etiquette…

….if you don’t want to offend Torontonians...

…or feel different from the locals…

…USE AT YOUR DISCRETION…

If it has come from your body, we don’t want to see it or share it…

When in Rome,

do as the Romans do.

Remember this idiom:

Good Luck!!

Stay in touch – I want to hear your impressions

about Canada too!