Task: my gap year US
Step 1
- you have decided that you´d like to spend a year abroad after your Abitur.
- you would feel more comfortable if you could do that with one or two friends.
- discuss whether you would prefer to:
- work as an au-pair
- work as a volunteer with children
- work as a volunteer in a community project
- work as a volunteer in an environmental project
- take notes on the relevant arguments that you needed to decide on an option
Step 2
- you have decided on the way you would like to spend your gap year
- discuss with your partner(s) what kind of information you need
➥ take notes on the information that you think you need
Step 3
- search the net for non-commercial organizations that offer gap year stays
➥ take notes on
- how you searched for an organization
- the organizations
- their conditions for accepting people
- the countries you can go to
Links you can use:
https://internationalvolunteering.com accessed 19.04.2017 15.49
http://afs.org/ 19.04.2017 15.50
http://collegelists.pbworks.com/w/page/16119457/Gap%20or%20Service%20Year%20Programs (Portal) accessed 19.04.2017 15.52
https://ulladulla-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/careers/gap-year.html accessed 19.04.2019
http://collegecounselling.com/College-Counseling-College-Gap-Year-Options.html accessed 19.04.2019 (Liste) accessed 19.04.2017 15.57
If you use more/different addresses consult the page How to search the net
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Step 4
- to be accepted you will have to prove that you have to be open-minded towards a different culture and that you are prepared to learn how to behave in a culturally acceptable way
- watch the following two links to get an idea of what it means to live in a different culture:
- https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/intercultural-communication.html accessed 19.04.2017 15.25
- http://www.englishandculture.com/blog/bid/71208/Your-Intercultural-Communication-Skills-5-Ways-to-Improve accessed 19.04.2017 15.27
- Take notes
- Consider what you have learned about meeting people from other cultures (this year and last year)
- Collect ideas which aspects of living together might be different in the country of your choice (e.g. is small talk important, how should you dress….)
- Take notes
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Step 5a
Mediation:
Read blogs of German volunteers who are in or went to the country you have chosen. You write an e-mail to your American friend who is also planning a gap year and tell him or her about what you have learned from the blogs (dos and don´ts, things that can go wrong)
Step 6
You want to present the information on “your’” country to the others.
You have three options to do this:
- You give a presentation (take turns in your team) and film it on your mobile
- You make a clip on your mobile
- You make a clip on a tablet (use the app explain everything)
You prepare the presentation as a group.
Each of you has to present (i.e. speak) a part.
Decide who is presenting which part.
Content:
- country
- political (and possibly religious) situation
- ethnic groups - potential bias
- social situation
- gender situation
- rules for communication (verbal and non-verbal)
- dress code
- rules for living in a family
- most important: what are your ideas and plans for a successful stay
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