…involve me, and i’ll learn. · tell me, and i’ll forget, teach me, and i’ll remember,...

…Involve me, and I’ll learn.

Dr. Oksana King

MUELC

PD April 19, 2016

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A word of wisdom:

Tell me, and I’ll forget,

Teach me, and I’ll remember,

Involve me, and I’ll learn.

(The authorship is attributed to everyone from Chinese thinkers to Benjamin Franklin)

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What do you think?

Whose responsibility is it to engage students outside class time?

“It could be argued that although some of these challenges

are not the responsibility of the local educational institution,

they can have an impact on students’ academic success

and their enjoyment of the new environment. It is desirable

for educational institutions to provide not only learning

support to students, particularly international students, but

also an adequate level of personal support”(Sando & Seidel, 2007).

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Brainstorm

Do our students do enough already to improve their language skills

after class?

What kind of activities do you think they do?

For which of these activities do they use English?

What proportion of time before or after class, in your opinion, do they

spend speaking English?

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Survey results (Class H)

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Activities outside class time

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Activities for which English is used

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less than 50% of the time more than 50% of the time

Estimated proportion of time spent using English outside class-time

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less than 10% 10%-25% 25%-50% 50%-75% more than 75%

Estimated proportion of time spent using English outside class-time (broken up)

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Opportunities on campus.

Volunteering with MSA (Monash student association)

http://msa.monash.edu/campus-life/volunteering

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MSA benefits

- FREE HOT BREAKFAST every Wednesday from 8.30 to 10.00 (during

semester). Run by volunteers (Sir Johns Bar);

- Host Scheme Functions (0-week, and semester 2). New students

meet other new students from the same area of study;

- Monash Uni Student Theatre (MUST). Provide opportunities for

students interested in production, management, acting, directing, etc.

- 10% discount nearly on food and services in the Campus Centre and

up to 50% off in many other stores outside campus (with the MSA card)

- The MSA card costs $20.

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MSA’s clubs and societies

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www.monashclubs.org/Clubs

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What Monash clubs can offer to our students

Over 100 student-run activities, events, competitions, productions, get-

togethers, seminars, camps and conferences;

They can help students develop skills such as

leadership

communication

networking

public speaking

financial

management

event management

community service.

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Monash University International Students

Service (MUISS) A division of Monash Student Association.

Location: 1st floor Campus Centre

Activities for International students:

- a welcome dinner,

- weekly free breakfast (every Thursday from 9 am),

- seminars on Permanent Residency,

- BBQs,

- careers and leadership programs,

- public speaking programs,

- the MUISS Olympics,

- International Student Week, and other activities.

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Australian Federation of International Students

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Next event 28 April

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Volunteering opportunities off campus

Volunteering Victoria

Seek

Probono Australia

Volunteer Match

Volunteer Connect

Good Company

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Paid jobs

Tutoring music or maths

Large retailers (Coles, Bunnings, etc)

Catering companies (Spotless, Delaware)

Major events or venues such as Grand Prix, Tennis Australia, etc.

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Other events

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http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/whatson/pages/whatson.aspx

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References

Sando, J., Seidel, R. (2007). The volunteer learning support scheme for

international students (VLSSIS). Global Journal of

Engaging Education, 11(2),163–172.

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