ENGL 271 - Study Abroad: English

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

This short-term study abroad course allows students to experience other countries, developing a sense of diversity, cultural perspective, and regional awareness. Prior to departure, students will engage in general and discipline specific preparation. Students will explore differences and commonalities between the United States and country(ies) visited through observation and participation in structured activities while in the host country. Upon returning, students will reflect on the impact and value of the study abroad experience. Throughout ENGL271, students will utilize writing to capture their experiences and impressions, culminating in a travel memoir.
OFFERED: summer semesters

Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1: Demonstrate knowledge of the host country.

Define shared components of cultures.
Recognize the various aspects of host country’s values.
Examine subcultures of the host country.
Explain the influence of culture on human behavior and communication.

Goal 2: Engage as a global citizen.

Participate in various cultural activities.
Describe differences and commonalities.
Demonstrate appreciation of the host country’s life ways.

Goal 3: Relate study abroad experience into one’s personal and professional life.

Articulate the value of study abroad experience.
Reflect on one’s own cultural identity.
Express the impact on your world view.

Goal 4: Explore writing as a tool for discovering, sharing, and interpreting personal encounters with new people, places, and cultures through the genre of travel writing.

Develop a list of characteristics and conventions of travel writing by exploring published examples of the genre.
Keep a travel journal during the study abroad trip.
Compose a short travel memoir based on an experience during the study abroad trip.
Utilize the writing center for feedback during the travel memoir writing process.
Submit the travel memoir for publication in support of MCC’s study abroad program.