Well Hello there! My name is Beth and I was lucky enough to win a place on the Pathways Programme provided by Eastern Washington University in Cheney!
Cheney is a small university town (apparently) with a beautiful university campus. I will be taking lectures/modules in Technology, Teaching in America, American Educational Policy and Language in the classroom. All of these modules are very interesting and compliment my undergraduate studies back in the UK.
In the UK I study at York St John University (York) and I love it! I love that it is a small, initimate university where everyone knows each other...and I love the life-long friends I have made there.
Most importantly I love my Degree, I am training to be an Upper Primary Teacher (ages 5- 11) with a Specialism in English Lanugage and Literature. I enjoy all aspects of my course and have an amazing set of Module Tutors to work with.
On Saturday 18th July 2009 I made my 16 hour long journey to Washington State...all alone...as my travelling partner from the UK (Scotland) was unwell. It was scary but I got here safe and that is all that matters. Even on my flight I met some wonderful people and I am pleased to say I made my first 'contact' as a prospective teacher.
The other participanst on this course: Niko, Zeynep, Verena, Amin, Charlotte, Juan, Fran, Ciler, Nana, Anne and Yasmina; are all amazing people, and I am already learning a lot about their languages, culture and their wonderfully diverse personalities and life expericences. That is, for me, the best part of this course, by far! :-)
The Peer mentors such as Jennifer, Amanda, Sujin, Pedro and Andrea are a huge help in keeping us safe and making sure we are enjoying our time here. EWU chose a great bunch of people there! And no doubt we will also become good friends too.
Basically, I want some of these blogs to generally record my week-to-week experiences and the cultural activites that I enjoy. As for my studies...well you can track them on here also...atleast those relating to Lanugage in the Classroom and possibly Using Technilogy to enhace learning. The rest I will be recording in my Journal and my workbook.
ENJOY! :-)
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