Spring Break
Dec. 7 deadline to spend spring semester in London
Jamie Stueve
Issue date: 11/25/09 Section: News
Castles, famous museums, ancient architecture, foreign food and unfamiliar faces make for an incredible journey across the globe.
The Des Moines Area Community College Study Abroad Program gives the opportunity for 10 weeks abroad in London in spring 2010. The number of students who participate is around 15 or 16 and live with host families. They attend the University of London, which is in the heart of the city.
The only required class students take is on British Culture to familiarize themselves on the culture and history of their current residence. Other classes that are available for the upcoming trip will be taught by lead English professor Michael Hubbard. Students also have the opportunity to take Humanities 116, Literature 142, English 106, English 221, Speech 126 and Speech 101.
A professor accompanies the trip to teach and guide the students through the experience. "I think most of the faculty who have participated would agree that it's an incredible teaching opportunity," said Randy Jedele, DMACC study abroad professor for 2005 and 2009. "I love taking students to London so much; I wish it were my permanent spring job. London is such a wonderful city to live in, and the teaching moments, especially in literature and the humanities are unlimited."
Classes meet Monday through Thursday and fill up to nine humanities requirements in the DMACC curriculum. A four-day class week, gives students a three-day weekend and many opportunities to make mini three-day vacations. "My students last spring went to Italy, Greece, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, to name a few. I also took the students to Paris for a four-day field trip of our own," said Jedele. This year a mini trip is planned for Scotland.
London is a big city with a lot to encounter. It becomes difficult to give a wide array of activities to keep students intrigued. "My biggest challenge is always to make sure that I am integrating the assignments between classes, so that everything seems to fit together in a seamless fashion," said Jedele. "The experience is like teaching in a one-room school-house, so we spend quite a bit of time together, and I am challenged to create a variety of teaching/learning experiences."
The Des Moines Area Community College Study Abroad Program gives the opportunity for 10 weeks abroad in London in spring 2010. The number of students who participate is around 15 or 16 and live with host families. They attend the University of London, which is in the heart of the city.
The only required class students take is on British Culture to familiarize themselves on the culture and history of their current residence. Other classes that are available for the upcoming trip will be taught by lead English professor Michael Hubbard. Students also have the opportunity to take Humanities 116, Literature 142, English 106, English 221, Speech 126 and Speech 101.
A professor accompanies the trip to teach and guide the students through the experience. "I think most of the faculty who have participated would agree that it's an incredible teaching opportunity," said Randy Jedele, DMACC study abroad professor for 2005 and 2009. "I love taking students to London so much; I wish it were my permanent spring job. London is such a wonderful city to live in, and the teaching moments, especially in literature and the humanities are unlimited."
Classes meet Monday through Thursday and fill up to nine humanities requirements in the DMACC curriculum. A four-day class week, gives students a three-day weekend and many opportunities to make mini three-day vacations. "My students last spring went to Italy, Greece, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, to name a few. I also took the students to Paris for a four-day field trip of our own," said Jedele. This year a mini trip is planned for Scotland.
London is a big city with a lot to encounter. It becomes difficult to give a wide array of activities to keep students intrigued. "My biggest challenge is always to make sure that I am integrating the assignments between classes, so that everything seems to fit together in a seamless fashion," said Jedele. "The experience is like teaching in a one-room school-house, so we spend quite a bit of time together, and I am challenged to create a variety of teaching/learning experiences."
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