Middlesex University managed to arrange each of us to live in different local homestay families with different cultures and backgrounds. There were 1 to 2 of us with the homestay families. This arrangement was aimed to create an environment that helped us to practice our English speaking with our homestay families. We had different experiences of living with our homestay families. And we were enjoy it.
Cultural and Language Immersion Scheme 2014
Department of Computer Science & Division of Building Science and Technology
SUMMER PROGRAM IN MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY, LONDON
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Introduction to CALIS 2014
Cultural and Language Immersion Scheme 2014, which is jointly organized by the Department of Computer Science and Division of Building Science and Technology, aims to improve students’ communication skills and global perspectives through immersion in overseas community activities.
It is a 4-week summer school programme which was conducted in collaboration with the Middlesex University of England. The scheme includes intensive English language classes with IELTS preparation as well as cultural and social activities and community projects designed by overseas partner institutions.
An IELTS examination took place immediately after the 4-week programme in England. Students were arranged to live with local homestay families in order to enable students to communicate in English with increased confidence and gain a greater awareness of lives of the English people.
The ultimate goal of the scheme is the application of language learning strategies and cross-cultural communicative skills for use in multi-cultural environments.
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Language Learning
We attended the 4-week intensive IELTS preparation course of the summer school in Middlesex University. They provided professional English education for us to improve our English language skills consisting of listening, reading, writing and speaking. At the end of the course, we had IELTS examination. During the 4-week program, we had a great experience in the foreign learning style. We expressed our ideas freely in the class. Tutors were helpful. They helped us to improve our English skills, overcoming our weakness. We all gained not only the knowledge, but also the teaching and learning style in England.
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Homestay
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Cultural Activities
Although the schedule was tight, Middlesex University managed to arrange different extra-curricular activities after school and weekends. Some of them are the following:
- Cruise along River Thames
- Ascend the London Eye to London Eye
- Visit to museums
- Horse Riding
- Playing cricket
- Trips to Oxford and Cambridge
- Community Service at a primary school and an elderly home
We participated in all these activities, and took advantage of these activities to learn the cultures and places in the UK. We all enjoyed them very much.
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Cultural Activities
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Acknowledgment
As ever, CALIS 2014 has come to a great success. The programme was beyond our expectation and we all shared fruitful memories. We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to Middlesex University and our homestay families for their thoughtful arrangements and warm hospitalities. We would also like to extend our genuine gratitude to those who had contributed in preparing and organizing this rich-content programme. Our particular thanks go to Department of Computer Science, Division of Building Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering and City University of Hong Kong for their kind support and generous sponsorship. Last but not the least, we especially thank Edward Chan, Joe Yuen, Queenie Lau and CS & BST Department for their constant and patient guidance throughout the programme.