Global Citizen Summer English Course

£1595.00

Course duration: 2 weeks
Age 16+
Suitable for English levels – A2/B1 and B2/C1 (Global citizenship classes will be mixed level classes but with a limit of one level difference)
15 hours per week of English lessons
3 global citizen sessions per week including a visit to a local project
2 mid week social excursion per week
1 full day excursion each weekend
Standard homestay, half board Monday – Friday and full board at the weekends
Airport transfers on arrival and departure (Manchester airport)
All course material

The world is a changing place right now, and we all need to adapt to our new cultural environment. There are exciting opportunities available to anyone with the right skill sets and drive to achieve. The IH Manchester “Global Citizenship” course will help you to develop these skills and improve your global knowledge in order to successfully communicate with people from different countries around the world.

On this course you will:

· Develop critical thinking skills to better discuss important global topics
· Increase your cultural awareness and understanding of people from other countries
· Develop practical organisational skills through project work
· Improve your verbal and written communication to interact more effectively with people of other nationalities and cultures
· Prepare for future studies, work and life

Topics include:

-Sustainability and the Environment

This module will include a visit to Platt Fields Market Garden for a workshop on growing your own food, home composting and connecting with the local environment and community. During the module, students will also develop vocabulary and speaking skills, complete group project work and learn how to create and deliver effective PowerPoint presentations.

-The Global Communicator

This module will include a guest speaker slot from a social media expert, who will discuss effective social media campaigns and communication. Students will also complete a group web-quest on effective communicators and create social media posts and content to fulfil a publicity brief.

Critical Thinking for the 21st Century

In this module, students will head out into Manchester to interview locals on a newsworthy topic using a questionnaire they have created on Google Forms. They will also develop vocabulary and debating skills, learn how to critically analyze texts (for example, evaluating ideas and arguments) and how to analyze and present data in clear and compelling reports.

Transferrable skills:

Team work, critical thinking and analytical skills, debate skills, presentation skills with PowerPoints, writing skills e.g. reports & emails, intercultural communicative competence, compiling questionnaires and interpreting data.