Presentation by CEA volunteering programs at the Study Visit Group No: 183 (CEDEFOP) , “Educational cooperation with professional institutions to promote language skills 2014″

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CEA Volunteering Programs: CEA Volunteering Programs: English Language Volunteers English Language Volunteers

Katryn Evinson – Katryn Evinson – Coordinadora Acadèmica CEA Coordinadora Acadèmica CEA

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Who are we? Who are we?

• CEA Study Abroad – International Education Organization– 13 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Czech Republic,

Chile, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Southafrica, Spain, UK.

– Study Centers & Agency


Mission & Principles Mission & Principles

• Mission: Create and facilitate opportunities within the context of international education for the development of: – Academic Learning – Global and Intercultural Competence – Personal Growth

• Pedagogical Framework: – Experiential Learning Model (Kolb, 1984) – Developmental Intercultural Sensitivity Model (Benett,

1993) – Student Development Theory: Challenge and Support

Theory (Stanford, 1967)


Experiential Learning Experiential Learning


Development Model of Intercultural Development Model of Intercultural Sensitivity Sensitivity


Student Development Student Development

Support

Growth


CEA Barcelona: Academic Programs CEA Barcelona: Academic Programs

LIBERAL ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES (GC)

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (GC AND UAB)

BUSINESS & EUROPEAN STUDIES (GC AND UPF)

PRE-LAW HONORS PROGRAM (UPF - Spring)

ADVANCED HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES (UPF)

SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (GC AND UB)


Services We Provide Services We Provide


Initiatives to promote immersion and Initiatives to promote immersion and intercultural learning intercultural learning

Intercultural Learning Workshops Language Exchanges and Cultural Encounters Catalan Intern Program Academic Integrated Cultural Activities (AICAP) Homestays Professional Mentorship Program Volunteering Specific Courses


Volunteering For Credit & Structured Volunteering For Credit & Structured Volunteering Volunteering

• Second Language Acquisition Course • Service Learning Course

– Volunteering – Class Seminar (20 - 30 hours)

• Reflection • Intercultural Learning • Spanish/Catalan Culture • Academic coursework • Evaluation

• Structured Volunteering


Numbers of Volunteers per SemesterNumbers of Volunteers per Semester


% of Students Volunteering per % of Students Volunteering per SemesterSemester


Fall Vs. Spring SemestersFall Vs. Spring Semesters


Volunteering Numbers (%)Volunteering Numbers (%)


Follow- up & Assessment Follow- up & Assessment


Volunteering Program ProceduresVolunteering Program Procedures.


Student Learning Student Learning

•Immersion •Personal growth

•Open to learning from others

•Intercultural communication skills

•Self reliant•Resourceful

• Patient •Flexible •Tolerant

•Ability to adapt•Understanding of

organizational structures•Meet Locals

• Professional experience in a formal Spanish

environment•Spanish Business Protocol

•Transferrable skills

•Gain perspective on the Barcelona social reality

•Engaging with the local

community•Make a

difference in someone’s life

•Collaborating in local projects

Professional Emphasis Social Emphasis

Self Improvement

Presentation by CEA volunteering programs at the Study Visit Group No: 183 (CEDEFOP) , “Educational cooperation with professional institutions to promote language skills 2014″