Taylor
King
Study Abroad Blog 7: Academic
Differences
ACADEMIC DIFFERENCES:
o
Workload (There are usually just one test at
the end of the semester instead of three throughout the year.
There is a lot of outside reading and
watching some movies, cultural shows.
o
Classrooms
are going to be larger than the ones in Maryville so less participation is to
be expected and more outside work will happen.
o
The
expectations of students are to attend class.
Attendance in mandatory just like Maryville in Argentina. Completing homework is crucial in keeping up
and not falling behind in classes.
o
Faculty
usually doesn’t have close relationships to students. I am curious to see how teacher/conferences
will go in Argentina. Will they be more
formal and strict?
CREDITS:
o
Credits
are worth the same depending on the class that I take in Argentina that will
transfer back to the US. The ones that I
have chosen will transfer back the Maryville.
o
I
cannot find information on how many hours/week each class will meet yet since I
have not heard about what my official schedule will look like. However, I do know from a previous study
abroad student who went to Buenos Aires that he took 18 credit hours there and
did well. He had a schedule similar to
the one in the US
o
My
credits will transfer because they will take the place of some of my second
semester classes as a junior while I am gone.
I am taking 17 credit hours now and will be taking 12 credit hours in
Argentina.
GRADES:
Letter grades in my host country
are not equivalent to the U.S grading systems.
Instead of a rational of 0-100%, in Argentina the grade system is from
1-10. 0-1 is considered failing, 2-3 is
Insufficient, 4-4.9 Pass, 5-6 Good, 7-8 Distinguished, 9-10 is Outstanding.
SUPPORT:
o
Support
services:
A
class is offered to take as a prep class called: PIC Program de Immersion
Cultura Fundamentacion teorica del Programa de inmersión Cultural…. Son dos partes. This class will prepare me a
little more than me attending classes for the first time without any prep beforehand
about specific cultures and words of Argentina.
I will also be living with a host family who will provide up to 14 to 18
meals a week for me.
o
Academic
resources: I will have an Immersion program.1-2 day orientation, language
exchange program, as well as walking tours.
o
Tutoring
available: A social inclusion in the
Contemporary situation. PIC students are
eligible to volunteer at the NGO program which is close by to the university.
FULL-TIME
STATUS:
o
I have to have at least 12 credits at the
University of Salvador to enroll and be considered full time in Argentina as
well at home at Maryville College.
o
The
minimum numbers of courses I will have to take to be full-time in Argentina and
full-time at Maryville College are five classes.
1 Arte Contemporáneo
Argentina 3 horas
2 Realidad
Latinoamericano Desde sus Protagonistas: Dirigencias Políticas 3 horas
3 Representaciones Sociales y Cultura En La Historia
Argentina Local 3 horas
4 Curso central
obligatorio: Literatura y Cultura Contemporáneas Latinoamericanas 4 horas
5 PIC Programa
de Inmersión Cultura Fundamentación teórica del Programa de inmersión
Cultural…. Son dos partes
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