ENLIVE - ENLIGHT Network Language and Intercultural Exchange

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ENLIVE is a virtual exchange project run by the Département de Langues, Lettres et Communication of the University of Bordeaux. Guided by facilitators, participants engage in weekly synchronous discussions in English as a lingua franca context. Together, students collaborate actively during sessions, build relationships, discuss current social issues and work towards a micro social media campaign. Students may choose from a range of areas to explore, such as gender and education, science in society or health and social media.

Students will select and research a topic from a set of broad areas in order to design and disseminate a social media campaign. 

Potential areas:

• Climate change and activism 
• Disability and accessibility
• Diversity on screen 
• Gender and education 
• Health and social media 
• Sustainability and economy
• Science in society

Over 6 weeks, students meet in groups of 8-12 participants for 2 hours via Zoom to engage in intercultural dialogue and work towards their social media campaign. They alternate plenary phases where all members of the group are engaged in dialogues and project work in groups.

The social media campaigns prepared by students are shared on the social media platforms of participating institutions.

Student commitment:

• Facilitated dialogue sessions - 12 contact hours. 6 weekly synchronous sessions lasting 2h00 each.
• Reflective journaling - 6-24 self-study hours. Participants are expected to complete a weekly reflective journal (100-200 words per week) to demonstrate comprehension of their learning and reflect on their research.
• Social media campaign - 6-12 self-study hours. Participants are expected to create their social media campaign.
• Final Speaking Task - 6-12 self-study hours. Participants are expected to make a final reflective video on completion of the exchange.

English is the lingua franca of the exchange. Participants should be able to communicate on a B2 level or above to participate.

Learning outcomes

Students should be able to...

• discuss current social issues in an English as a lingua franca context
• develop their cultural sensitivity and global outlook
• collaborate in international groups to design and deliver a micro social media campaign

Programme

Dates and times

Tuesdays 18h00 - 20h00 CET, from 5 November to 10 December 2024 (6 weeks).

Participants will take part in a weekly Zoom session in small groups and in the presence of a facilitator.

Students are guided through their project in stages:

• Week 1 - 5 November: Getting Started
• Week 2 - 12 November: Discussing ENLIVE areas
• Week 3 - 19 November: Defining the project
• Week 4 - 26 November: Designing the project
• Week 5 - 3 December: Giving and getting feedback
• Week 6 - 10 December: Discovering the project gallery

Assessment

100% continuous assessment

• 20% Formative - engagement in weekly facilitated dialogue sessions
• 40% Formative - weekly reflective journal submissions 
• 20% Summative - social media campaign submission in week 6
• 20 % Summative - final speaking task submission in week 6

Lecturers

Hannah Vallar and Alexandra Reynolds (UBx)

Teachers and teaching assistants from participating ENLIGHT institutions.

Course dates

5 November - 10 December 2024 (6 weeks)

Register via https://enquetessphinx.u-bordeaux.fr/v4/s/8lev6t by 15 October 2024. 

Students will be informed about their group by 30th October 

We encourage students who wish to develop their intercultural competencies and communication skills to apply. A minimum level of B2 in English is required to participate. There is a limited number of places.

Find out more about the programme and how to register. Interested students are advised to write to the ENLIVE contact person of their home university:

• University of Bordeaux: Alexandra Reynolds & Hannah Vallar/ copy: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Georg August University of Göttingen: contact: Ashley Chandler (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) & ZEWIL contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• University of the Basque Country: Marta Barandiaran (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) & Amaya Sagarminaga (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) / copy: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Comenius University Bratislava: Aneta Vilagi (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) / copy: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• University of Galway: Pamela Devins (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) / copy: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• University of Groningen: Nati Mansilla Ovejero (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) / copy: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• University of Tartu (UT): Tiina Jaksman (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) / copy: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Uppsala University (UU): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Ghent University (UGent): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Alexandra Reynolds (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Hannah Vallar (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
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