Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

153 ACTIVITY 28: REFLECTION ON PARTICIPATING IN MAJOR ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVES: LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES IN YOUR MAJOR AND REFLECT ON THE PRESENTATIONS OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS. TASK: CATALOG INFORMATION GAINED FROM THE WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS. Some international students might think that once they start taking courses in their major they will be fully integrated into their department, but that isn’t always true. It takes time and effort to fully understand how course work and major activities frame and support your integration. FOR YOUR REFLECTION: On your page in your ePortfolio, create a new text box and reflect on some major department activities. In a new content box, use the following guide to develop your reflection: 1. Title: Major Activity Presentations 2. Current Week and today’s date 3. Reflection content: What was the name of the activity you attended, and why did you choose it? What was the most important thing you learned while you attended this activity? Should everyone in your major attend this activity? Does this activity happen every term or only this term? What information do you think wasn’t necessary for you at this time, and is there any information that you think will be helpful in the future? 4. Summarize a classmate’s presentation from today. Would you attend this activity in the future? Explain why or why not. 5. Link your presentation PowerPoint to your page. 6. Share the ePortfolio with your Pathways instructor.  Be sure to share for assessment.