LGIS Seminar

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Prior to enrolling in this course, all students in the M.S.Ed LGIS program must conduct ethnographic (participant-observation) fieldwork in the context of a supervised internship of at least 160 hours, usually during the summer between the first and second year. The supervised internship, involving placement of the student in an approved field site, is individually designed and is subject to approval; students must submit a Proposal describing their ethnographic project in the semester prior to undertaking fieldwork as a requirement of EDUC 7220 : Seminar in Microethnography. This course offers guidance as students complete the portfolio or reflective paper, which is based on their experience and the ethnographic data they collected during their fieldwork placement. Through this course, students in the M.S.Ed. LGIS program will discuss ways to conceptualize their fieldwork experience, situate it meaningfully within the field of Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Studies, locate and analyze relevant research literature, and prepare the portfolio or reflective paper, with an overall goal of developing the ability to communicate clearly and effectively for an academic and/or professional audience. Prerequisite: Eight or more courses toward M. S. Ed. degree in Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Studies. Permission needed from department.