MLCS 210 Language(s) of Culture - The Canadian Alliance for ...

Why volunteer
• To make a difference
• To become active
• To become aware of the variety of cultures contributing to and designing our community
• To broaden your horizons
• To combine learning new languages with learning about culture
• To experience other cultures and get in touch with ‘the world’
• To experience the ‘real’ effects, demands, and advantages of a multicultural and
intercultural society
• To identify what is being done to help people integrate into our culture
• To see the intersections between theory and practice
• To see the disjunctions between theory and practice
• To open a privileged window into human interaction and community-making
• To learn about global understanding and gain intercultural competence
• To become an active member of the local community
Possible CSL Partner Organisations
• Aboriginal Students’ Service Centre
• The Environmental Coordination Office of Students (ECOS)
• AGAPE, focus group considering issues in relation to sex, sexual, and gender differences
in education and culture
• International Centre Global Education Program
• Active Citizens Television (ACTV)
How to participate / How do I do this?
On the first day of class, all interested students will receive a list of CSL partner organizations
with descriptions of placements, and a copy of the CSL guidebook.
Between September 9 and September 16, all students who are interested in the CSL option should
indicate their interest by sending me a brief email specifying which two organizations they would
most like to work with and why. There are only a certain number of placement spots available, so
your first choice may not be available. Be prepared to work with either organization that you
select. The first 15 students to send me an email explaining their choices will receive
confirmation from me telling them that they may proceed to the next step.
Once you receive confirmation, contact your selected organization, and tell them that you are a
CSL student from “MLCS 210: Language(s) of cultures,” and arrange to meet with a
representative from that organization to get started.
Fill out the CSL Student Agreement form (see CSL guidebook), which details how you will work
with that organization.
Community organizations are busy, so be persistent but polite about trying to reach them.
Your participation in CSL is official only once your agreement form has been signed by your
community partner and returned to me.
The Student Agreement form must be returned absolutely no later than Thursday, September 25,
2008.
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