NGL 102 - Live Learn Grow II

(1 unit)

This course is a first-year experience devoted to orienting international students to the university, its surrounding area, and the embedded national cultural context. The BRIDGE term focuses on developing the personal qualities, intercultural awareness, and academic skills that will facilitate students’ success in the university community.

Maximum units a student may earn: 1

Prerequisite(s): Currently enrolled as Shorelight student

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 1
Offered: Every Fall and Summer

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. use appropriate, professional communication when reaching out to professors and classmates.
2. participate in and describe Signature Student Experiences that expose them to aspects of university life.
3. identify and describe similarities and differences between their home culture and U.S. and university culture and apply intercultural communication strategies to bridge differences.
4. discuss and compare cultural expectations for scholarship, including U.S. universities’ expectations for academic integrity.
5. describe campus resources for managing transportation, financial transactions, and technology.
6. develop strategies for managing transition stress, including culture shock and homesickness.
7. develop a semester plan for managing assignments and deadlines and an educational plan outlining required courses to complete their major.
8. evaluate the effectiveness of their study habits and test preparation strategies, setting goals to improve areas of weakness.
9. explain brain-based learning basics and evaluate their own learning styles.
10. reflect on and present experiences in the Accelerator program by developing a digital story, presentation or other final project.

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