ECO ONLINE

OVERVIEW

This eight-week online course is designed to help you plan and structure your own online course. The course is practical, focussing on your own context and drawing upon the Department of Continuing Education’s experience of designing high-quality online course delivery. 

It is suited for teachers, Academics, staff developers, designers of online learning materials and support staff, who may be considering a career in learning technology.

WELCOME TO YWAM HARPENDEN ECO ONLINE!

We want to honour you for taking this step of faith and joining us! During the Online English Cultural Orientation Training, we want to help you to speak, read, write and understand English. We hope this will be a time when God increases your love for the nations and you can learn not only about English culture but about many different cultures from around the world.

Our vision is to create a time of training that helps you break language and cultural barriers and live out your dreams more effectively.

Please feel free to contact us at any time, we are here to serve you in any way we can.

Blessings,

ECO School Staff

 

 

WHAT IS ECO?

ECO stands for English Cultural Orientation. The purpose of this 6-week course is to equip people with the English language and knowledge of different cultures so that they can communicate effectively in the most widely spoken language of today’s world. Along with English, trainees will learn and celebrate several different cultures and be given many opportunities to learn more about God.

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS

 

JOURNAL

The journal is the way you will have to record your thoughts and new experiences during your Cultural Orientation School online. It will need to be type and tuned in on Monday of each week. Our advice is for the student to avoid google translate. The journal will be a way that our teachers will evaluate your progress. If you use google translate the teacher will not be able to help you improve.

 

FIRST PART

Write about how was the week for you and what have you learned that you will be able to apply in your personal journey? What was good? What was challenging?  Here you have the freedom to write whatever is on your heart. It can be a written paragraph, , a poem, a song or any other creative ways you would like to express yourself written. 

 

SECOND PART

Write about the devotional of the week and what you learned

 

THIRD PART

Write new words, sentences and concepts you learned throughout the week.

You will be expected to hand your assignments in every Monday.  They will be marked by a member of the staff and returned to you on Wednesday ready for you to start a new week of journaling. 

EVALUATION CRITERIA

 

The English and Cultural Orientation course is registered with the University of The Nation (UofN). Trainees will be required to complete the following and the marks will go towards the final course evaluation. 

 

Homework throughout the school and journal………………..25%

Written and oral tests…………………….…………………………..25%

Vlog……………………………………………….……………….25%

Participation (attendance & effort to use English)……………25%

TOTAL…………………………………………………………….100%

ECO TEAM

Damares

Facilitator

Chifonne

Teacher

Rachel

Teacher

Suziane

Teacher

Karen

Assistant Teacher

Onyou

Assistant Teacher

David

Pastoral Care

Rayssa

Pastoral Care

Osana

Communication and Administration

Colin

Assistant