SML emails a newsletter to students who are on their year abroad.
Franck Michel and Liz Anderson write and send the newsletter.
The monthly newsletter has both academic and social content. Academic: - reminders of deadlines - reminders of tasks students should be doing, for example writing entries for their Personal Learning Record of their year abroad - keeping students informed of personnel changes in SML that may affect them. Social: - lighthearted news about what's happening around campus - photos of Newcastle in the snow.
The newsletter helps remind students that they're still part of SML at Newcastle. Prompts about deadlines and tasks are important, but the community-building aspects of the newsletter can be particularly important for students who are overseas.
The newsletter began as a response to student feedback asking for one, and continues to receive positive feedback from students.
SML Year Abroad newsletter
Student Engagement
Year abroad/Placement year
Modern Languages
Individual students
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