EAP COUNTRY REPORT INSTRUCTIONS

FOR STUDENTS COMPLETING COURSEWORK IN THEIR MAJOR OR INTENDED CAREER WHILE ABROAD

DUE DATE: Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) of 9th week of the quarter prior to your departure.

Directions: Choose a topic of interest to you that relates your major or intended career to your host country. Use newspapers, reference books, the internet, people, etc. to research your topic. The report should be approximately 4 pages in length, typewritten in correct English*. Below are some sample topics:

• For a political science major going to Mexico: Learn about a political event of current interest to the Mexican public and relate that event or compare and contrast it to other political events you have been studying (e.g. an upcoming election, a change of power from the left to the right, etc.)
• For a biological science major going to Denmark: Learn about the difference between the Danish and the U.S. health care system.
• For a sociology major going to Germany: Learn about the condition of ethnic minorities in Germany. Where do they come from? How are they treated by the German public? What kinds of social services are provided for them?
• For an economics major going to Japan: Learn about recent global economic trends and how they have affected Japan. What are the consequences for the rest of Asia and the U.S.?

See your EAP Advisor for further suggestions of appropriate paper topics, if needed.

We strongly recommend that you interview either a native of your host country or an American who has lived in your host country. If you do not know who to contact, refer to the Contacts List . The Contacts List contains contact information for both students who have returned from abroad and international (EAP Reciprocity) students from abroad who are currently studying at UCI. These students are eager to share their stories or answer any questions you may have about your country and program. Many of the international students who are here will be returning to their home country at the end of this year (possibly to the same university to which you will be going), allowing you to make friends with students there before you go. Connecting with these students NOW is the perfect way to get an "insider perspective" of living in your soon-to-be host country, and will make the transition into your "new life" abroad that much more enjoyable.

You may want to incorporate what you learn from your interviews into your Country Report (do not transcribe the interviews word for word).

The How to Prepare link to the left contains a lot of web sites you can use to learn about your host country, which can help you to complete your Country Project, especially Know Your Hosts and Travel Issues.

Back to Country Project Options.