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  1. mhm.
  2. Hello. My name is Penny Moussavian. I'm directors.
  3. That is for the Claremont, Her on course.
  4. And on behalf of the teaching team,
  5. I'd like to welcome you to Warrick University for your three week course of study.
  6. We're delighted you're the third cohort were welcoming from Clermont Ferrand
  7. to undertake a programme of intensive language and cultural study.
  8. And we're particularly thrilled that this is back on campus face to face.
  9. So we hope very much that you will enjoy your time with us at Warrick and in the UK,
  10. um and were planning to use our time together to
  11. get to know you to understand your learning goals and ensure
  12. that you benefit as much as possible from the three week
  13. course of study to take lots of new language and knowledge
  14. back to Clermont Ferrand.
  15. So you have now arrived at what we call the course support site Modal.
  16. This is the university's virtual learning environment containing resources
  17. that will support your learning throughout the course.
  18. Um, here you'll find resources readings,
  19. video clips and extra activities that supplement the work
  20. that you do in the classroom with your teachers.
  21. And underneath this video, you'll find the first two important documents.
  22. This is your course timetable
  23. and your handbook.
  24. These are a great way to start to get ready for your course, and we highly recommend
  25. you take a moment to check the two documents out.
  26. They give you an important overview of the sessions that you will study
  27. the trips you will be going on as well as other important information
  28. such as rooms, timings and project work.
  29. We will, of course,
  30. refer to these again on the first day during the induction session,
  31. but you can get ahead by looking at them now.
  32. There are other pre arrival activities to you can enjoy a virtual
  33. tour of the war it campus to help you get your bearings
  34. and the opportunity to learn about the nearest city to the university,
  35. which is the city of Coventry,
  36. which has been the UK city of culture now for the past 12 months.
  37. There's also a section on essential study skills for studying abroad.
  38. This will help you get into the mindset of working in a British
  39. university and give you an introduction to some of the skills you'll be developing
  40. during your three weeks
  41. cool.
  42. You'll also see the course forum. This is a space for you to use to post queries.
  43. Ask questions, Share ideas with your course piers.
  44. And we've set a first task to introduce yourself to tell us about yourself
  45. the hopes for the course and to ask each other one question.
  46. But that question can be anything about.
  47. Study about your visit, about travelling, about British culture.
  48. I've set a question, and it shared that in the forum.
  49. So check it out and I'm looking forward to your answers.
  50. You'll also see your first set of induction activities with the date Tuesday,
  51. the third of May, which is, of course, your first day of campus.
  52. These are designed to help you get
  53. an early flavour of the Warrick student experience
  54. prior to your induction session on the same day.
  55. And on that first day, our first morning,
  56. the course orientation will take place in our teaching grid
  57. in the University of Warrick's Library,
  58. where we will explain the course.
  59. The programme,
  60. the trips etcetera
  61. and you'll have a chance to ask any questions that you may have.
  62. You'll also complete your
  63. registration,
  64. which will ensure that you have full access to all
  65. online services during your time as a Warrick University student.
  66. And, of course, um, I will be seeing some of you on your arrival.
  67. Um, but on your first morning on campus, when you arrive on the campus,
  68. you'll need to come to the main piazza and wait to be picked up at the grocery store,
  69. which is close to the bus terminal,
  70. where I will come potentially with another member of staff to meet you
  71. and take you to the library where we'll start the course.
  72. So just wishing you a safe journey to the UK and a warm welcome to Warrick,
  73. our teaching team are really looking forward to meeting and working with you,
  74. learning about your experiences of being in the UK with us,
  75. but most of all to helping you make the most out of your time in the UK.
  76. Welcome to Warrick and see you very soon.