Weekly Internship Journal: #__5th Week____

The trainee is expected to fill this journal template weekly, and upload the
weekly journal template/s in their Canvas E-portfolio at least once a month.

Yan Liu
Name Trainee:

Week of: Brief description of weekly tasks performed

(insert date: dd/mm/yy) (consider – strongly encouraged - to use some of the suggested reflective prompts pg. 2)

Progress about my curriculum

(_02_/_01_/_23_) During the week, I finalized the topic for the first session of my curriculum. Based on
informal field interviews, I discovered that Europeans have a deeper understanding of
two Chinese dishes - Mapo Tofu and Spicy Tofu. Therefore, I decided to introduce the
processing of soybeans in Chinese cuisine as the theme for the first session. I also

Hours completed chose an appropriate way to showcase the series of soybean processing procedures

(amount of internship hours and products.

covered e.g. 1 week fulltime

is about 40) Experience and Practice that I learned
I learned about one of the design philosophies for cultural courses - Edgar Schein's
three levels of culture. I realized that while designing a course, it is essential to
combine explicit and implicit cultures, which include aesthetic preferences, moral
standards, behavioral habits, and more.
____28_______hours

Practice that I bring to the school

I designed the content for the first session of the curriculum and ensured that the
school's teaching resources include tap water, desks and chairs, blackboards, hand
tools, and Chinese language teaching materials.

Reflective part of my work:

Throughout the week, I realized that designing a curriculum requires more than just
researching the topic and creating content. It involves understanding the cultural
context and designing a course that effectively communicates the message to the
audience. I also learned to adapt and use available resources to make the best out of
the situation.
Further reflection prompts to consider:

1. What progress have you made towards one or more of your learning
goals this week?
2. What expertise, experience, and practices did you bring to the working
community this week?
3. What expertise, experience, and practices did you learn from the
community this week?
4. What was/is your personal and/or organization-level motivation for this
weeks work tasks?
5. Thinking about your social capital, what is one way in which you have
either worked towards connecting and/or activating your existing work
relationships this week?
a. Who did you come into contact with inside and outside of the
placement? 
b. What can you do to further contribute and build your
professional network?
6. What is something that you would like to improve, practice and/or
learn in the coming week/s
7. Where do you need more support for your work? How will you go about
reaching out for help? Who can and might you contact?