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)

Curriculum Progress:
(_27_/_02_/_23_) This week, I have finalized the theme for the second class, which will continue to
focus on the pictographic nature of Chinese characters. The main focus of this class
will be on the origin and development of Chinese characters, highlighting their
decorative features. I am excited to see how the students will engage with this topic

Hours completed and explore the cultural significance of Chinese characters.

(amount of internship hours

covered e.g. 1 week fulltime Social Capital Experience and Reflection:

is about 40) This week, I had a valuable discussion with my colleagues about the previous cultural
experience classes held at the school and the expectations of parents. I realized that I
had not fully incorporated the practical needs of classroom teaching into my
curriculum design. Through my conversation with Ms. Hu, I learned to express my
ideas and actively explore opportunities for collaboration with my colleagues. I am
____36_______hours
grateful for this experience, as it has taught me the importance of considering the
practical needs of classroom teaching when designing a curriculum.

Practice made to the curriculum:

In the second class, I plan to provide examples of how Chinese characters have
evolved from pictographs to more abstract characters, helping students understand
the history and cultural significance of Chinese characters. Additionally, I have been
able to collaborate with my colleagues to address challenges in the classroom and
provide fun and engaging activities for the students.

Reflective Part of my Work:

Throughout this internship, I have learned the importance of incorporating practical
classroom teaching needs into my curriculum design. I have also learned the value of
collaboration and expressing my ideas with my colleagues. I am excited to continue
working on the cultural exchange program and hope to make a positive impact on the
students' learning experiences.
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?