Vocab
The meaning of "rewarding".
befriedigend, lohnend
The meaning of "internship".
Praktikum
The performance of most gappers at college or university compared to non-gappers.
Most gappers perform better at university and graduate sooner than non-gappers.
The two words that form the compound “voluntourism”.
volunteering + tourism
The lenght of an outline.
1/3 of the original text
The meaning of "engagement".
Beschäftigung, Verpflichtung
The meaning of "beneficial".
vorteilhaft, nützlich
The percentage of gappers who do not go back to school.
About 10% of gappers do not go back to school.
Two motivations to do voluntouring mentioned in the documentary "The Voluntourist".
good for CV, interesting, break out from normality, meet new people, give back, help others less fortunate, learn new skills
Two things you're not supposed to do in a outline.
give personal opinion, include unnecessary details or information
The meaning of "relentless".
unbarmherzig, unnachgiebig
The meaning of "exploitation".
Ausbeutung, Ausnutzung
The difference between hedonism and eudaimonia.
Hedonism emphasizes short-term pleasure and immediate gratification as the key to a good life, often focusing on satisfying desires in the moment. Eudaimonia values long-term fulfillment through personal growth, purpose, and living virtuously, even if it involves short-term sacrifice or discomfort.
Two points of critique towards voluntourism uttered in the documentary "The Voluntourist".
unskilled short-term voluntourism is harmful for the communities and the children; volunteers take jobs away from locals; volunteers can be burden; children get emotionally attached to volunteers; ethical dilemma (are they really helping?); potentially a waste of money
The main difference between an outline and a summary.
an outline focuses on certain aspects of a text specified by the task, a summary summarizes the whole text
The meaning of "proficiency".
Fertigkeit, Sachverstand
The meaning of "sabbatical".
Studienurlaub, Sabbatjahr
What the abbreviation "CV" stands for.
curriculum vitae
What the abbreviation "NGO" stands for.
Non-governmental organizations