Cultura Project Diapos Juan-sindy

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Culture : A way to learn a

Foreign Language

Juan Carlos Laguado Bastos

Sindy Liseth Daz Pacheco


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Ages: 11-19

Duration: 4 weeks

Tools: software (PowerPoint), publisher,internet, video, photos and drawings.

Elements: National costumes, food, music,

folk dances.

Culture : A way to learn a Foreign

Language


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The goal of this project is to stimulate

languages learning and to improve oral skills.

Students will learn culture in a cooperative

way, sharing information about different

Anglophone countries.

Main Objective


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Students will develop speaking skills through

oral presentations talking about Anglophonecountries, their festivals, holidays, foods, and

clothing.

Students will develop cooperative learning . Students will gain knowledge of the culture

from another part of the world.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES


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students will develop skills of critical thought

when one looks for, selects and organizesinformation about the chosen subject.

Students will demonstrate artistic skills

through different performances, such asdances, recipes, songs, drawings and theater.


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Proccess


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Activating Prior Knowledge about culture of Anglophone countries.

Display web sites and other resources about culture around world in

the classroom. Allow students to explore and interact with thematerials to build motivation about the project.

Conduct a class discussion about culture of Anglophone Countries to

elicit prior knowledge. Ask question such as: What kind of music do

people from Australia listen to?

What is the traditional food and costume of Canada?

After a classroom discussion, motivate students to write a short

writing about cultural aspects of their favorite Anglophone country.

To ask students to work in pairs.

1. To begin:


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The students will select the Anglophone country. They will look for information (via internet/library).

They will organize the material about the chosen

country and prepare it by using slides, poster,images.

The teachers monitor the students work.

2. To collect and classify the

information


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Students will present their speech by using differenttools such as: slides, posters, images, brochures.

Students will show a performance about theAnglophone Country. E.g.: A dance, a song, a poem, a

play, a recipe. The audience will ask questions to the lecturers about

the presentation of the Anglophone country.

3. To present the Anglophone Country


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students will make comments about all the

presentation in an evaluation sheet given by the

teacher , they will keep in mind the quality of the

language, the content, the disposition and the

relevance of the presentations. The teacher will ask students to do a self-

assessment.

4. Reflect/Assess


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The teacher will give a feedback about the

different presentations and suggestions for

further lectures.

Finally, the teacher will give students their

grades individually taking into account the

quality of speech, the tools used, the

creativity of the performances.


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THANKS A LOT!

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