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Topic(s): Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions, Food & Meal Taking, School life
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 NoviceHigh-CEFRA1/A2 IntermediateLow-CEFRA2
Imagine you are an exchange student in Korea, and you receive a surprising announcement that you won a ₩100,000 (~$100) Starbucks gift card. Excited about the possibilities, you quickly remember that in Korean culture, treating others is a gesture of building relationships and showing gratitude. As you plan how to use the gift card, you think of treating your classmates and/or surprising your professor with coffee. Now, how would you use it to spread kindness and strengthen your social bonds?
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, B. Contemporary Life, C. Science, Technology and the Arts, Calendar, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions, City and town, Commerce and trade, Communities & Neighborhood, Conflict and conquest, D. Global Awareness & Community Engagement, E. Religion, Myths & Legends, Earning a Living, Economic class structure, Environmental Issues & Sustainability, F. Physical Environment, Geography, and Travel, G. Literature, Architecture & Art, Government and Politics, H. History, Government & Economics, I. Daily Life and Societal Institutions, Mail and letter writing, Morals and values, Oratory and rhetoric, Physical Environment, Climate, Weather, & Geography, School life, Structures, Time, Traditional stories
Levels: NoviceHigh-CEFRA1/A2 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 AdvancedMid-CEFRB2/C1
Our team is developing a new intensive program for American students learning Russian as a foreign language, with a focus on business Russian.
The program focuses on studying proverbs, sayings, and language expressions that reveal cultural and business ethics.
The goal of the program is to immerse students in Russian everyday and cultural contexts, identify similarities and differences with American culture, and help develop skills for effective business communication.
Topic(s): School Life & Education, School life
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 NoviceHigh-CEFRA1/A2 IntermediateLow-CEFRA2
Ordinary things are important in daily life, it shows how a person has their own routine each day.
While students go to the school, have they ever think about the difference between the schools from another country? Why does the daily routine look so different in different culture?
Topic(s): Health and Wellness, Leisure, Pastimes
Levels: NoviceHigh-CEFRA1/A2 IntermediateLow-CEFRA2 IntermediateHigh-CEFRB1
We are planning a gathering for Arab young people who have recently moved to Boston through the Center for Arabic Culture. BLA students will also attend. We must select activities for attendees to do together that will make all attendees feel welcome and connected.
Topic(s): Earning a Living, Occupations
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateLow-CEFRA2 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1
Students will present the various occupations, the causes of change in popular jobs throughout the decades, and the future jobs by AI development.
Topic(s): B. Contemporary Life, I. Daily Life and Societal Institutions, Leisure, Pastimes
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 AdvancedLow-CEFRB1/B2
You are a vlogger and live in China for a year. Your followers curious about your leisure life and left messages under your channel. You decide to do a series to discuss leisure activities.
Topic(s): School life
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 NoviceMid-CEFRA1 NoviceHigh-CEFRA1/A2
During a China trip, American students will discuss their daily life with their Chinese classmates from the host school.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions, I. Daily Life and Societal Institutions, Morals and values
Levels: NoviceHigh IntermediateMid AdvancedLow
The study abroad office at a local college needs to develop reference materials to help students learn about cultural events & societal norms of potential study abroad locations.
Topic(s): I. Daily Life and Societal Institutions, School life
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateMid AdvancedMid
The school in Ecuador wants you to compare and contrast the school system in Ecuador and United States in order to promote the student exchange program.
Topic(s): I. Daily Life and Societal Institutions, Pastimes
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateMid AdvancedMid
The Chinese club in your school is having a cultural event at which Chinese customs and the Chinese culture will be explained. You have been asked to describe and explain hobbies in China and how they differ from those in the United States.