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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): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateLow AdvancedMid
The Spanish Club at your school is hosting a week-long event on celebrations, especially "Día de Reyes Magos"; and it's planning to display materials from this celebration to the community.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Milestones
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 AdvancedMid-CEFRB2/C1
High school students from Japan are invited to visit your high school in New York City next month.
Your Japanese class is preparing for the cultural exchange activity (introducing milestone events between Japan and the U.S. to one another) that is to be held at the welcome party.
Topic(s): Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceHigh IntermediateMid AdvancedLow
You have been selected by your school to participate in the foreign exchange program in Lima, Peru. You will be traveling to Peru just in time to celebrate New Year’s Eve with your foreign exchange family. In order to be prepared to actively participate in this celebration, you must first learn, understand and experience the cultural traditions practiced in this country when celebrating the New Year.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateMid IntermediateHigh
Festival promoters want to plan marketing materials for a trip to Barranquilla around the days of Carnaval de Barranquilla, a folkloric celebration.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Family Life
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateMid AdvancedMid
The school has a study abroad program. Some students are in this program and are going to China for a year as an exchange student. They will live with Chinese host families. You are the volunteer of the school study abroad program. Before they go to China, you need to introduce Chinese family structure and family values to them to help them have a good experience living with Chinese families.
Topic(s): Family Life, House and Home, Milestones
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateMid AdvancedMid
A young adult must decide at what point in life he/she will move out on his/her own. Many factors influence this decision. The factors must be explored in order to make an informed decision.
Topic(s): Family Life, Food & Meal Taking, Food and Nutrition
Levels: IntermediateLow IntermediateMid IntermediateHigh
It seems that bread is an essential component of every Spanish meal you witness during your time abroad in Spain. Investigate further and compare it to an essential component of meals in your home culture so that you are ready to orient an exchange student coming to stay with your family.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Identity
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 AdvancedLow-CEFRB1/B2
As a member of the French Club in your school, you are researching and debating about secularism in France and in the USA.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Family Life
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateMid AdvancedMid
Lunar New Year is coming. Family will come together and the relatives will visit each other. Many of the younger generation don’t know how to talk to the relatives. You are giving them advice.