| Objective A: Learners will appreciate the
uniqueness of their own cultures and become aware of the range of
cultures represented in the U.S.A. |
- Draw, show pictures, tell stories about own country/culture.
- Learn greetings in other languages represented in class.
- Share and taste food from own and classmates' cultures.
- Plan parties, demonstrations, multicultural projects, interview
classmates to get information about other cultures.
- Share information about birth, marriage, death, and other life
events.
- Discuss customs and traditions in native country.
- Identify places and people offering help in their own languages,
i.e., cultural support groups, advocacy organizations,
hotline numbers, etc.
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| Objective B: Learners will increase awareness
of similarities and differences between own cultures and U.S. customs
and conventions, and among various cultures represented in the classroom
or in the news. |
- Compare their own and U.S. customs and conventions.
- Prepare celebrations and food for their own and U.S.A. holidays.
- Celebrate own and each other's cultures through projects such as
festivals and cookbooks.
- Identify, compare, and contrast greetings, customs, values in
their countries and U.S.A.
- Recognize and interpret nonverbal communications (i.e., personal
space, posture, facial and body gestures, eye contact) in the U.S.A.
as compared to their own countries, etc.
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