Students should find out about the similarities and differences when visiting Heidelberg (Germany) and Logroño (Spain). Make suggestions for a day and night out on the town of your partners.
Institution reporting the task:
Language of task instructions:
English
Target Group:
| Foreign languages |
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| Foreign language teachers |
Level:
| B2 |
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| C1 |
References and acknowledgements:
Andreas Müller-Hartmann
Type:
Collaborative tasks
Estimated Duration:
3 sessions
Topic:
None
Tags:
| intercultural communication |
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| computer-mediated communication |
Acknowledgements:
None
Language Configurations:
Lingua Franca
Language(s) that the task can be used in:
English
Dominant language production:
| Writing/reading asynchronous |
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| Speaking/listening synchronous |
Target Competences:
| Language competence |
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| Intercultural skills |
| Online communication skills |
| Teaching skills |
| Content knowledge |
Specific pedagogical objectives:
Development of students interest in cultural similarities and differences
Suggested Communication Tools:
Collaborative tools
Suggested Resources:
None
Instructions:
1. The Spanish students make suggestions for a day and night out in Heidelberg 2. The German students make suggestions for a day and night out in Logroño. 3. As a next step you look at each other’ s suggestions and give feedback to each other. Then come up with a list of similarities and differences as to the approaches or concepts of visiting the two cities if you want to learn as much as possible about the respective culture during that visit. 4. As an international team design two general task sequences – one for Spanish and the other for German secondary school students – which helps them discover and understand cultural concepts if they visit the partner’ s city.
Learner Texts:
None
Document related to the task:
Criteria for Completion:
None
Comments and suggestions:
None
Author/copyright:
Andrés Canga Alonso ( Universidad de La Rioja) and Andreas Müller-Hartmann (Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg)