Designing an intercultural Task

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:

None

Language of task instructions:

English

Target Group:

Foreign languages
Foreign language teachers

Level:

B2
C1

References and acknowledgements:

Andreas Müller-Hartmann

Type:

Collaborative tasks

Estimated Duration:

3 sessions

Topic:

None

Tags:

intercultural communication
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
Speaking/listening synchronous

Target Competences:

Language competence
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:

None

Criteria for Completion:

None

Comments and suggestions:

None

Author/copyright:

Andrés Canga Alonso ( Universidad de La Rioja) and Andreas Müller-Hartmann (Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg)