Lesson plans created by adult educators
| Call out question | Daily life”, habits, jobs, how often we do things, compared to Italian habits |
| Can only words tell you what I mean? | Non-verbal communication, cultural awareness |
| Disco Forum | Cultural knowledge /awareness |
| Do you know what I mean? | Quiz, warming up, intercultural awareness, Stereotypes |
| Eating on the blue sofa | Warming up, Spanish food |
| Hi … | Warming up, greeting |
| How do they do this and why? | Blogging, Internet search, collaboration and critical reflection |
| How do you say … ? | Role-play, intercultural communication |
| I see what you are saying | Field work and documentation, non-verbal communication |
| Learn culture through dance | Dances and names of movements. |
| Let’s celebrate! | Presentation, How I celebrate in my country |
| On the beach | Card question, stereotypical behaviour on a (Spanish) beach |
| Single dot questions 1 | Warming up, Previous knowledge and opinion on international environment protection |
| Single dot questions 2 | Finishing the topic, feedback; before: guessing, discussing, enlarging vocabulary, Common sayings and proverbs |
| The intercultural interview | Game, warming up, get to know each other, role-play, intercultural awareness, communication |
| True or false | Discussion about stereotypes, cultural knowledge / awareness |
| What do you know about … country? | warming up, mind mapping before starting lectures about a certain country, facts about culture (history, geography, society) |
Teacher training sessions
| Title | Topic | Additional material |
|---|---|---|
| Do you serve Mexican tacos? | Paralinguistic guessing by Dot Aastrom and Pat Shrimpton | |
| You what? | Nonverbal Communication by Dot Aastrom and Pat Shrimpton | Codes Questions |
| Learning goals | by Thomas Berger and Lili Wilson | |
| Culture as a software of the mind | Get culture as the software of the mind – exploring the metaphor by Laurent Borgmann | |
| Group dynamics | by Vera Colwell | |
| Picture this | Pictures and cultural values by Anne Fox | Images |
| Problem group | Scenario of an intercultural clash by Anne Fox | Case study |
| Seeing things | National stereotypes through pictures | |
| Spot the clash | Identifying intercultural issues by Anne Fox | Prompts Billy Elliot Educating Rita |
| Why intercultural awareness? | by Anne Fox | Editor letter |
| How far can I get in my society? | About racism from Alexandra Haas | Role cards Questions |
| Get to know your neighbours 1 | European stereotypes by Alexandra Haas | |
| Get to know your neighbours 2 | European stereotypes by Alexandra Haas | |
| How did you get here? | Warming up activity by Andrea Pohlmann-Jochheim | |
| Chicks and Bunnies | About traditions by Lili Wilson |
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