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This course addresses 9th graders who study English as a first foreign language, in a number of five classes a week. Enlarging their sphere of knowledge beyond the curricula was expected by our students. The present optional course will provide further support for childrens interest in issues less insisted upon in any textbooks their level: dialects, varieties of English, legends, customs, traditions; present- day reference to each of these sections is also being made; but, most importantly, it is meant to provide enough information as to enable them to compare and contrast between same generations, situated on the other sides of the world. At the end of the course, students will have been able to state whether culture, civilization and, implicitly, the foreign languages which allow us to get to know them can be considered passports.
Across Cultures is a new modular, flexible, user-friendly course which presents a wide
variety of material on the English-speaking world. Traditional topics, such as geography and institutions, are fully covered, along with the most up-to-date themes and topics. The aid of the audio materials considered, the course is most likely to bring about excitement,
Liceul Teoretic Mihail Sadoveanu, Pacani, judeul Iai Disciplina: limba englez, curs opional Numr de ore/ sptmn: 1 Profesor: Elisabeta Dulceanu Clasa: a IX-a A Materiale: ACROSS CULTURES, BY Elizabeth Sharman, textbook and CD An colar: 2007- 2008
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Coninuturi Students become familiar with several definitions of the term culture, then debate and state whether culture, as a phenomenon can be treated separately Further focus on nonseparable concepts spinning around culture- individual and group values Arguing whether cultural differences are always negative in meaning; tolerance ; gastronomy- the reflection of a societys taste and evolution; hobbies and personal growth; families; me at the
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Modaliti de evaluare
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Debate
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2nd W
Presentati on
Everyday Life
3rd W; 4th W
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1.2 1.3 2.1 2.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 5.1 3.2 4.1 4.2 5.1 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 5.1 2.2 3.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 5.1
centre of the family; me/ the others( as in non- versus) ; varieties of English or... fun with dialects House and familyassertive development components ; lifestyles; adjectives of measurement British history; American history; word building; words related to army Rigour and development; forms of government; national celebrations; prejudice; law and law infringements Discrimination and (non-) evolution; equal rights- pros and cons; basic rights and freedoms; single parents Self- awareness in the social context Educating very young learners; state/ private schools; elite schools; educational systems; exams as forms of recognition ; words connected to education; dialects The concept of art; samples of art; art and fame; contemporary approaches of art Deconstruction; poetry and drama; searching for ones style in writing Hobbies; personality and pastime Hobbies; technologys part in contemporary life
Essay: My Place
Cloze test
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Essay: My freedom
manifesto
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Society
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Consolidation Education
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The Arts
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Links to Literature
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Project Writing poetry by following specified patterns Essay: My time, my choice debate
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Consolidation 14.
Recycling of knowledge
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Cumulative test