Culture Club is a self-described cultural resource for language educators. The site has a wealth of cultural activities from countries around the world. Information and activities are organized around the broad themes of: articles and links to articles on culture (The Salon), an Art Gallery, recipes from around the world (The Banquet Hall), conversations with and about regular folks from around the world (The Hangout), a Library, movie reviews (Screening Room), music reviews (Music Room), and a Teachers Lounge. In each of these rooms, there are useful and attractive resources for language and cultura teaching.
These are excellent resources that can be utilized by teachers of numerous languages: Arabic, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and even Twi. Materials can be adapted for paper handouts and/or included on class websites.
The navigational scheme for this site is simple and straightforward. The building analogy with various rooms one can visit makes navigating easy and enjoyable. Links are current and well maintained.
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Teacher Resource
Recommended Uses:
Teacher Resource
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Resources for Language Teachers
Target Student Population:
Students of foreign languages and cultures
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The content of this site is rich, varied, and eminently useful for teachers of language. The materials in each of the sites rooms is chiefly of the little c culture variety and includes aspects of daily life and popular culture in various countries. Reviews of music CDs from around the world and links to lyrics and downloads is just one example of the material available for teacher use. The Teachers Lounge offers numerous lesson plans geared to language and culture learning that can be easily adapted and implemented. The materials are all in well-written English and easily accessed.
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These are excellent resources that can be utilized by teachers of numerous languages: Arabic, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and even Twi. Materials can be adapted for paper handouts and/or included on class websites.
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The navigational scheme for this site is simple and straightforward. The building analogy with various rooms one can visit makes navigating easy and enjoyable. Graphics are attractive and colorful. Links are current and well maintained.
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