Language+and+Culture+Moments

Hello and Goodbye in languages around the world! http://www.buzzfeed.com/celestinomark/greetings-in-different-languages#1l4hm95

Partial List of Languages and Nationalities Represented in Spokane Area Schools
Russian (Russia, Ukraine) Ukrainian (Ukraine) Spanish (Mexico, Cuba) Marshallese (Marshall Islands) Vietnamese (Vietnam) KaRen (Burma/Myanmar) Chin (Burma/Myanmar) Burmese (Burma/Myanmar) Nepali (Nepal) Arabic (Iraq, Syria, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan) Iraq Swahili (Tanzania) Somali (Somalia) user:gracea93gracea93 @Dzongkha (Bhutan) French (Congo, Rwanda) Lingala (Congo) Congolese
 * Languageuser:am_kruse
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culture
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Education
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Language user:Anny1
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culture
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Education
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Languageuser:HTye
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Historical/Cultural Overview
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Education
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Language- user:dlilley
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Historical/Cultural Overview user:wbrown84
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Education
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Language user:HTye
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Historical/Cultural Overviewuser:jordanashley016
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Education
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Language
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culture user:supersarah3
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Education
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Language- user:ghayden2
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culture
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Education

Language and Culture Moment - Guidelines
Select one of the following options to present a 5-7 minute mini-lesson:
 * Language Overview
 * Introduction to the language - where it is spoken, brief description of key characteristics of the language
 * similarities and differences to English
 * 2-3 links for further information
 * a list of 5 common phrases a teacher could use with links to correct pronunciation
 * Cultural Overview
 * Show the nation/region on a world map and provide a few important, basic facts about the nation/region
 * Present a sample of 3-5 cultural characteristics (focus on what would be most relevant to a school context); include products, practices, perspectives and values
 * On the wiki page, post several images, a map, 2-3 links
 * Education Overview
 * Describe the educational system in the selected nation/region including who has access to high-quality schooling
 * Identify similarities and differences to the U.S. educational system
 * On the wiki page, post several images and 2-3 links