Students will discover a cultural tradition of many Spanish speaking countries, compare it to cultural conventions in the United States, and create a tangible, memorable product to commemorate the learning and growth. 

In this activity, students will learn about various festivals celebrated in Spain in particular las Fallas.

This unit focuses on how to make requests in Spanish, both linguisitically and culturally. Included are exemplary videoclips in Spanish, transcripts and a step-by-step, interactive study guide through: Encountering the Communicative Act, Learning and Performance Strategies, Identifiying Important Social Factors, Perceiving Dialectal Variances and a Summary of Key Points. The language samples are in Spanish, but the study of this pragmatic act is in English.

This is an animated short film about a little girl who visits the land of the dead, where she learns the true meaning of the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos. The film was created by students at the Ringling College of Art and Design and won a 2013 Student Academy Award.

In addition to a wealth of material about culinary customs and techniques in ancient Rome, Patrick Faas translated more than 150 Roman recipes and reconstructed them for the modern cook. Here are eight recipes from from the book?from salad to dessert. Both the Latin and English versions of the recipes are given.

In this activity, students will practice using the indicative and the subjunctive while learning about animal abuse in Spain.

In this lesson, students explore the Internet for information on the metro system as a means of transportation and for information on culturally appropriate and polite behavior for the metro. Students research polite forms of address and connect to a digital penpal in the target country. Students email digital penpals in the target country to ask about culturally appropriate behavior on the metro. Modalities include interpersonal communication, reading and writing. Language structures focus on forming questions and polite language. The acitivity includes a variety of role play scenarios. This activity is applicable for any written world language course.

In this unit, students will develop reading strategies and make cultural comparisons as they analyze documents and texts about the French educational system.

This module focuses on the ins and outs of apologizing in Spanish, both linguisitically and culturally. Included are exemplary videoclips in Spanish, transcripts and a step-by-step, interactive study guide: Encountering the Communicative Act, Learning and Performance Strategies, Identifiying Important Social Factors, Perceiving Dialectal Variances and a Summary of Key Points. The language samples are in Spanish but the study of this pragmatic act is in English.

This is the main website for a virtual memorial to those who disappeared during the Dirty War in Argentina. Visitors can search by name, province, religion and profession for lists, documents and facts about those who disappeared. There are links to the military oppressors' photos. The main page offers a simple overview of how many disappeared, where and when.

This short film, in English and Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles, chronicles FLOAT, a project that puts both the playful and practical heritage of kites to work convincing Beijing residents that monitoring the city's air quality can be as simple as child's play.