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 assessment, students will read and understand a program for the Montreal Jazz Festival, have a brief conversation with a classmate about it, and then do a presentation.

In this German-language website, students can see what Burger King products are sold in Germany and learn their names in German. Products are pictured and described in detail.

Students will learn about the general political discourse, assembly, expertise, and prime minister travels.

Students will learn about French law initiatives, the parliament, the constitution, and the role of various ministers.

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.

Students will recognize Francophone perspectives regarding transportation and the environment. They will apply what they have discovered through their research and respond to a prompt using readily available technology tools. Students will present and culminate this unit by illustrating how they can take action in the realm of teen travel.This lesson was developed by Emily Burrus as part of their completion of the North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge program. This lesson plan has been vetted at the local and state level for standards alignment, Global Education focus, and content accuracy.

Students will listen to or read about patios in Latin America. There are short and long passages with audio, scripts in Spanish and scripts in English. Short passages have about 125 words while long passages about 375 words. Included are comprehension questions and related links.

Students will listen to or read about the activities in the plazas, or town squares, in Mexican cities. There are short and long passages with audio, scripts in Spanish and scripts in English. Short passages have about 125 words while long passages about 375 words. Included are comprehension questions and related links.

This module focuses on how to interact in Spanish, both linguisitically and culturally, when one person (e.g., a vendor, office clerk, travel agent) asks and answers questions to provide a service or good (e.g., a product, an appointment, airline tickets) to another person. Dialectal differences are addressed. 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.

Students will learn about the French president of the republic, and the council of ministers.

Students will learn about the role of the French prime minister, the composition of government, the cabinet, and the facade of the official residence of the prime minister.

Students will listen to or read about the three main bus services one can choose in Mexico. There are short and long passages with audio, scripts in Spanish and scripts in English. Short passages have about 125 words while long passages about 375 words. Included are comprehension questions and related links.

In this lesson plan for novice high second language students, students will negotiate, in pairs, a time to meet. They will communicate about their daily schedule, appointments and events. The language structures include present tense verbs and expressions for telling time. Culturally, students will compare their daily life and school schedules in the US with schedules in the target culture. The modalities include interpersonal communication, writing and reading. This four-page lesson plan is applicable for any world language course. Included are suggestions for adapting and extending this performance task.