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| Title | Ideas for teaching Culture |
| Body | The following request was posted to FLTEACH: I am going to be teaching a new six week culture class this fall to 8th graders. It is not going to be in the target language but solely to introduce students to the Hispanic/Latino culture. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas they would like to share with me. As of this moment we are going to begin by exploring the meaning of culture through viewing segments of 3rd Rock from the Sun, I am going to use Motel of Mysteries to explore ways culture's traditions and practices can be misinterpreted. We will also be reading some Mexican legends and then writing our own. Additionally, I plan to explore the Mexican muralist Diego RIvera, Cubism through Picasso, Surrealism through Dalí as well as the Aztecs and Mayans through study of their calendars and math. If any of you out there in FL land have any suggestions or ideas for me I would love to hear from you. Mechling, J. (17 Jul. 2004). culture class suggestions. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (23 Jul. 2004). Replies included: I have never taught a culture class, but I have taught cultural anthropology and world geography before and have included many elements that you mentioned in your post. Perhaps they will be of use to you. For the Maya: 1. Mayan glyphs: This site will teach you and your students how to write their names in Mayan hieroglyphics. (http://www.halfmoon.org/writing.html). The syllabary (symbols themselves) are found at (http://www.halfmoon.org/.syl/part1.gif) 2. Maya Numerals & Calendar: Great information found at: wysiwyg://7/http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dumois/maya/ ldmayanumbers.html 3. Sacrifice (bloodletting): http://www.halfmoon.org/vision.html 4. If you can find a copy of the Lost Civilizations video titled "The Blood of Kings", I would definitely recommend this. It is the story of bloodletting/ sacrifice. I believe I saw a copy of it for sale in either Carlex or Teacher's Discovery. It's about $20. Another good video is one by Ancient Mysteries titled "Riddle of the Maya." 5. Some activities I found at http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/maya/mayatg.html 6. "Be Attractive the Classic Maya Way!" - talks about shaping heads, decorating teeth, piercing, tattooing, etc. http://www.halfmoon.org/beauty.html 7. Information on the Ball Court can be found at http://www.isourcecom.com/maya/cities/chichenitza/ballcour.htm Aztec information 1. http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/SB/Ancient/Grant_K.html 2. Aztec gods & goddesses - http://www.crystalinks.com/aztecgods.html 3. Aztec - http://houck.salkeiz.k12.or.us/students.assignments/WB.Aztecs/aztec.htm Other suggestions 1. "Urbanization in the Amazon Basin: Can Indigenous People Survive?" - great lesson plan found at http://ladb.unm.edu/retanet/plans/soc/dindians.html 2. "Mexican People" - another lesson plan found at http://ladb.unm.edu/retanet/plans/soc/kent.html 3. Ancient Mysteries video titled "Headhunters of the Amazon" 4. Lost Civilizations video - The Inca Music, food, travel brochures... McCoy, I. (17 Jul. 2004). culture class suggestions. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (23 Jul. 2004). |
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