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From http://www.aglobalclassroom.com

In this excellent two-part series, Dorie Conlon Perugini starts by introducing the Intercultural Can-Do Statements from the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements (https://www.actfl.org/publications/guidelines-and-manuals/ncssfl-actfl-can-do-statements) and comparing them with the Cultural strand of ACTFL's 5 C's standards (https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/publications/standards/World-ReadinessStandardsforLearningLanguages.pdf). She writes, "While they both contain Products, Practices and Perspectives (ie the Three P’s), there is a shift from 'gain knowledge of' to 'interact with'. And while it may seem a subtle shift, it has great impact on how we teach." Read her first post at http://www.aglobalclassroom.com/bringing-intercultural-can-dos-to-life/

In her second post, Perugini shares an example of a lesson she used with her firth graders to target these two Can-Do statements: 

INVESTIGATE: In my own and other cultures I can identify some products that reveal a stereotype or exaggerated view of a culture. 
INTERACT: I can ask questions before coming to a conclusion or forming an opinion. 

Anchoring the lesson on an exercise guessing what continent different houses are on, she guides students through understanding why it is necessary to ask questions to combat stereotyping. Read her second post at http://www.aglobalclassroom.com/icc-can-dos-part-2-an-example-from-my-classroom/