This course expands skills in speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Students develop analytic and interpretative skills through the reading of a full-length drama as well as short prose and poetry (Biermann, Brecht, Dürrenmatt, Tawada and others) and through media selections on contemporary issues in German-speaking cultures. Coursework includes discussions and compositions based on these texts, and review of grammar and development of vocabulary-building strategies. It is recommended for students with two years of high school German.

This course focuses on development of interpretive skills, using literary texts (B. Brecht, S. Zweig) and contemporary media texts (film, TV broadcasts, Web materials). The emphasis is on discussion and exploration of cultural topics in their current social, political, and historical context via hypermedia documentaries. It also covers further refinement of oral and written expression and expansion of communicative competence in practical everyday situations.

This review of leadership literature and materials was completed by the Spring 2017 Honors Leadership Development course at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, MN. The text contains a review of materials relevant to those studying the topic of leadership. It contains materials on traits and skills of leaders, ethical characteristics of leaders, leadership and emotional intelligence, effective communication, motivating groups, building cohesive groups, creating and utilizing effective goals, effective decision making, initiating change, empowering others, and historical approaches to leadership.

The Global Learning Toolkit, an online resource for faculty and staff anywhere in the world to incorporate that global perspective into every classroom was created by the Indiana University Indianapolis Office of International Affairs, and includes content developed across ten contributing IU schools, the Multicultural Center, and Office of International Affairs staff. The project was made possible in part by the UISFL grant.

This subject focuses on the specifics of strategy and organization of the multinational company, and provides a framework for formulating successful and adaptive strategies in an increasingly complex world economy. Topics include the globalization of industries, the continuing role of country factors in competition, organization of multinational enterprises, and building global networks. This particular version of the subject is taught and tailored specifically to those enrolled in the MIT Sloan Fellows Program.

In this lab, students will practice ordering from a menu. Students will also practice posing and answering questions to waiters. Finally, students will engage with the cultural aspects of eating out in a German-speaking country.

Students are broken into five groups and provided with information about a cultural celebration or holiday. They then work together to decide how they want to teach the rest of the class about their assigned tradition.

Designed to follow “Me, Myself and Others – Part One,” in which students were provided with information about a cultural celebration or holiday and worked together to decide how they would teach about their assigned tradition, in this lesson, students present their cultural holiday or tradition to the rest of the class.

Student groups will learn about symbols of art, heritage, history, and cultural practices from the Celebrate Oregon! license plate image. 

By using maps, students will work in groups to learn about Native American tribes and languages in history and in the current day. This lesson prepares students for Part 2, when they will teach the other students what they learned through giving creative presentations.  

Student groups will present/act out what they researched together in Grade 3, Lesson 3: People and Places (Part One). 

Students will learn about the musical traditions of storytelling and the preservation of history and culture through times of war, enslavement, and struggle. Students will listen to and experience examples of a spiritual and reflect on the words and sounds and how they feel and experience music. 

How did Americans "have fun" a century ago? In this lesson, students will learn how Americans spent their leisure time and explore new forms of entertainment that appeared at the turn of the century. In addition, they will learn how transportation and communication improvements made it possible for Americans to travel to new destinations.

In this lesson, students will learn what the word “Hispanic” means and what some elements of culture are.  Pairs/groups of students will read about a Hispanic country and create a one-pager showing cultural elements of that country.

Since 1988, the U.S. Government has set aside the period from September 15 to October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month to honor the many contributions Hispanic Americans have made and continue to make to the United States of America. Our Teacher's Guide brings together resources created during NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes, lesson plans for K-12 classrooms, and think pieces on events and experiences across Hispanic history and heritage.

The truth is history impacts our present day lives.  You are currently learning Spanish, but why? or how?  In this seminar you will discover some important historical events in Latin America that have impacted how Spanish got to the United States.  You will also learn some of the history associated with Spain and how Spanish arrived on the peninsula. ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpretive CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives:Comparisons: Cultural ComparisonsLearning TargetI can understand a tour guide's description of a city's history and attractions.Habits of MindStriving for accuracyCritical Thinking SkillClassifying