Cultural activity for learning language
Overview
Topic : Eid milan party (Eid gathering party)
Learners: 5th - 8th students
Level of culture: All three levels
Skills: listening, speaking and writing
Objectives: To teach students about our festivals and how these festivals are celebrated in different Islamic and non-Islamic countries by muslims
Topic : Eid milan party (Eid gathering party)
Learners: 5th - 8th students
Level of culture: All three levels
Skills: listening, speaking and writing
Objectives: To teach students about our festivals and how these festivals are celebrated in different Islamic and non-Islamic countries by muslims
To check listening, speaking and writing skills of students
Students were asked to choose any country and come wearing traditional dresses of that country which they wear on festival of Eid. They were also asked to bring traditional foods of those countries they had choosen, preparing it from their homes.
On the day of party, students were ask to recognized the traditional food and dresses of each country and write it in there notebooks. Every student with the help of his teacher tried to recognize foods and dresses and write it with names fo students that what those students are wearing and what country they belong to and what food belongs to that country. It was very hard task for them but they performed very well.
After the writing skills activity they were asked to come om stage and speak about what they've put on and what make them put it on and what is history of that dress. Like a student told us that he's wearing Abaya and Arabians wear it because it is very hot there and they can't wear western dresses like jeans and shirt etc.
Students wearing Pakistani dresses were representing source culture and those students who were wearing dresses of Arab countries and other Islamic countries were representing international culture and those who were wearing western dressing like jeans and three peice suits were showing target culture.
At the end there was quiz competition in which different quiz were asked and prizes were given to students who gave right answers.