Professor dropped a lesson on me for Monday. So why not teach from something I’m experiencing moving from Hungary to America. Culture Shock!
I haven’t put together the final format yet, but I think I will try to do a jig-saw type lesson where learners go off to platforms and read about one of the stages of culture shock, then (in order) teach the rest of the group about it. I uploaded some .jpgs with text from a lesson about culture shock. It was easy to create the panels with the .jpgs as the texture. I’d also like to show my digital story about culture shock. I’ll have to think about a listening activity to go along with it.
My idea is that if someone is learning English (or any foreign language for that matter), the idea is that they will travel at least to another country. My hope is to help those who may not be prepared for the reality of culture shock.
This lesson will be interesting, because I have to get up at 5:30am to do it! It will be a test of my ability to do this! Hopefully in August, I can start a regular chat time at mid-day. This will make the chat times available to those living in Europe and can only be on late in the evenings their time.
Wish me luck!
