2. Eduardo M. Valerio, Ph.D. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Connections and Comparisons with other Cultures through Games (and other culture-based activities)
Eduardo M. Valerio, Ph.D.
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

3. Cultural Game connections to ACTFL standards
Comprehensive handout / Overview
Cultural games connect to all five of the Five Cs
Goal should be creating opportunities to talk and learn about the target culture and students’ own culture

4. Cultural Game connections to ACTFL standards
Culture games
provide opportunities for interaction
provide possibility for presentations
give us authentic reasons for communication in the target culture as well as learners’ own culture

5. Games can demonstrate products, practices, and perspectives of target culture
Chapita
Play video
Windows media player video

6. Rubric 1 Page 3 of handout – Blank template
Use as preliminary measure to evaluate culture game/activity for use in language class
Page 4 of handout – Sample completed template

7. What are the features of the game?
Chapita (Venezuela)
Stick / bottle cap
(realia available) means students can have access to real items used in game
PLAY: Baseball style play
(Copy and paste the link here)

8. Class Experience Can the game be played in class?
Can the game be displayed via video?
Can the game be adapted for class use?

9. Class Experience Can be played in class? Can be displayed via video.
Can be adapted for class use?

10. Connection to target culture
Relates to target culture perspective
Identifiable product of culture
Identifiable practice of culture

11. Connection to target culture
Relates to target culture perspective
Identifiable product of culture
Identifiable practice of culture

12. Connection to learners’ culture
Correlates to learners’ culture
Contrasts with learners’ culture
Provides a vehicle for dialog to compare target culture/learners’ culture

13. Connection to learners’ culture
Correlates to learners’ culture
Contrasts with learners’ culture
Provides a vehicle for dialog to compare target culture/learners’ culture

14. Use the rubric as you search for games/activities to use
Refer to completed sample
Use the rubric in electronic form while you search
Copy and paste links to related information right into the rubric
Type notes about the game/activity right into the form

15. Comprehensive planning tool
After you screen the games using the rubric, move games/ activities you want to use to the planning tool
Handout pp.5-10
The first page (page 5) is a blank template you can use to build a lesson plan activity

16. Comprehensive planning tool
On pp. 6-7 you can see a completed tool using Chapita for an example…
Key questions
Introduction plan
Interaction plan
Follow up plan (optional)
Extension of learning (optional)
Presentation (optional)
BASIC Lesson PLAN ELEMENTS

17. Supplemental Items
(from Interaction Plan section p.7) KLWR (p.7A) discovery activity, introduced after the game
(handout from Follow Up section p.7) Chapita-Evaluate the Game (p.8)
(handout from Extension of Learning p.7) Game Research Interview Activity (p.9)

18. Presentation ideas YouTube video Students could play the game
Students could talk about the game
Students could demonstrate a game they want to teach others
Instructional talk or video to teach others how to play Chapita
Historical aspects or connections to learners’ or target culture

19. Presentation Ideas
PowerPoint presentation
Essay
Scoring Rubric (p.10)

20. Electronic games
Culture games provide a vehicle for dialog on the impact of electronics on U.S. culture
Questions, comments, other ideas?
Thank you for your kind attention…

21. Resources available at http://www.lhup.edu/evalerio
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