Feb
25
2008
Instructions
What questions would you like your e-pal to answer? Design a table so that he/she can fill in the spaces. If you are online using a program such as Skype, you can ask your partner questions and then fill in the form.
1 Nationality What is your nationality?
2 Name
3 Date of birth
4 Age
5 Place of birth
6 School/university
7 Music
8 Film
9 Author
10 Major
11 Email address
12 Occupation
13 Religion
14 Favorite food
15 Pet
16 Movie star
17 Rock group
18 TV program
19 Hobbies
20 Brothers and sisters
Feb
25
2008
Instructions
What are some of the main reasons for wars and conflicts? What are their results? How can countries stop wars and conflicts?
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Current Wars
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How we can stop them |
Reasons for wars and conflicts |
Notes |
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Darfur
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Feb
25
2008
Write a paragraph explaining how globalization as affected your country.
Feb
25
2008
Instructions
Please complete the following table showing information about Argentina, Brazil, Hungary, Kuwait and the U.S.A.
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Kuwait |
USA |
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Population |
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Feb
24
2008
This semester your CALL class will focus on information about Kuwait, and compare it with information from students in Argentina, Brazil, Hungary and the USA. You will have the opportunity to link up with classes in these countries, and have e-pals, too. Your work will be displayed in a group blog, along with the information from the other countries.
If you can think of other tables that will help you to compare life in Kuwait with life abroad, please send me a copy as an attachment.
You will also have the opportunity to complete webquests related to topics in your majors and your reading book.
Your first task in the lab will be to design a questionnaire that you can send to the students in the other countries. Then you will have the opportunity to have an e-pal in one or more countries.
Feb
24
2008
Instructions
Write a paragraph showing a short history of your family, in particular writing about where they came from and the reasons for their movement to the country they are currently living in. Also include movements within the country, e.g. from Salmiya to Mishref (two areas in Kuwait).
Feb
24
2008
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Topic |
Page |
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Our interconnected world |
4 |
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My country – paragraph |
5 |
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Timeline |
6 |
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Most important events |
7 |
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An introduction to my country |
7 |
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History of immigration |
8 |
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A history of my family |
9 |
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How governments function |
10 |
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Collective table |
11 |
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Conflicts and wars |
12 |
| 11 |
Reasons for conflicts and wars |
13 |
| 12 |
Globalization table |
14 |
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Multinational companies |
14 |
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Globalization paragraph |
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Social networking questionnaire |
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Feb
24
2008
Instructions
Use the information in Table 8 to make up one class table comparing the information about the 5 governments.
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Similarities |
Differences |
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Democracy |
all 5 countries |
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President |
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Feb
24
2008
Instructions
Write a paragraph describing your country. Do not include its history. This will be included in a later paragraph.
