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2nd Semester German – Requests – Making Requests

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Students are guided to examine and analyze how language is used in request sequences in ordinary conversation. This analysis leads students to discover sentence patterns and word choices that can be used to mitigate requests.

2nd Semester Korean – Responsive Tokens – Identify Responsive Tokens

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This sample lesson plan provides practical ideas for teaching responsive turns in Korean as a second language using authentic language data to enhance students’ recognition and production of responsive turns and their various functions.

5th Semester Spanish – Paralinguistic Information – A Telephone Call

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Students listen to a phone conversation, work on the content of the dialogue, try to deduce the state of mind of the speakers, and reconstruct the conversation in the context of real-life conversations.

7th Semester Chinese – Cultural Value of Words – My Hometown

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Students are guided to analyze the language used in interviews with Chinese native speakers about their views of ‘hometown.’ Rich cultural values are reflected in their word choices, voices, registers, and perspectives in the language.