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__**Interpersonal- Louisa Yu**__

School: Global Village Academy--- An International K-8 Chart School in Colorado,teaching language immersion Spanish, Mandarin and French

Student background: 7th-8th grade middle school students with Chinese language learning experience from 1 to 7 years

Objectives (with a focus on the interpersonal mode): 1. to communicate by actively interacting with other students (Chinese learners) (Skype and CLEAR) 2. to create Chinese zodiac racing stories

Standards Targeted //1.2 Interpersonal Communication// //2.1 Practices of Culture// //3.1 Furthering Connections// //5.1 School and Community// //5.2 Life-long Learnin// //g//

Activities: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Movie-- presentations <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Voki -- audio presentations <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. skype -- online conferencing <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. CLEAR --audio conversations

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Asking and answering questions about Chinese Zodiac and Chinese New Year customs