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 NCLRC CULTURESHOCKS BLOG
http://www.cultureshocksblog.us **Please note the change in URL address.**
The purpose of our blog is to showcase amusing and informative incidents of cross-cultural misunderstandings. Take a look at the stories already submitted and consider contributing one of your own. If your story is accepted for posting, you will win a prize! And you may enter as many times as you wish. Send your story to Christine .
November 2009: Congratulations to our latest prize winners: Gwen Qin, Morris Jordan, Sean Oliver, and Chris Gilbert.
CULTURAL BLOGS!
The Blogosphere is crackling with activity. We want to help you discover the gems in this universe so that you will be on the cutting edge in teaching culture in the FL classroom.
The Blog Roll below lists blogs by individuals who share their thoughts about living or traveling in places of interest to FL teachers. We will be on the lookout for bloggers who write about their own cultures as well as those who are tourists, study-abroad students, or ex-pats. We will consider bloggers who deal with current topics and those who write about historical events. We expect some blogs to be ongoing (e.g. by journalists) while others will be limited to a specific period of time (e.g. by study-abroad students).
If you know of any interesting cultural blogs, please contact Christine.
Pick your language of interest to start browsing our blogs:
new Chinese | new Arabic | new German | French | Italian | Spanish| Norwegian
And to view completed blogs that are no longer being updated but still contain interesting and useful content, visit the Collection
CHINESE
Tranparent Language Chinese Blog (http://www.transparent.com/chinese/)
Multiple bloggers write on language and culture in China.
Sinosplice (http://www.sinosplice.com/)
This site is composed of three sections: "John's tips for learning Mandarin," "living and learning in Shanghai," and "a light-hearted look at China"
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ARABIC
حظك اليوم http://www.arabhaz.com/data/17.htm
Get your daily horoscope - in Arabic!
Arabic as a Foreign Language عربية لغير الناطقين بها
(http://www.myarabicteacher.blogspot.com/)
This blog comes from an Arabic teacher and features a variety of resources and links.
Kuwait Unplugged أفكار ونميمة وترهات عشوائية من الكويت
(http://www.kuwait-unplugged.com/)
"Random thoughts, gossip and general nonsense from Kuwait."
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GERMAN
German Globe: (http://germanglobe.com/)
Although written in English, this blog features interesting articles and information for concerning life, culture, and news in Germany. Great for potential travelers!
Man kann's essen (http://mankannsessen.de/)
Food, recipes, and lots of pictures - mmmm!
All about Music (http://www.musikzeug.de/)
Music, pop culture, and a whole lot more.
Deutsch Lerner Blog (http://deutsch-lerner.blog.de/)
A blog for German-language learners
Herr Graff's German Blog (http://germangraff.blogspot.com/)
Resources and ideas for the
German classroom, with a special focus on technology
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FRENCH
"Le Café Mode: l'oeil d'une parisienne http://blogs.lexpress.fr/cafe-mode/
This is a French blog about fashion seen both on the streets of Paris and on the runways of our favorite designers."
Perrin-et-fils: Chateau de Beaucastel (http://www.perrin-et-fils.com)
This blog is about winemaking and follows French grapes from the vine to the bottle. It includes photos and short videos (recommended by Abbe Spokane).
Ester Kitchen (http://www.esterkitchen.com/)
This blog is about food, with plenty of recipes and links to other French food blogs. The author is a French lady who is passionate about food, cooking, and kitchen secrets! Enjoy!
Reunion-USA (http://reunion-usa.hautetfort.com/)
The author of this blog is a French woman from Reunion who lives in the USA. She tackles many interesting subjects, from general topics about living in the USA as a foreigner, news and politics, delicious recipes, you name it!!!
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ITALIAN
Ciao Italian America http://ciaoitalianamerica.wordpress.com/
"Commentary on all things Italian American — people, places, culture, events and more"
Oscar Bartoli’s Blog: Letter from Washington, DC http://oscarb1.blogspot.com/
Blog di Beppe Grillo http://www.beppegrillo.it/
Italian News Clicks Blog: http://www.italiannewsclicks.blogspot.com/
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SPANISH
Actualidades (http://zachary-jones.com/spanish/)
This blog features pop culture from all over the Spanish-speaking world, and ways to use it to teach language and culture.
Blog de Viajes: (http://www.blogdeviajes.com.ar) This blog hails from Argentina. The author offers his thoughts and reflections on current events and happenings that affect travel and other aspects of life in Argentina. A Lonely Planet Travel Blog 2009 award winner!
Lo pensaré mañana: (http://lopensaremanana.blogspot.com) A personal blog reflecting the authors thoughts on a variety of film, television, books, and other cultural topics.
Mis musicuentos: (http://musicuentos.blogspot.com) A creative teacher showcases her thoughts, ideas, and lesson plans related to teaching Spanish. She utilizes a variety of media tools and discusses different aspects of her process.
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NORWEGIAN
Marcia Stein’s Blog: (http://www.sonsofnorwayblog.blogspot.com)
An announcement from the Sons of Norway: Sons of Norway has launched a new blog that is currently following Marcia Stein, winner of the 2007 Norwegian Experience Recruitment contest, as she travels across Norway. Read about her exciting trip, see photos of the areas she’s visiting, and learn about the history and modern culture of Norway!
Read all about Marcia’s trip. Each day there are updates about what she’s doing, the exciting things she is seeing and comments from Marcia herself about the overall experience.
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