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Current Directory - 09/2009

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Welcome to our Culture Club Update The Culture Club is an online environment where teachers of foreign languages can find materials and information to help them teach about the culture(s) of their target language(s). Below you will discover what is currently featured in each of the nine rooms of the Club. Each room also has a link to its Collection where you will find all the previously-featured materials. Please let us know what you think of receiving this update. If you have trouble following the links from the email, paste this URL into your browser: http://nclrc.org/cultureclub/email_club.html FRENCH SCAVENGER HUNT WINNER: We have a winner! Dr. Elena Odio has won a scholarship to an NCLRC 2010 Summer Institute. She was the first person to complete the 2009 Culture Club French Scavenger Hunt. Congratulations, Elena. ITALIAN AND SPANISH SCAVENGER HUNTS: No winners yet. The deadline for submissions is November 20. Full instructions can be found here.
ROOM	CURRENT CONTENT
Speakers' Corner	NOVEMBER 2009: French correspondence beyond the classroom walls: A Student Exchange By Channing Jones Go to article OCTOBER 2009: The Citizens of San Marino: Champions in Longevity By Carlo Mignani Go to article SEPTEMBER 2009: Paris: La Police à Paris By: Beckie Bray Go to article
Photo Gallery	NOVEMBER 2009 Photo Contest: Be the winner! Identify the city where the four mystery photos were taken See photographs OCTOBER 2009 Photo Contest Winner: Rebekah Stathakis SEPTEMBER 2009 Photo Contest Winner: JoAnn Crandall
Banquet Hall	NOVEMBER 2009: Breakfast with a Costa Rican Family Read article SEPTEMBER 2009: Manakeesh: Pizza Arab Style By Katrina Samra Test it out AUGUST 2009: An article on German Bread Read article
Spanish Music Room	NOVEMBER 2009: Lo mejor de Andrea Bocelli-Vivere by Andrea Bocelli Read Review SEPTEMBER 2009: Enrique by Enrique Iglesias Read Review The French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian Collections are still available in the Culture Club Collection
Screening Room	NOVEMBER 2009: French:Ascenseur pour l'échafaud Go to review German:Kirschblüten - Hanami Go to review Italian: La Finestra di Fronte Go to review Spanish:El Abuelo Go to review OCTOBER 2009: French: L'enfant sauvage Go to review Italian: Il postino Go to review Spanish: Nadie conoce a nadie Go to review SEPTEMBER 2009: Go to reviews
Library	NOVEMBER 2009: French Book Review: French Women Don't Get Fat Go to Review Italian Book Review: Il Conto delle Minne Go to Review Delight in the new cinquains in the French Poetry Room: L'âme poétique de nos écoles the Italian Poetry Room: Sala delle Poesie the Spanish Poetry Room: El Rincón Po é tico Go to the Teacher's Lounge for guidelines on writing cinquains. Send in your contributions as well as those of your students. You can all be published poets! OCTOBER 2009: Announcement: German Author Wins 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature Go to announcement Italian Book Review: Ad Occhi Chiusi Go to review Spanish Book Review: Radio Ciudad Perdida Go to review
Teachers' Lounge	NOVEMBER 2009: Entre Les Murs: Which French Should French Teachers Teach? Go to article OCTOBER 2009: Writing Cinquains In the Teachers' Lounge you will learn about writing cinquains. Invite your students to send in cinquains for publication in one of the poetry rooms. Teachers are encouraged to participate, too. Go to article AUGUST 2009: Utensils from Around the World: La Paellera Go to article
The Hangout	NOVEMBER 2009: Nelson, a teenager from San Salvador, talks about his life in the capital of El Salvador. Go to interview SEPTEMBER 2009: Alexandre, a French teen-ager, answers questions about his life in Hautot sur Mer. The text of the interview in the original French is available for download and use in the classroom. AUGUST 2009: Natalia, an American student living in Germany, interviews five teen-agers in Wiesbaden. Interview texts in the original German with English translations are available for download here.
Bloggers' Den	WIN A PRIZE! Check out the Culture Club's own blog, Culture Shocks. Send in your own story of a cross-cultural incident and you will receive a prize if it is accepted for publication. The latest prize winners are Sean Oliver and Chris Gilbert. Check out some interesting culture blogs! See blogs

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