SYTL Language Adventures - Flipbook - Page 16
Language Adventures: Embracing Languages and Cultures in Primary School
danger or love in some cultures, and happiness and luck in others; orange can
be sacred in one culture, associated with warmth in others but also mourning
and loss in others); animals can also be interpreted very diferently across
cultures. Whether or not there is orst-hand knowledge from the pupils and their
families on these topics, researching some of these aspects will reveal the
complex links between linguistic communities and their cultures and can be a
positive way to explore diversity.
Simple text-writing
Teachers present a very simple,
illustrated story. Pupils can be asked to
describe a character in the story by
adding individual words in any language
(perhaps about a character9s appearance
and/or any other features or perceived
personality traits, e.g.,
