Subject+-+Foreign+Language+(Project+4)

= Subject: Foreign Language (Mohammed Alzahrani) =


 * ===**Communication: Communicate in languages other than English**===

Technology:

 * ===E-mail pen pals (website)===
 * ===Computers===
 * ===Internet access===

Students will exchange personal and cultural information. Everything has to be done in the target language. They are going to do the following:

 * ===First, Students are going to create a newsletter about themselves so their pen pal can get to know them.===
 * === Students are going to write a list of questions in Spanish for their pen pal to answer, they can include (name, birthday, age, address, and school; descriptions of themselves, their families, friends, homes, and neighborhoods; favorite activities, food, festivals, television shows, and movies). ===
 * === Finally, as a homework assignment, each student will then be asked to write a report in the target language about their pen pal and share it in class. ===

Supporting Research:
=== According to the article, Pen Pal Letter Exchanges, these exchanges were highly successful. They not only help language and literacy development, they also increase students’ knowledge about other subject areas. Students can learn about different types of food, more about different religions, various educational systems, hobbies, and technology. This in turn makes them more worldly and aware of others from different countries and walks of life. Also, the students will learn to imitate native speakers’ writing styles, as was in the study, and even the native speaking students made mistakes and learned from them. All told, everyone improved. ===

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** Tried & True or New & Innovative: ** ===The use of pen pals in the foreign language classrooms is an example of a tried & true practice. Even long before the advent of e-mail, students would exchange letters via mail. However, most people find it easier and more efficient to send e-mails. Not only do students improve their linguistic skills, they also become familiar with technology which is essential for their future endeavors.===