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Email exchange content and requirements |
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US student starts the course and starts to get familiar with all the lessons and activities required |
Italian school starts looking for an available student or group of students (with only one email and spokesperson for the group) to exchange emails with the US student |
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Italian school notifies name and email of Italian student/s wishing to participate in the email exchange and teacher supervisor |
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- US STUDENT: Following given guidelines, US student sends email to the Italian student and writes IN ITALIAN a presentation of him/her self (name, physical description, general description - if calm, nervous, active, lazy, social, reserved, etc.) asking for information and presentation from the other student.
- IMPORTANT: During the entire pen pal exchange program, US student/s have to cc any email to prof@cyberitalian.com
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Teachers on both sides can ALWAYS overlook and comment on the email exchanged and on the corrections students give to each other. |
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- ITALIAN STUDENT/S reply: they correct the message sent in Italian and reply IN ENGLISH on the same topics.
- IMPORTANT: during the entire pen pal exchange program, Italian student/s have to cc any email to prof@cyberitalian.com
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US student always writes in Italian.
She can contact prof@cyberitalian.com for any doubt or question. |
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- US STUDENT: replies to the Italian high-school-student email, corrects the message sent in English and describes her family (how many are there? Are there some animals? Does a grandmother of grandfather live in the same house?)
- SUGGESTION: use short and simple sentences.
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Italian student always writes in English.
She can contact prof@cyberitalian.com for any doubt or question. |
- ITALIAN STUDENT/S reply: they correct the message sent in Italian and reply IN ENGLISH on the same topics.
- SUGGESTION: use short and simple sentences.
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Teachers on both sides can ALWAYS overlook and comment on the email exchanged and on the corrections students give to each other. |
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- US STUDENT: replies to the Italian high-school-student email, corrects the message sent in English and describes what she likes and don't like to eat. Usual meals at home, in school or outside.
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- ITALIAN STUDENT/S reply: they correct the message sent in Italian and reply IN ENGLISH on the same topics.
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- US STUDENT: replies to the Italian high-school-student email, corrects the message sent in English and describes her town, (are there many bar, restaurants, cinemas, parks, museums? Does she have a favorite place? Which one?) and asks for information about the other student's town.
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- ITALIAN STUDENT/S reply: they correct the message sent in Italian and reply IN ENGLISH on the same topics.
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END OF US SEMESTER 1
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BEGINNING OF US SEMESTER 2
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- US STUDENT: replies to the Italian high-school-student email, corrects the message sent in English and describes her daily life and routines during the week (at what time she goes to school, what she does in school, at what time she goes back home, what she does at home.)
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- ITALIAN STUDENT/S reply: they correct the message sent in Italian and reply IN ENGLISH on the same topics.
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- US STUDENT: replies to the Italian high-school-student email, corrects the message sent in English and describes her daily life and routines during the weekend (what she does, does she work, does she meet with friends, what do they do, etc.)
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- ITALIAN STUDENT/S reply: they correct the message sent in Italian and reply IN ENGLISH on the related topics.
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- US STUDENT: replies to the Italian high-school-student email, corrects the message sent in English and describes her hobbies and passions, favorite books, movies and songs.
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- ITALIAN STUDENT/S reply: they correct the message sent in Italian and reply IN ENGLISH on the same topics.
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- US STUDENT: replies to the Italian high-school-student email, corrects the message sent in English and describes how she dresses to go to school or to go out with friends.
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- ITALIAN STUDENT/S reply: they correct the message sent in Italian and reply IN ENGLISH on the same topics.
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US Student posts in the Class Forum a feedback on her experience about the exchanges with the Italian student/s to get an overall feedback and additional grade points on this task. |
Italian Student/s send an email to prof with a feedback on their experience about the exchanges with the US student. |
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END OF COURSE |
