TalkAbroad 1
Successful 10-minute sample assignment #1:
Assignment Name:
TalkAbroad 1
Shared Instructions:
Que pensez-vous du déjeuner français (en comparaison avec le déjeuner typique en Amérique du Nord)? Quel est l’avantage principal de manger un plus grand repas (a larger meal) à midi? Pourquoi est-ce que c’est rare en Amérique du Nord? Combien de fois (times) par semaine (ou par mois) dînez-vous dans des restaurants?
Assignment created by:
Professor: Romain Rivaux
Language: French
University: Florida Atlantic University
What makes this a successful assignment:
- All instructions to student and instructor are written in target language.
- Instructions are brief and precise and include only one assignment.
- There is a central theme to the assignment that is clearly communicated.
- Shared Instructions address the student and conversation partner about the content of the conversation.
- The assignment provides example questions or specific conversation topics.
- The instructions fit the allotted conversation timeframe (10 or 30 minutes).