{FREE PDF}: Cultural Observation Activity: Seeing with new eyes

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This is a cultural observation activity to encourage pre-service ESL teachers to reflect on the experience of their students.  It could also be easily adapted for English language learners.

Instructions:

Imagine you are a newcomer to the US. Pick a setting (such as your dorm, the DC, or a chapel service), and observe for 30 minutes with the eyes of someone who has little cultural context for this setting. Use the following table to help describe your observations.