Cultures

//**Cultures: Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures.**//


 * Chinese**
 * @http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture **
 * A site that explains Chinese culture, traditions and heritage. **


 * @http://www1.chinaculture.org/library/library_government.html **
 * A site that describes many aspects of the Chinese culture. **


 * @http://www.thechinaguide.com/forbidden_city/forbidden_city_historical_tour.html **
 * Information about the Forbidden City. **


 * @http://culture.chinese.cn/en **
 * This site contains cultural information about China. **

@http://french.lovetoknow.com/Category:French_Culture An easy to navigate site filled with various topics on French culture.
 * French**

@http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html Many links on art, music and culture, the press, radio and TV.

@http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_holidays.shtml Information on French holidays.

@http://gofrance.about.com/od/culture/a/tablemanners.htm This site has information on French table etiquette.

@http://www.learn-french-today.com/french_etiquette.html This site has etiquette on many different topics.

@http://justfrance.org/france/sports-in-france.asp Information on sports in France.

@http://www.footbo.com/Teams?In=France Information on French soccer teams.

@http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/germany-country-profile.html This site shares German traditions and etiquette.
 * German**

@http://www.europeanphotoalbum.com/italy.html
 * Italian**
 * This site contains information about Italian holidays for all middle school students. **


 * http://www.rai.it **
 * Italian television web site where students can investigate Italian culture. **


 * @http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml **
 * This site allows students to research Columbus Day, an Italian holiday. **

@http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html
 *  This site includes recipes for traditional Italian dishes. **


 * @http://www.virtualitalia.com/recipes/christmas.shtml **
 *  Students can experiment with Italian Christmas recipes. **


 * Spanish**


 *  @http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/Latin_America/Countries_and_Regions/ **
 * This Yahoo site has links to all of the Spanish-speaking countries. **


 * @http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html **
 * This portal has links to information about every country in the world. **


 * http://www.espanole.org **
 * This teacher produced site is great for the countries unit. It has some good ideas for student projects. **

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