DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

Air Force Culture and Language Center

Maxwell AFB, AL.

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AIR FORCE CULTURE AND LANGUAGE CENTER

LESSON PLAN -Topic 5
(Level 0+)
LESSON TITLE: Family Values and Traditions 1
DOMAIN: Family and Kinship
TIME: 2 Hrs.
METHOD: Contextualized interactive communication, culturally
embedded content, guided discussion, application with feedback.
LESSON REFERENCES: Find lesson references and at the end of
document and under the Lesson Plan tab of the class homeroom.
AUDIO/VISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS:
1. PowerPoint - to present new vocabulary, phrases and grammar rules.
2. Whiteboard - to explain and illustrate key points.
3. Authentic Materials [list all materials used in class.]
STUDENT PREPARATION: Students should check for assignments on the
eMentor homeroom webpage and prepare them before the next class.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME: Understand Family Values and
Traditions in TC and appreciate how they are practiced.
COGNITIVE OBJECTIVE
1. Know family values and traditions of TC.
2. Apply knowledge and language skills to real-life settings.
COGNITIVE SAMPLES OF BEHAVIOR
1. Identify two common family values or traditions in TC.
2. Describe how these values or traditions are practiced.
3. Explain in English the meaning of a family value or tradition in TC.
AFFECTIVE OBJECTIVE
1. Receive information about family values and traditions in TC.
2. Respond to instructions and class activities.

AFFECTIVE SAMPLES OF BEHAVIOR

1. Eagerly share with others your own family traditions or values

LESSON OUTLINE
CONTENT
INTRODUCTION & REVIEW:
Review homework for todays lesson and discuss any
questions; recall prior learning that is useful to help
students acquire the new content; begin with grabbing the
students attention with something interesting yet relevant
to the lessons topic, followed by an explanation of the
learning objectives.
PRESENTATION:
Introduce new material and use interactive activities and
other learning aids to improve comprehension and
appreciation.
Suggested activities:
Present key vocabulary of the corresponding semantic field
(see vocabulary list below) by showing students pictures of
families during various situations in TC with their
corresponding descriptions; and/or by showing video clips
of family values and traditions and explaining the details
and the cultural aspects in English; and/or by reading
sentence-long excerpts from articles talking about family
values and traditions in the TC; and/or by showing the
results of some research in a chart that describes what
kind of family values and traditions people in TC think are
important (e.g. family, wedding etc.); and/or if applicable,
introduce or review a grammatical or lexical feature that is
relevant to the material and likely to occur in the context
of the topic.

ESTIMATED
TIME
10 minutes

20 minutes

GUIDED PRACTICE:
Provide opportunities for the students to drill on new
learning and commit it to memory. Provide timely
feedback.
Suggested activities:
Students watch a video of a TC family during a traditional
celebration or situation (e.g., wedding, Christmas party)
and identify the event (provide a word list) then students
answer comprehension questions and list the components
of the traditions they learned about; and/or students read
several sentence-long expressions about the family values
and traditions and ask students to identify true/false
statements using the information given in application;
and/or students read brief descriptions of the types of
family values and/or family traditions and ask students to
match the descriptions with the name/title of the family
tradition or value; and/or students look at pictures of
traditions and write an outline for each.
BREAK
APPLICATION:
Allow the students to apply the new knowledge and skills
to new situations. Provide timely feedback.

30 minutes

10 minutes
35 minutes

Suggested activities:
Students explain in English important family values and
traditions among TCs families and how these values are
practiced; and/or students share their own family values and
traditions; and/or students present (in English) the similarities and/or
differences between their own family values/traditions and those found in
the TC.
FEEDBACK & CONCLUSION:
Determine whether the learning objectives are achieved,
where the gaps may be, and how to bridge the gaps.
Suggested activities:
Students briefly summarize what they have learned in the
lesson; identify need for more work on the lessons topic
by asking students for feedback and address any
questions students may have; provide constructive,
positive feedback for students according to their
performance in the assimilation phase; assign homework
for next lesson; conclude the lesson and give a sneak peak
3

15 minutes

of the next lesson.

VOCABULARY LIST
English
Important words of the semantic
feld

Values

Useful phrases for

discussion

I used to
I think it is important
that

Target Language

Traditions
Modern
Traditional
Family
Habits
Beliefs
Nowadays

Homework:
Find pictures that present the family values and traditions you find similar
to your own and list the similarities.
LESSON REFERENCES: Provide lesson references such as sources of
websites, videos, and texts here.
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Provide additional references and
supplemental material that aid to improve comprehension and
appreciation here.

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