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Cultural differences are often found to cause misunderstanding between ESOL students and their educators. What\u2019s even more common is for teachers to give lessons based on American holidays, so students better understand American culture. One activity that literacy practitioners could do with adult literacy and\/or ESOL students is provide a comparison between the American holiday Halloween with the Central American holiday El Dia de Los Muertos.<\/p>\n
El Dia de Los Muertos (literally, Day of the Dead) is celebrated on November 1 of each year. Although festivities occur in various Central American countries, it is predominantly celebrated in Mexico. It is believed that the spirits of dead loved ones visit their families on this day, but the families choose to celebrate the dead relatives\u2019 lives instead of mourning them. \u00a0There\u2019s distinct food, clothing, and traditions similar to our Halloween.<\/p>\n
Rather than teach a lesson on Halloween that adult learners may have already experienced, why not compare cultural traditions instead? Whether your learners are ESOL students or adult literacy students, this idea can even be fit to incorporate collaborating with a mixed group of students. You could prepare a short overview of both holidays, or use your students\u2019 diverse backgrounds to teach the others about their holiday traditions.<\/p>\n
Whatever the level of your learners, you can use this idea to create a lesson that benefits them. Whether you use Venn Diagrams or a 5-paragraph essay, students can make sense of a foreign holiday by comparing it to something more familiar.<\/p>\n
To get you started, here are a few resources worth checking out:<\/p>\n
Teacher Boot Camp’s Halloween Activities Guide<\/a><\/p>\n History Channel’s Halloween Videos and History<\/a><\/p>\n 5 Minute English’s Halloween Lesson<\/a><\/p>\n Denver Public School’s Day of the Dead Lessons<\/a><\/p>\n National Geographic Day of the Dead Overview<\/a><\/p>\n Inside-Mexico’s Day of the Dead Page<\/a><\/p>\n ESOL Courses Day of the Dead Lessons<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Day of the Dead<\/h3>\n