On March 21st, during the 9th Students’ Festival of the school, the special English corner “Spring Rendezvous” prepared by Arizona Institute of Technology was held as scheduled. With immersive language experience as its core highlight, this event attracted numerous students to sign up actively, and they all came to this cultural feast in spring.
At the beginning of the event, the foreign teachers quickly closed the distance with the students through their humorous self – introductions. The first session, the ice – breaking game “Two Truths, One Lie”, immediately ignited the atmosphere at the scene. Laughter filled the classroom, creating an open and inclusive environment for further in – depth communication. Foreign teachers from the UK and the US jointly presented a pronunciation comparison demonstration. By carefully analyzing common words like “water” and “tomato”, they explained in simple terms the subtle differences between British and American English in terms of tongue position, stress, and so on. In the subsequent group practice session, the students transformed into “British gentlemen” and “American trend – setters”. Amid the cadenced readings, they deeply felt the unique cultural characteristics hidden behind the language rhythms.
Cultural Journey Beyond Time and Space
When it came to the cultural cognition session, the classroom seemed to turn into a cultural bridge spanning time and space. The teachers used a combination of physical objects and video materials to analyze the inheritance and evolution of British social etiquette over hundreds of years, and how the unique geographical environment of North America shaped the local cultural character. The students further enhanced their language application ability through role – playing classic scenarios such as “Mind the gap” and other interactive exchanges.
Making Learning Fun: Reviving Traditional Games
The students skillfully integrated practical expressions they just learned, such as “Take a rain check” and “Cheers!”, into traditional British and American board games. In game sessions like “Charades” and “Scene Matching”, the originally boring language knowledge was instantly transformed into practical cross – cultural communication skills.
This special English corner event, with its immersive language practice model, constructed a comprehensive and multi – level three – dimensional classroom for cross – cultural communication. In the future, Arizona Institute of Technology will continue to focus on internationalized English teaching, create brand – name activities with the characteristics of the institute, and inject new vitality and impetus into undergraduate talent cultivation.
