Process
1. Your class will divide into 5-person groups.
2. Each group will choose one of the countries identified below to study.
Asia, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Russia
You will then decide which of the five roles you will take for your group. (One role per individual in the group)
- Researcher - Role will find out all the facts and figures about the country where they will travel.
- Culturalist - Role wants to learn all he can about people and places of his country.
- Adventurist - Role is the adventurer of the group. The wilder and more exotic the adventure, the more he wants to experience it!
- Financier - Role is very organized. He has a budget for his group and plans to stick to it.
- Analyst - Role is not an adventurous spirit. He wants to make sure his group stays healthy and safe, so he checks out health and safety advisories for his group.
- The Researcher will find out:
1. Area and population of the country;
2. Major cities; major geographical features;
3. Gross national product and important exports.
- The Culturalist will find out:
1. What are three cultural sites of interest regarding his country;
2. What is interesting about the three cultural sites;
3. What is the native language spoken in the country.
- The Adventurist will find out:
1. What are three activities, sports or natural areas that be would fun to see or do in that country;
2. How easy is it to get to natural areas;
3. Shopping -- are there products that are unique to this country that the group could buy?
- The Financier will find out:
1. How much is the round trip airfare to the destination will cost;
2. What is the currency of the destination and the rate of exchange;
3. What is
an approximate per-diem (one-day) amount that group members would need
to stay at a hotel and eat at the destination;
- The Analyst will find out:
1. If shots are required for the country before traveling;
2. If the country is safe in regards to its political situation / crime rate;
3. What the weather is like there, what will each member need to pack.
3. You will gather information from internet sites for the focus country and answer the questions on the "Fact Sheet" for your role. Fact sheets should be turned in to the teacher for review.
4. You will meet with the other students in the class taking your same role. You will discuss what you have found about their focus countries, and begin to make comparisons of the countries and recommendations for foreign travel from your roles' point of view.
5. You should then write your draft copy of your portion of the oral presentation, and get together with your group members to compile your work into one large class presentation on your country. These presentations will be shown to the class as a whole for peer evaluation.
6. After viewing the country presentations, the class will discuss and make recommendations about the attractiveness of foreign travel to the countries that were studied.
