Goal:

- Exchange intercultural information regarding music.

- Raise awareness of intercultural differences in values, behavior, and ways of thinking.

- Help students reflect on their values, customs, behavior, and attitudes.

Input: Pictures (from Google) or authentic photos.

Condition: Shared information between one student and one volunteer.

Procedure: Pair work.

Predicted outcome:

- A list of at least five differences and five similarities between 2 cultures in terms of music in the pictures or photos.

- Analyzing skills, problem-solving skills.

Part 1: Start a conversation with a partner. Talk about the following:

- What kind of music do you like?

- Are you a good singer?

- Can you play a musical instrument? If so, what do you play? How long have you been playing? Are you good at it?

- Do you enjoy music videos?

- Do you like singing karaoke? How often do you sing karaoke?

- Can you concentrate on other things when you are listening to music?

- Do you like to dance?

- What do you think the world would be like without music?

- What makes a song popular for you, the lyrics of the song or the melody?

- Do you prefer listening to songs in your language or another language? Why?

Part 2: Visual-based conversation.

Both students and volunteers are asked to find two visuals representing the theme of music (e.g., Google images, their own pictures): one for Vietnam and the other for the volunteer’s country (2 photos or pictures for each person). They are also asked to prepare five discussion questions for each visual image.

Part 3: Have a conversation about the following statement.

Many people download music for free from the Internet. Do you think this is wrong? What do you think this means for the future of the music industry?

Part 4: Free talk.