Reconceptualizing language teaching: an in-service teacher education course in uzbekistan

ACTIVITY #2
Topic: Welcome: writing an address for UzSWLU’s website.
Purpose: To understand how two different cultures influence the way 
one structures his or her form and semantics in writing. The differences 
will lead to an understanding of the language-in-use in the context of the 
university welcome address.
Focus: Writing a welcome address for the university website.
Pre-work: None.
Activity: Pair-work, discussion.
Needed technology: Laptop and projector.
IN CLASS
1. The teacher asks students to work in pairs and provides instructions: 
to write a welcome address for a university website for potential incoming 

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students. Tell them that this welcome address will be read by millions of 
people, who are interested in university life. The address should reflect the 
social role that the university takes while fulfilling its main functions for so-
ciety. The address should also attract future students, so at the same time, it 
should have an advertising purpose. The address should be limited to 200 
words and it must be in English. 
2. The teacher asks students to finish writing within 30 minutes and 
compare the finished writing with the one that is written by a proficient 
English writer from the United States. 
 An English specialist from Uz-
bekistan
An English specialist from the 
United States
Welcome to the Uzbek State World 
Languages University.
Applying the Uzbek State World 
Languages University enables 
you to have enough competence 
to communicate with the world 
much more easily, since we pro-
vide our students with the suffi-
cient knowledge based on both 
the language and culture. 
Welcome to the Uzbek State World 
Languages University.
We are delighted you have taken 
an interest in joining our com-
munity of language practitioners, 
scholars, and researchers and look 
forward to building a lasting and 
professional relationship with you. 
The university provides students 
with exceptional knowledge and 
skills in language learning, teach-
ing, translation, and interpretation. 
As we believe in creating trans-
formational learning experiences 
for students, we wholeheartedly 
support the connection between 
language and culture in our every 
day practices. Through our rigor-
ous curriculum and exceptional 
teaching, you will gain enough 
competence to communicate and 
interact with people and organiza-
tions from around the world within 
varying sociocultural contexts.

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