Complexity: Activity 1
Cognitive and linguistic demand of tasks
Please read the information about complexity before working through these activities.
Below are the directions read to Raúl and Henry in both English and Spanish before the Jigsaw and Comparison Tasks. Read the task directions, and then answer the questions below about the cognitive and linguistic demand of those tasks.
Directions for the Jigsaw Task
In English:
Now, you have your own photos of houses in Minnesota -- they’re different. First, describe what is in your own photos. After, you have to find similarities and three differences between the photos, without showing them to each other, only by oral descriptions.
In Spanish:
Ahora, Uds. tienen sus propias fotos de casas en Minnesota - son diferentes. Primero, describan lo que hay en sus fotos. Después, tienen que encontrar tres similitudes y tres diferencias entre las fotos, todo sin mostrarlas, solo por descripciones orales.
Directions for the Comparison Task
In English:
Now you should discuss who lives in each house, and what their socioeconomic status is. Why do you think that? Also, you should discuss what these houses reveal about the culture.
In Spanish:
Ahora, deben debatir quién vive en cada casa y qué es su clase socioeconómica. ¿Por qué piensa eso? También, deben debatir qué revelan estas casas sobre la cultura.
When you have finished typing your answer, click to compare your response with the Learner Language staff response.
