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Language & Culture

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  • Belt Loop

    Complete these three requirements:

    1. Talk with someone who grew up in a different country than you did. Find out what it
    was like and how it is different from your experience.

    2. Learn 10 words that are in a different language than your own.

    3. Play two games that originated in another country or culture.

    Academics Pin

    Earn the Language and Culture belt loop, and complete seven of the following
    requirements:

    1. Earn the BSA Interpreter Strip.

    2. Write the numbers 1-10 in Chinese or another number system other than the one we
    normally use (we use the Arabic system).

    3. Visit an embassy, consulate, or charge d'affairs for another country.

    4. Make a display of stamps or postcards of another country. Explain the importance or
    symbolism of the things depicted to that country's culture.

    5. Learn 30 words in a language other than your own.

    6. Learn a song in another country's language.

    7. Say five words in American Sign Language. One of these words could be your first
    name.

    8. Visit a restaurant that specializes in recipes from another country.

    9. Watch a TV show or movie in a foreign language. Tell how easy or difficult it was to
    understand what was happening.

    10. Interview an interpreter. Find out what his or her job is like.

    11. Make a list of 30 things around your home that were made in another country.

    12. Read a book or story about an immigrant to the United States.

    If the Scout's native language is not English, then English may be used to satisfy the
    appropriate requirements.
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