This is a language project in which pupils aged 10-14 elaborate a short conversation guide with everyday expressions: greetings,wishes,introductions, starting a conversation and a short presentation of each country involved. E.g. English Romanian Good morning Bună dimineaţa

• Subjects: Art, Cross Curricular, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Language and Literature, Natural Sciences, Religion, Social Studies / Sociology
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 10 - 14
• Tools to be used: e-mail, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings)
• Aims: - Familiarizing pupils with the partners’ native language - Teaching pupils how to create and use learning materials in foreign... read more- Familiarizing pupils with the partners’ native language - Teaching pupils how to create and use learning materials in foreign languages. - Developing pupils’ communication habits and skills to use a foreign language in various personal and social life situations. - Developing pupils’ linguistic competence, which is essential for successful communication. - Teaching pupils to value their own and other peoples’ culture by learning each other’s language. - Introducing the historical, natural and cultural heritage of pupils’ native land hide
• Work process: Partners make contact via email The schools choose the groups of pupils to work in the project. Pupils are trained... read more Partners make contact via email The schools choose the groups of pupils to work in the project. Pupils are trained about the activities of the project and the means of implementing them. Pupils select a list of greetings in their national language that are to be translated into English. The students start elaborating a short description of their region: location, historical sights, nature, custom and traditions, cuisine etc. In each school, all pupils working in project will decide together the lists of expressions to be eventually translated into the target language. Once decided on the list, pupils will work in groups: they translate from national language into English language and send them to all partners. Each group will use dictionaries, guides and internet resources to perform their task. Each partner will send the final version of the guide : it contains the full versions of conversation guide with expressions of all the partners, pictures and information about each country. Teachers decide on the means of continuing the project in future actions. hide
• Expected results: - Pupils will improve their knowledge of foreign languages, their communication habits and skills; extend their linguistic and sociolinguistic competences; -... read more- Pupils will improve their knowledge of foreign languages, their communication habits and skills; extend their linguistic and sociolinguistic competences; - Work on the project in an international team would greatly stimulate motivation to learn a foreign language as a tool to communicate and know other cultures of the world; - Pupils will use information technologies easily to continue communication with the project partners in the future; - On the one hand they will know more about their own region and this will enable them to be proud of their culture, and on the other hand they will learn more about a different culture . hide

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