Our two schools are located in quite different areas – rural German village school and urban multi-ethnic English school – and the pupils are from totally different backgrounds. Through this project we aim for students at our two schools to really get to know each other and regularly share experiences with one another about their lives. Sharing their experiences will also increase our pupils’ competence and confidence in using and understanding the Foreign Language they are learning at school (ther partners' mother tongue). Pupils in each school will post half their information in their mother tongue, for their partners to listen to and read, and half in the Foreign Language to practise their own Foreign Language skills. The authentic, first-hand information posted by the pupils will give a real, truthful insight into the lives of the pupils in each country and will provide valuable teaching and learning resources for the partner school. Work produced by pupils will have a genuine readership through the TwinSpace. We have devised a programme to ensure a wide range of topics/experiences are covered over the length of the project by different age groups.

• Subjects: Citizenship, Cross Curricular, Foreign Languages, History, Informatics / ICT, Media Education, Religion, Social Studies / Sociology
• Languages: DE - EN
• Pupil's age: 10 - 16
• Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Twinspace, Video conference
• Aims: We aim for students to become more confident and competent in the use of the Foreign Language (German/English). We aim for... read moreWe aim for students to become more confident and competent in the use of the Foreign Language (German/English). We aim for our pupils to develop and use their ICT skills to produce authentic materials for use in their own and their partner school e.g. creating short videos and audio files, skyping, blogging, other innovative creation of language learning materials e.g. creation of comic strips. We aim to increase the cultural awareness of pupils in both schools about life in the other country through the project and through using the authentic materials produced by members of the other school, which focus on their lives in their own countries and communities. hide
• Work process: At all stages pupils and teachers at both schools will be equally involved with preparing and using the authentic teaching... read moreAt all stages pupils and teachers at both schools will be equally involved with preparing and using the authentic teaching and learning materials. A named teacher on each side will ensure that all materials are loaded regularly onto the TwinSpace website. Regularity is ensured as materials for all topics on the schools' curriculum for Years 7,9, and10 (6./8./9.Klasse) in the first instance are uploaded when those topics are studied. In practice, materials will be uploaded on what could be a daily or weekly basis but at the very least once a month. Materials are produced by and for Year 7/ 6.Klasse. Over the course of the school year, Year 7/ 6.Klasse pupils talk and write about the following four topics: Myself; My Family; My School; My Hobbies. These materials will be in the form of sound files; sound files with Voki; video files with sound; written accounts. All Year 7/6.Klasse pupils will be involved and materials produced will be used by all classes in the year group. Year 7 also to produce animated cartoons in the MFL they are learning. All materials uploaded to the Twin Space project website for sharing information between partners and for use as teaching resources. Materials are produced by and for Year 9/8.Klasse. Over the course of the school year, Year 9/ 8.Klasse pupils talk and write about the following three topics: Leisure; Media; Festivals. These materials will be in the form of sound files; video files with sound; written accounts. All Year 9/8.Klasse pupils will be involved and materials produced will be used by all classes. Year 10/9.Klasse pupils will produce materials on these topics: Home Life and Housing; The World of Work; Food; Family; Religion; Wolverhampton; School; History (industrialisation/ migration). Materials will include photos and will be made into an e-book on the TwinSpace website. hide
• Expected results: Pupils will form good relationships with their German/English peers and gain knowledge of the partner country and communities. Pupils will... read morePupils will form good relationships with their German/English peers and gain knowledge of the partner country and communities. Pupils will share ideas, interests and opinions with their friends in the partner country. They will improve their language skills and their ICT skills and develop their use of new technologies. They will gain increased respect for, knowledge of and acceptance of other cultures. They will gain a realistic perspective of life in another European Union country and will have increased self esteem through showcasing their own lives. Both schools will acquire a range of authentic materials produced by pupils and teachers in the partner school which will enhance teaching and learning at each school. hide

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