This project aims mainly at encouraging language learning and creative writing.It develops intercultural dialogue and critical thinking.It helps students to understand and accept diversity.They learn how to write collaboratively in order to publish articles on- line.

• Subjects: Cross Curricular, Design and Technology, European Studies, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, History of Culture, Informatics / ICT, Media Education
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 10 - 14
• Tools to be used: e-mail, Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Web publishing
• Aims: To develop writing and reading skills in English .To improve critical thinking when looking for,selecting and organizing information on the... read moreTo develop writing and reading skills in English .To improve critical thinking when looking for,selecting and organizing information on the chosen topic .To write different types of articles .To get familiar with the job of a journalist.To use ICT collaborative tools. hide
• Work process: Weekly consultation by emails between the teams involved in the project .They collaborate on the topics to be approached .Each... read moreWeekly consultation by emails between the teams involved in the project .They collaborate on the topics to be approached .Each team will take turns in writing articles on-line .The teachers are editors-in-chief and the students are the journalists .Each team will work in pairs to select and organise the material on the chosen topic(via Internet/Library)They decide on the layout of the article and on the pictures to illustrate their ideas .The teams share information on their articles .Pupils read their partners’ articles, exchange comments on content ,language and pictures .Then the articles are put together into an on-line magazine .They try to find common features and differences in the perception of the chosen topics in their countries. hide
• Expected results: Articles published on-line.An E-magazine with an organized structure and containing articles written by the teams involved.

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