APRENDIENDO A CONOCERNOS: EL PROYECTO - GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER: THE PROJECT

Here we are, ready to celebrate the Europe Day 2010. GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER is a project aimed for students aged 12-18 from different countries. We would like to celebrate the Europe Day in an original way so we've thought about the following some different schools are needed for the project, and if possible from different countries. Each school should group students into ten teams according to their ages and topics. That day, schools should arrange the classrooms and time schedules so that each group can write about a topic in one hour. Previously, teachers should have taken photographs of each student (13x15 approx), in which just their faces are shown. On 9th May, the photographs should be handed out to the students , who are to write about the topic at the back. Photographs in each group should be kept in an envelope with the address of the group and country assigned to them so that we can build a spider web. When the activity finishes, a representative of each group will go to the post office accompanied by a teacher (It would be a good idea to take a picture of that moment so that we can publish it on the blog.) When the photos are received in each school, students can share the information given by their pen-pals and decorate the classrooms with the pictures. Topics: Me, my school, my town, my country, Europe (eldest students.) The project is based on ordinary mail, but we are following the process in a blog. Students mustn't write their names to keep privacy This project aims to encourage pupils in each country to examine their school community, the local area, their country and Europe. By comparing these ideas with the partners, pupils will be able to develop creativity as well as it will help them reach positive conclusions about their own lives and those in other cultures. We are looking for teachers of English (or other subjects) in other European countries in order to develop this project, in which our students will practise English and other languages.







Evaluación desde Eslovaquia - Evaluation from Slovakia

Generally, my students are keen on participating in cooperation which gives them a chance to be concerned with their favourite topics like their home town, school, country, lifestyle and habits. In addition the tasks were developed grippingly, especially the students´ letter exchange and exhibition. Those steps have got them an experience of success. According to me collecting and introducing ideas and writing paragraphs attaching some drawings and works were the best parts of project because my students could show their creativity and improve their language skills. In fact my students have worked in Twinspace first time and it was a big experience. So in this field the haven´t been very skillful.They just exchanged some emails and gained more ideas and their partners´attitudes. My students are used to taking part in projects regularly. They prefer pairwork or group work. They share tasks, focus on them, cooperate effectively and feel responsible. They like the virtual class and webmagazine ones. So our eTwinning club provide its webpage: www.spsstav.edu.sk/e-twin to inform public. My students designed the Project Diary: http://mail.spsstav.edu.sk/e-twin/search.php?rsvelikost=sabamp;rstext=all-phpRS-allamp;rstema=21 to spread some more about this project to their schoolmates and teachers. The Diary includes: texts, images and PPT presentation. I think it will be fabulous to take part in the project which enables to develop students´language and computing skills, give them some opportunities to perform their creativity and organise a social event – exhibition which shows their partners´life, habits and hobbies. I´m sure my students will cooperate in another project which provides the same experience in the future.