Name
Cultural Diversity in Your Classroom from Kondylo Glarou, Greece
Topic
We are all the same
Learning time
2 hours and 15 minutes
Designed time
2 hours and 15 minutes
Size of class
20 (age 16)
Description
All we are same is a project for students to get to know their school mates who come from different countries. This will help them to create a good relationship and a warm atmosphere in the classroom.
Aims
Students will learn to accept the diversity and share with each other. They will develop skills of collaboration, critical thinking, practicing foreign languages and using ICT.
Outcomes
Affective learning outcomes
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introduce your country
45 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    4x5
    0
    Students will separate in 4 groups of 5. They will find info about the countries they come from. They will find geographical, historical or other important information and will be able to explain in simple words the reason they left their country.
  • Collaborate
    15
    4x5
    0
    Each group will collaborate and find on Google maps the places they come from. They will share information and make a short presentation of the main spots.
  • Discuss
    15
    4x5
    0
    Students will discuss the similarities and differences of their cultures (language, religion, customs, feasts, clothes). Each group will share the results with the others.
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Present a custom and a special feast of your country and a tale/myth/legent
45 minutes)
  • Investigate
    15
    4x5
    0
    Students will search for a special feast, a custom or a story to share with their school mates.
  • Practice
    15
    4x5
    0
    They will interview each other about how they feel in a foreign country and how other people treated them when they arrived. Groups will share their results.
  • Produce
    15
    20
    0
    They will produce an intercultural story with parts from all stories using a web2.0 tool like My Storybook. They can cook a special dish or write a cook book with special menus from their countries. intercultural story
Notes:
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Create a dictionary with the most usual phrases in your language
45 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    20
    0
    Students will make a list of 10 common phrases like Good morning, thank you etc. in their native language.
  • Collaborate
    15
    20
    0
    They will collaborate and choose the same 10 phrases in different languages.
  • Produce
    15
    20
    0
    In the end they will produce an intercultural dictionary and a poster with pictures from their countries.
Notes:
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