A framework of reference for pluralistic approaches

Teaching and learning materials

This database aims to facilitate teachers access to educational materials relevant to pluralistic approaches to languages and cultures. This way they will be able to help learners appropriate their knowledge, attitudes, and skills as described in the lists of descriptors. The materials, available to download, can be selected according to various criteria: objectives (as expressed by the FREPA descriptors), levels of training, thematic areas, the type of pluralistic approach, and the language of instruction.

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Short description:
The phenomenon of Earth’s magnetism is explored in this activity where learners discover how a magnetic compass works.
Level of instruction:
Primary 2
Themes:

Descriptors:

A
A 02.01
A 02.04
A 03.02
A 04.08
A 05.03.03.01
A 06.04
A 07.05.01
A 08.05
A 09.01
A 12.02.01
A 14.01
A 15.01
A 17.04
K
K 03.04.01
K 04.01
K 06.02.02
K 06.03
K 06.04
K 06.06
K 06.07.01
K 11.01.03.01
K 11.03
S
S 02.02.02
S 02.03
S 02.04
S 03.01.01
S 03.01.03
S 03.04.01
S 03.04.02
S 04.03
S 05.03.02
S 05.03.03

Description
The phenomenon of Earth’s magnetism is explored in this activity where learners discover how a magnetic compass works. Through explanations in French and in Spanish, the children learn about magnetic attraction and about magnetic poles. These learners create a magnetic compass following an explanation in romance languages (Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, French, Rumanian, Catalan and Occitan). The activity includes discovery of the phenomenon of electromagnetism through experimentation, and how these phenomena are put to use in navigation. From the linguistic aspect, a story told in Portuguese, Occitan, Spanish, Italian and Rumanian about wind directions helps children learn about how indefinite articles function in 5 romance languages. The notion is related to the situation in French, along with the concept of “indefinite” as a grammatical category.

Approach: Intercomprehension

Type of material: Iconic documents; sound

Source:
Escudé, P. (dir.). (2008). J’apprends par les langues : Manuel d’apprentissage européen des langues romanes. Toulouse : IUFM/CRDP de Midi-Pyrénées.
http://www.euro-mania.eu/images/euromania/m20/docs/m20_fr.pdf
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