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.

Fiat lux

Short description:
The activity, compiled in 7 romance languages (Portughese, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French, Italian and Roumanian) deals with the way electricity works on the basis of experiements and historical accounts of the discovery of electricity (Volta).
Level of instruction:
Primary 2
Themes:

Descriptors:

A
A 02.03
A 02.04
A 06.02.01
A 07.05
A 09.01
A 11.01
A 13.05
K
K 04.01
K 06.07
K 07.02
S
S 02.02.02
S 02.04
S 02.05
S 03.03.02
S 03.07
S 05.02
S 05.03

Description
The activity, compiled in 7 romance languages (Portughese, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French, Italian and Roumanian) deals with the way electricity works on the basis of experiements and historical accounts of the discovery of electricity (Volta). The learner discovers different phenomena from everyday life which are linked to electricity : static electricity, circuits (batteries, lightbulbs) as well as the symbols which represent the different parts of a circuit (wire, switch, resistor …). The learner also gets to draw up important instructions for a safe use of electricity. Further on, the learner discovers the terminology linked to renewable energies and the importance of recycling. The language aspect of this activity deals with written instructions about using electricity in 7 languages. There is a discussion of the use of the negative in romance languages, identification of the word indicating approval (yes) in 7 languages, a discussion of lexical evolution in romance languages. These activities are proposed in the form of a transversal grammatical synthesis.

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.org/images/euromania/m15/docs/m15_fr.pdf
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