Teaching and learning materials

The overall aim of this role play is to get students to "analyze the messages handed down by family about people of different social and cultural background" so that they are "aware of the role of family in the transmission social values ".
To make this activity the teacher will need a minimum of 8 students because four of them must play a role while the other four must observe in detail one specific actor.
The actors are members of a family whose young daughter wants to live with her boyfriend who is of another race / culture. The family does not like this idea. Each actor gives his arguments.
After the role play, players must explain their feelings and observers should read the arguments used by the actors. Then, there is a discussion about the role play including the whole group.
"You can adapt this activity to the cultural and social reality of participants" and "if you think the roles are too restrictive, or they have nothing to do with reality, you can create your own role cards defining four family behaviours typically found in your culture."

Approach: Intercultural

Type of material: xxxxxx

Source:
Direction de la Jeunesse et du Sport, Conseil de l’Europe. Activity from the Kit pédagogique Tous différentS-tous égaux (2nd edition).
http://www.eycb.coe.int/edupack/fr_35.html