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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Ordleg

Publication year: 2011

A language card game in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, developed by Swedish pupils.

Themes:
Languages: English , Estonian , Russian

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A vos marques, prêts, écrivez !

Publication year: 2011

Students will discover different writing systems and their evolution from their creation to nowadays...

Themes:
Languages: English , Greek , French , German

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Le lingue: origine delle parole, prestiti e calchi

Publication year: 2011

Students are requested to analyse Italian words and their description in the dictionary, to find out in which language their origins are.

Themes:
Languages: English , Icelandic

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Sprog og Samfund

Publication year: 2011

University teacher Hans Arndt introduces over 7 pages the subject of “Language and society” and proposes different exercises.

Themes:
Languages: English

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Lettermonster

Publication year: 2011

The teacher makes copies of worksheet 8.1.2 and cuts the letters. He glues the letters on little bags...

Themes:
Languages: French

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Je wereld kleurt taal

Publication year: 2011

By means of this activity the students are lead to the discovery that not all the words of one language can be translated into another language (for example the Eskimos have different words to indicate ‘snow’).

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La fleur des langues

Publication year: 2011

This activity helps students to differentiate between the terms “mother language”, “second language” and “foreign language”.

Themes:
Languages: French

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Language detective

Publication year: 2011

In this activity the students become language detectives and try to discover a mystery.

Themes:
Languages: Spanish

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Qué ""raro"" hablas!

Publication year: 2012

The students are given certain situations where they have to empathise with foreigners who don't speak the language and try to find other ways to communicate.

Themes:
Languages: English

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Europanto

Publication year: 2013

The idea of "Europanto" is that of a mix of the mostly spoken European languages. It was introduced by Diego Marani, a translator of the European Union. Using this artificial language in a playful way, the learners become aware of the language diversity in Europe and experience it as something positive and develop a sense of togetherness.

Themes:
Languages: French , Spanish , Italian , French , Italian , Italian ,

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