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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Arab írás (Arabian script)

Publication year: 2011

Les élèves sont amenés à réfléchir sur le fonctionnement d’une écriture alphabétique autre que l’écriture latine : ils observent des textes pris dans les contes de Mille et une nuits.

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Languages: Spanish

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Comer para viver

Publication year: 2011

This activity, compiled in 7 romance languages (Portughese, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French, Italian and Roumanian) deals with the food chain of living beings.

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Languages: French

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Das russische Märchen “Die Rübe”

Publication year: 2011

In this activity each paragraph of the Russian tale “The enormous turnip” is written in a different language (English, French, Latin or Russian). The learner is asked to identify and mark the same words in different languages. In a second step, the learner is requested to find equivalents of Russian words within some other Slavic languages.

Themes:
Languages: French

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Fairy tales

Publication year: 2011

The objective of the activity is to challenge the pupils’ ability to write/talk in different languages about fairy tales in different cultures.

Themes:
Languages: Spanish , Catalan , English , English , English ,

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Le voleur des mots

Publication year: 2013

Students listen to a story in French about a thief depriving the people of their language’s words. On the basis of the text, they are led to discover the diversity of languages/linguistic varieties and its/their value. Furthermore the activity aims at developing a positive attitude towards any kind of linguistic variety.

Themes:
Languages: Italian , German

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Quando la terra trema

Publication year: 2011

L’activité rédigée en 7 langues romanes (portugais, espagnol, catalan, occitan, français, italien, roumain) traite de l’activité sismique et de certaines catastrophes naturelles.

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Languages: French

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The Legend of the White Eagle I

Publication year: 2013

The students read the Polish legend “The Legend of the White Eagle” in form of a script which describes the formation of Poland. They get familiarized with (Polish) national symbols and the concepts of tribe, nation and emblem and learn about the common cultural roots of Slavic nations. Furthermore, they gain an insight into six foreign languages by analyzing short parts of the legend in these languages.

Themes:
Languages: French , German , French , German ,

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The Legend of the White Eagle II

Publication year: 2013

The purpose of the lesson is to find and to compare words, phrases and national symbols in some European languages and to draw a parallel between them and the same phrases in Arabic. The students should notice the meaning of other national symbols and find similarities between languages of the same language family.

Themes:
Languages: English , Norwegian , Danish , Latvian , Lithuanian , Finnish , Estonian , Swedish , Icelandic

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Trobadors, la prima en Europa

Publication year: 2011

This activity, compiled in 7 romance languages (Portughese, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French, Italian and Roumanian) deals with the Middle Ages, the times of troubadours and the Crusades (X – XIII centuries) through extracts from songs and historical commentaries discussing the social and geopolitical context of the period.

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Languages: French

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