Matériau didactiques

This set of activities aims at the recognition of the language diversity in Europe and the development of a sense of togetherness.
During the first teaching module, the learners decode a joke in the artificial language Europanto with the help of their previous knowledge and dictionaries. They identify the languages used in the joke and describe the idea of Europanto.
During the second teaching module, proverbs are translated into a mix of languages called “classpanto”. It can be composed of all the languages spoken in class, including colloquial elements and local dialects. The learners compare their results and within the context of a final/closing conversation they think about the existence of such language mixes.
The languages used in the Europanto joke are German (including colloquial language and local dialects), English, French, Italian and Spanish.
It’s necessary to provide bilingual dictionaries.

Duration: 2 x 50’


Duration: 2 x 50’
Card compiled by Janne Werner

Approach: Awakening to languages, Intercultural Approach

Type of material: iconic documents; sound

Source:
Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur. Österreichisches Sprachen-Kompetenz-Zentrum (Hrsg.) (2006): „Europanto“. In: ske Impulse 3, Praxisreihe Kinder entdecken Sprachen. Erprobung von Lehrmaterialien (KIESEL), 3.2. Graz: Österreichisches Sprachen-Kompetenz-Zentrum.
http://www.oesz.at/download/publikationen/3.2_europanto_17_12_2007.pdf