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IDEA”INFO INCLUSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ACTION”

School No 12 BUZAU ROMANIA

Teacher: POPINA MIRELA

“Whoever is not acquainted with foreign languages knows nothing of its own”

Goethe

REASONS FOR LEARNING LANGUAGES

Learning usual words and phrases in Portuguese was a must during the IDEA project, but there are also good general reasons to motivate people to learn a foreign language no matter the age.

EDUCATIONAL REASONS

- a foreign language contributes significantly to the development of individual intelligence

- people who have learned foreign languages show greater cognitive development in areas such as mental flexibility, creativity, and higher order thinking skills, such as problem-solving, conceptualizing, and reasoning.

CULTURAL REASONS - knowing another language and culture affords you the

unique opportunity of seeing yourself and your own culture from an outside perspective;

- contact with other languages and cultures gives you the unique opportunity to step outside your familiar scope of existence and view your culture's customs, traditions, and norms as well as your own value system through the eyes of others

PERSONALITY

-by learning a new language you gain new horisons, but at the same time you reinforce your identity and therefore also your self confidence.

ECONOMIC REASONS

- knowing languages gives you an edge over monolingual applicants competing for the same jobs.

TO MAKE LIFELONG FRIENDS

- knowing other languages effectively increases the number of people on the globe with whom you can communicate.

STEPS IN LEARNING USUAL PORTUGUESE(IDEA)

-buying some conversation guides;

-using a trillingue dictionary made in another project;

-asking for help with the Portuguese parteners;

-finding the best methods for the pupils to learn easily: the new technologies

THE FIRST PART

- The Romanian pupils co- operated with the Portuguese pupils - a PPT document wich contained:

-usual Portuguese expressions

-usual English expressions

-usual Romanian expressions

APRESENTAR APRESENTAR ALGUÉMALGUÉM

INTRODUCING INTRODUCING SOMEONESOMEONE

Prezentam pe Prezentam pe cineva.cineva.

Este é o meu Este é o meu amigo Miguel.amigo Miguel.

This is my friend This is my friend Miguel.Miguel.

Acesta este Acesta este prietenul meu prietenul meu Miguel.Miguel.

Ele chama-se Ele chama-se João.João.

He is called João.He is called João. El se numeste Joao.El se numeste Joao.

O nome dele é O nome dele é Pedro.Pedro.

His name is Pedro.His name is Pedro. Numele lui este Numele lui este Pedro.Pedro.

Ele tem 15 anos.Ele tem 15 anos. He is 15 years old.He is 15 years old. El are 15 ani.El are 15 ani.

Ele mora em Ele mora em Gaia.Gaia.

He lives in Gaia.He lives in Gaia. He lives in Gaia.He lives in Gaia.

Ele é do Porto.Ele é do Porto. He is from Porto.He is from Porto. El este din Porto.El este din Porto.

Ele é médico.Ele é médico. He is a doctor.He is a doctor. El este doctor.El este doctor.

Ele gosta de Ele gosta de chocolate.chocolate.

He likes chocolate.He likes chocolate. Lui ii place Lui ii place ciocolata.ciocolata.

THE SECOND PART

- The teacher in charge with the trillingue dictionary posted on the project’s site a series of documents made in Photo Story3 for Windows.

- The pupils and the other teachers listened to that movies and could also read the expressions in English, Portuguese and Romanian.

Pupils and teachers co-operated and made some dictionaries in Photo Story 3 for Windows

This Part 1 of Dictionary Portuguese Romanian-English is made by Portuguese students and Romanian students.

January 5, 2010 — biraramona96 Dictionary Portuguese-Romanian-English

Posted in 2.2. Portuguese Language, 3.2.1. Bira Ramona. Comments Off

THE THIRD PART

- The pupils and the teachers attended an online course of Portuguese ‘LIVE MOCCHA’

It was an extraoradinary occasion for everybody to socialize with people from all over the world

-the Poruguese speakers advised them when making mistakes

-the Romanian pupils were teachers for all the people in the world who wanted to learn Romanian

Self learning was a great method to acquire knowledge of Portuguese

Types of exercises used by Live Moccha

-multiple choice exercises

-fill in exercises

-free ranking exercises

Why choosing the new technologies in learning other languages?

-it increases motivation;

-it gives children control over their learning;

- it helps in promoting learner independence;

- it develops learning strategies provided the learners receive appropriate guidance.

EVALUATION

We found that the best method for assessing the degree of acquiring the Portuguese language is the dramatization of communication situations.

This document was made by

the primary school teacher,

POPINA MIRELA