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IDEA”INFO INCLUSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONALACTION”

School No 12 BUZAU ROMANIA

Teacher: POPINA MIRELA

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

Goethe

REASONS FOR LEARNING LANGUAGES

Learning usual words and phrases inPortuguese was a must during the IDEA project,but there are also good general reasons to

motivate people to learn a foreign language nomatter the age.

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EDUCATIONAL REASONS

- a foreign language contributes significantlyto the development of individual intelligence

- people who have learned foreign languagesshow greater cognitive development in areas

such as mental flexibility, creativity, andhigher order thinking skills, such as problem-solving, conceptualizing, and reasoning.

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CULTURAL REASONS

- knowing another language and cultureaffords you the unique opportunity of seeing yourself and your own culture froman outside perspective;

- contact with other languages and culturesgives you the unique opportunity to stepoutside your familiar scope of existence andview your culture's customs, traditions, and

norms as well as your own value system

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PERSONALITY

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

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ECONOMIC REASONS

- knowing languages gives you an edge overmonolingual applicants competing for thesame jobs.

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 TO MAKE LIFELONG FRIENDS

- knowing other languages effectively increasesthe number of people on the globe with whomyou can communicate.

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STEPS IN LEARNING USUALPORTUGUESE(IDEA)

-buying some conversation guides;

-using a trillingue dictionary made in anotherproject;

-asking for help with the Portugueseparteners;

-finding the best methods for the pupils tolearn easily: the new technologies

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 THE FIRST PART

-  The Romanian pupils co- operated with thePortuguese pupils - a PPT document wichcontained:

-usual Portuguese expressions

-usual English expressions

-usual Romanian expressions

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APRESENTARPRESENTARALGUÉMLGUÉM

INTRODUCINGNTRODUCINGSOMEONEOMEONE

Prezentam pe cineva.rezentam pe cineva.

Este é o meu amigoEste é o meu amigoMiguel.Miguel.

This is my friend Miguel.This is my friend Miguel.  Acesta este prietenul Acesta este prietenulmeu Miguel.meu Miguel.

Ele chama-se João.Ele chama-se João. He is called João.He is called João. El se numeste Joao.El se numeste Joao.

O nome dele é Pedro.O nome dele é Pedro. His name is Pedro.His name is Pedro. Numele lui este Pedro.Numele lui este 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 Gaia.Ele mora em 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 deEle gosta de

chocolate.chocolate.

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

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 THE SECOND PART

- The teacher in charge with the trillinguedictionary posted on the project’s site aseries of documents made in Photo Story3 forWindows.

- The pupils and the other teachers listened tothat movies and could also read theexpressions in English, Portuguese and

Romanian.

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

This Part 1 of Dictionary PortugueseRomanian-English is made by Portuguesestudents and Romanian students. January 5, 2010 — biraramona96 Dictionary

Portuguese-Romanian-English

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

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THE THIRD PART

- The pupils and the teachers attended an

online course of Portuguese ‘LIVE MOCCHA’

It was an extraoradinary occasion foreverybody to socialize with people from all

over the world-the Poruguese speakers advised them whenmaking mistakes

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

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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

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Why choosing the new technologies inlearning other languages?

-it increases motivation;

-it gives children control over theirlearning;

- it helps in promoting learnerindependence;

- it develops learning strategies providedthe learners receive appropriate guidance.

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EVALUATION

We found that the best method for assessingthe degree of acquiring the Portugueselanguage is the dramatization of 

communication situations.

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 This document was made by

the primary school teacher,

POPINA MIRELA