Synopsis – Project „Heimat – was uns verbindet, was uns trennt“

Teaching unit/block: “THE QUESTION EXCHANGE”

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Written by: Elena Stan Erasmus + Romania, Stan Elena
Duration/time: 30 minute

Frame/conditions:
The method applies to discuss about the two phenomena “emigration” and “immigration” in
an informal frame. The students are asked to identify the defining causes of the two
phenomena.

Required materials:
It is recomended to work with a number of 10 students or more, divided into 2 groups. Each
group will be joined by a “guest” (a Heimat project member, who is a participant to the
documentary visits about the emigration situation in Romania).
No additional materials are required.

Aim of this teaching unit:

The purpose of applying the method is the one to identify the causes that determine the
emigration and immigration phenomena.
 Synopsis – Project „Heimat – was uns verbindet, was uns trennt“

phase action steps arangement material

The teacher creates the informal frame to meet the Documentary sheets,
lead-in declared purpose. The topic is announced:“Emigrant or statistics, representative
immigrant” topic? pictures/images

Communication/
Dialogue
between the
Each group has a "host",a resource person, member of students and
Heimat, Erasmus+ Project. the teacher

1. The words immigration and emigration are explained

elaboration I to the students.
2. The students are divided into two groups, placed face
to face.

The students discuss for 5 minutes about the proposed

topic and they indentify the causes of emigration and
immigration. The teacher monitors each team and he or Dialogue
reconsiliation she, intervenes with questions or requested explanations. Group work

1. The student who is in front of a column will address the

person who is in front of the other column a question
about the proposed topic.
elaboration II 2. The student who is in front of the other groups will also Teamwork
answer, with a question about the proposed topic.

1. The questions exchange will continue until a person

will answer with statement.
elaboration III 2. The game finishes when all the students have
Teamwork
participated in questions exchange.
The teacher grants feedback to the students and he or
she explain to them that “immigration” and „emigration”, Technology
ending are words that surely take part from the same family, but explanation
they are certainly not twins.