Descrição do Projecto

Giving continuation to the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, this Project pretendes to help European students to reflect and communicate about the perception they have of each other. Learning basic notions of each other’s language has been a key-element for the success of this project.

 Normally Dutch and Portuguese students’ knowledge of each other does not pass beyond a few clichés (Dutch tulips and windmills; Portuguese sun and beach). Getting to know each other, working and living together, learning Dutch/Portuguese, they will acquire a certain perception of each other and each other’s culture. We wanted to confront this perception with the image each group has of itself and reflect together with our partners about the differences we discover.

   Language learning constitutes an essential part of this approach to intercultural dialogue. In a cycle of lessons in the partner’s language, priority has been be given to basic structures and vocabulary which, during the mobilities, would permit orientation in daily life situations and maintain simple conversations with the host-families.

 With the help of an observation guide, the students studied 10 different aspects of the partner country. The working method included lessons on various subjects, study visits, interviews and also a presentation to the host-families and partner-school during a Cultural Evening.