REPORT:

The exchange day between the Slovene grammar school II. gimnazija and the Austrian non-selective secondary school Sprachenhauptschule Birkfeld

Tanja Polajnar (Slovenia), Wolfgang Pojer (Austria)

Participants:

II. gimnazija Maribor (Slovene grammar school)
3 teachers from Slovenia (English, German teacher)
32 pupils

Sprachenhauptschule Birkfeld (non-selective secondary school)
2 teachers (principal, English teacher)
25 pupils

Date:

On the 8 May 2006 pupils from the Slovene grammar school II. gimnazija Maribor visited pupils from the non-selective secondary school Sprachenhauptschule Birkfeld. A return visit is planned for October 2006.

Aim:

The aim of the project was to find out how young people of similar age live in the two countries (Slovenia - Austria) in different environments (town (Slovenes) - village (Austrians)). Pupils from both countries conducted interviews with each other, trying to determine the level of information about Slovenia/Austria the pupils from other country had, their lifestyle and future plans.

Tasks:

• Conducting interviews in small groups of four or five pupils.
• Guiding a crash Slovene language course.
• Having a presentation of the school and the region.

Outcomes:

• Slovene pupils did:
• Video about the exchange day
• Report
• Seminar paper
• Analysis of the interviews

Skills:

• teaching other pupils your language
• presenting your country
• conducting interviews
• analysing interviews
• writing a report, a seminar paper
• making a video