This task is part of a larger task sequence aimed at exploring cross-disciplinary subjects of social sciences, language and intercultural awareness.
Information Gathering:
Students in different countries are required to explore policies and practices involved in becoming a citizen (from non-national resident status, not ' birthright' citizen) and contribute to the general knowledge-building of the collaborating classes concerning these processes. Students are required to use ‘ social science research approaches’ in order to discover who are the non-nationals coming to their country what are their reasons for coming and what is the process they go through to become legalized residents.
Institution reporting the task:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Language of task instructions:
None
Target Group:
Social sciences
Level:
B2
References and acknowledgements:
None
Type:
Collaborative tasks
Estimated Duration:
4 sessions
Topic:
Social Science, Political Science
Tags:
| intercultural |
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| cross-disciplinary |
Acknowledgements:
Project based on original idea by Melinda Dooly (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, ES), Robert Foster (Edge Hill University, UK) and Dorota Misiejuk (Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku, PL)
Title: Developing a world view of citizenship education in higher education programmes
Language Configurations:
Lingua Franca
Language(s) that the task can be used in:
Dominant language production:
| Writing/reading asynchronous |
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| Speaking/listening synchronous |
Target Competences:
| Intercultural skills |
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| Online communication skills |
| Content knowledge |
Specific pedagogical objectives:
Development of students interest in cultural similarities and differences
Suggested Communication Tools:
| Multimedia tools |
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| Real time conferencing |
| Moodle-like |
| Blogs |
Suggested Resources:
None
Instructions:
Instructions:This activity is divided into four steps:
(Pre-collaboration task): Students work in face-to-face groups in each country to gather comprehensive data on social phenomena of immigration/emigration in their regions/countries and information about the policies and practices of each country concerning the newcomer reception.
Step 1: Students are divided into virtual teams and introduced to the platform they will be using for communication. They teams agree on weekly meeting times.
Step 2: Students meet synchronously to explain the documentation they have and to decide how to configure it into an online display (we suggest the use of glogster – an online poster with multimedia possibilities). Information can include picture galleries, ethnographic descriptions of town/city populations, etc.
Step 3: Students are given time to view other groups’ visual presentations.
Step 4: Students meet in their virtual groups again to compare and contrast the information. For instance, they could compare information about the process for non-nationals from the same country to become citizens in different countries (e.g. how immigrants from Argentina are ‘ processed’ in Italy, Spain and Canada). The group posts a short ‘ opinion piece’ in the class wiki/forum/blog, with links to the documentation (e.g. glogsters).
Specific pedagogical objectives: Information gathering, synthesis of knowledge and application of knowledge. Use of target language for reporting and discussion.
Learner Texts:
Document related to the task:
Criteria for Completion:
This is part of a larger task sequence, however, students can be evaluated on their participation and attitude towards the online collaboration through peer evaluation. Intercultural competences can also be evaluated (see e-portfolio TEP descriptors in this website).
Comments and suggestions:
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