The project aims to improve writing and reading skills in English by corresponding with a peer from another country. Exchanging emails with students from another countries is to help increase pupils’ motivation to learn and use English, as well as, it will allow them to get to know other cultures and increase cultural awareness.

 

AIMS

During the project students will:
- develop their reading and writing skills in meaningful contexts
- engage in communicative activities
- improve their language and collaboration skills
- explore important values
- develop digital skills
- increase cultural awareness
- develop critical thinking
- develop the collaboration with their peers from partner countries
- increase motivation to learn and use English

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WORK PROCESS

1. Teachers online meeting aimed to set up the rules, responsibilities and deadlines.
2. Questionnaire for students and finding a penpal for each participant of the project, signing a contract by all participants.
3. Throughout the school year, students exchange their email, teachers help and monitor pupils’ work.
4. Each month has an additional topic to discuss by students
- October – Getting to know each other. (hobbies, passions, interests)
- November – Where do you live? (countries, cities, interesting places)
- December – My values. (values, friendship)
- January – My authorities. (authorities, idols)
- February – My dreams. (dreams, ambitions)
- March – My achievements. (talents, achievements)
- May – Better world. (problems, solutions, advice)
- June – summing up the project (impressions, auto-evaluation)

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Expected results

About our students:
- To increase their collaborative and communicative skills
- To create genuine bridges with peers from other European countries, compare their lives, their interests, their surroundings and find out similarities and differences. It brings out better tolerance, understanding each other, brotherhood and respect.
- To increase their skills in English
- To improve ICT skills
- To increase cultural awareness