Procedure:
- By way of a current issue from the topic area ‹intercultural life together›, the instructor suggests that students obtain and discuss the points of view of persons from other contexts. This should occur in form of an electronic correspondence (e-mails, possibly SMS). Potential topics and questions include: personal experiences with hostility towards foreigners in this country – the status of “foreigners” in the political system – the status of HLT in the educational system- the status and prestige of minorities, such as the Roma people, for example – discussion of a question from a current political debate.
- The class selects a topic and discusses potential correspondence partners and contexts. Examples for class correspondences: a school class from the country of origin – an HLT class from another community in the immigration country – an HLT class from another immigration country – an HLT class from another language group. (Perhaps the ministry of education from the country of origin can assist with facilitating the relevant contacts.)
- For individual correspondences: relatives, friends, acquaintances from the same or other language groups. It is exciting when the same problem is discussed with addressees of various contexts. It is of course possible to also contact and query politicians or relevant authorities for an opinion.
- Guidelines for the correspondence are previously agreed upon (e. g. a series of common issues) to ensure that the results are comparable.
- Once a sufficient number of responses have been received, they will be analyzed, grouped and presented (e. g. on a poster) and discussed.