Contributions to project weeks or exhibitions, like “our cultures”, “where we come from”, “great vacation destinations”, “our languages” etc.

The idea of arranging/hosting a special project week, or simply a project on a certain topic that involves different classes and utilizes the multilingual and multicultural resources of the students, should be eagerly welcomed in many schools.

Possible ways of cooperation between mainstream education and heritage language classes may involve supporting the creation of presentations, designing posters and flyers or advertisements for the tourist industry in different countries.

Goal: Many schools and teachers are increasingly engaged in intercultural issues in today’s multilingual/multicultural environment. This provides a unique opportunity for cooperation between heritage language teaching and regular, mainstream education classes. It is therefore important that heritage language instructors seize the initiative to make this happen. The following suggestions should appeal to the teachers of regular public school classes as well.

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45 - 90 minutes

4th – 6th grade 7th – 9th grade

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Explanations, abbreviations
First language	Also mother tongue or family language: the first language a child has learned and speaks at home. Some children have two first languages.
School language	The language that is spoken in the schools of the host country. In addition, the local dialect may count as an environment language.
Abbreviations	S: Student T: Teacher (instructor)

Legend for indications referencing organizational form, class, time requirements concerning teaching proposals:
	IW = Individual Work
	WP = Working with a partner
	SG = Small Groups
	WC = Whole Class
2nd – 4th grade	Suitable for... to... (e.g. 2nd – 4th grade). Keeping in mind that this designation may vary according to the requirements of the individual students.
20 minutes	Approximate time requirement, e.g. 20 minutes. (Estimated time varies, must be determined by the instructor according to the level and the requirements of the class).

4. Contributions to project weeks or exhibitions, like “our cultures”, “where we come from”, “great vacation destinations”, “our languages” etc.

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