Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter 2017 No. 7 | Page 58

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2017 Newsletter
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BOOKCROSSING: Re-discovering literature,
connecting teens through artistic multimedia
expression
by Theodora Gkeniou, Claudine Coatanéa and
Lucyna Nocoń-Kobiór
Bookcrossing was the meeting point of 3 schools
(Pentapolis Upper High School; Lycée Michelet,
VANVES France; Zespół Szkół nr 1 w Pszczynie,
Pszczyna Poland) and 52 students, united under the
topic of transforming literature through the use of
media and creativity. During the course of the
project, we followed the leading characters of the
chosen novels in their adventures in the past, the
present and the future.
The main aspects that constitute pedagogical
innovation are the following:
Differentiation of learning: 7 books were read,
discussed and processed with respect to the
personal needs and preferences of the students and
corresponding activities chosen from a toolbox
available.
European added value: exposure of the students
at a wide variety of international literature and
collaboration in 7 international teams.
Development of student autonomy: discussion
in active forums, decision making in international
groups’ TwinSpace pages
Content production: alternative, multimodal
activities based on the original books, through the
lens of the students and their international groups.
Alternative methods of assessment: peer
learning and evaluation in asynchronous (forums)
and synchronous (tele-meeting: Virtual Round
Table) communication settings.
English language Learning Curriculum: the
project is in line with the three countries’ curricula
regarding English language teaching and learning
according to which there is a need to create
authentic contexts whereby teenagers experience
the language and are immersed in the language
through the use of literary texts. Language learning
becomes thus “modus vivendi” and we hope that
we have achieved the main goal, which is to for the
children to love languages and reading in a
multicultural context.
Meta-learning and social skills: besides
language, we aimed at creating modern European
citizens who are in the position to learn
autonomously, to reflect critically, to exchange and
collaborate with their peers, to enhance their digital
skills. These are incorporated in the broader
pedagogical aims set by educational institutions in
Greece, France and Poland.
Time of work: our intention was to transform the
traditional language classroom into a class without
borders and time limitations. Therefore we worked
during lesson time, at school, we worked
independently at home, we worked at school and
the town library and in the computer lab.
Key competences: through extensive reading
techniques we targeted the developing of the skill
of communicating in a foreign language, of creative
expression and digital creation.
CEFR: the level of English of the students and the
activities are B1+/B2.
Work process:
1. SELF-PORTRAIT AS A READER: the students
introduce themselves creatively by drawing their
self-portrait as readers: they create shelfies (audio,
video or text), or Chinese portraits. Also, they
interact in forum #1 and forum #2 to get to know
one another better.
2. FOLLOW THE NETIQUETTE: students collaborate
on a pad to decide together on the rules they'll
follow to make this project a success. A poster is
created.
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