1. Me and my World
An e-twinning project
Three collaborating schools
• Lycée Saint Cœur, Beaune (France),
• ΓΕΝΙΚΟ ΛΥΚΕΙΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΠΟΡΟΪΩΝ , ΚΑΤΩ
ΠΟΡΟΪΑ (Greece)
• Pierwsze Gimnazjum Autorskie i I
Społeczne Liceum Ogólnokształcące,
Warszawa Wesoła (Poland)

2. Teaching Context
The project lasted from February 2012 to May
2012
The students had one teaching hour per week
devoted to the project
The language used to communicate was
English

3. Learner profile
The participating students were 17 years old &
their linguistic level ranged from B1 & B2 level
The Greek students were attending the second
grade of Kato Poroia Senior High School

4. objectives
educational pedagogic learning

5. Educational objectives
• to make pupils aware of international
cooperation
• to teach them teamwork (listen to each
other, follow the given rules, take an active
part in group work, negotiate)
• to learn about different cultures

6. Pedagogic objectives
• to develop pupils’ ability to become
autonomous in their learning process
• to develop pupils’ creativity and
imagination
• to develop ICT skills
• to develop planning and cooperation skills

7. Learning objectives
• to be able to introduce oneself
• to be able to communicate in English in a real
situation using ICT
• to be able to use specific vocabulary
• to be able to understand in detail written work
from partners
• to be able to express oneself in a detailed and
pragmatic way
• to be able to write cohesive and coherent work.

8. Teaching Procedure
• Students start by introducing themselves
individually first, then they will work in
mixed groups of different nationalities
• They deal with different topics each week
exploiting different tools at their disposal in
a creative way

9. Week 1
• students introduce themselves individually
in a creative way using specific websites
like http://www.tagxedo.com/ to talk about
their pastimes or
http://flashface.ctapt.de/ instead of
traditional pictures

12. Week 2
• Students describe their rooms in a
creative way using sites like
http://www.homestyler.com/
or
http://www.psykopaint.com/

15. Week 3
Students introduce their town/city as a group
using Powerpoint or Movie Maker
They formed pairs or groups of three
according to the villages they live in

17. Weeks 4-10
• 2 weeks for each topic here: pupils start
working in mixed groups and start writing
a comic strip using sites like
http://pixton.com.
• The aim is to introduce their culture to
their partners.

18. topics
1)favourite/weird/the funniest traditions
2)local cuisine – most popular and the
best/the worst elements
3)education: the structure –possible plus
what I like about our education and what I
don’t
4) my favorite English-speaking writer /
person

19. Week 11
Final presentation of the comic strips
produced by the six different, mixed-
nationality groups on the e-twinning
platform

39. Benefits of Project Work
• Cognitive, social, affective and linguistic development of
students
• Integration and practice of the four language skills
• Cultivation of New Literacies
• Development of learning strategies
• Student autonomy

40. Evaluation
The project managed to motivate students
and provide the opportunity for students to
be creative, to collaborate and generate
meaningful language