Session 8

Want to make an infographic with essential tips for your stay in Spain or France? What about a podcast about everything you need to know before visiting Spain or France?

SESSION 8

Decorative image. — SNA (INTEF). *Preparing for mobility. Created with Genially.* (CC BY-SA)

Two months before the trip, we start getting ready, and to feel more confident, I work with my virtual partner to create an infographic with the 10 essential tips that every foreign student should know before living in another country. As some students in the class have a visual impairment, a podcast covering important tips for this kind of mobility also needs to be created.

To learn how to make podcasts, the 4th-year students who run the school radio teach the 1st Baccalaureate students.

ACTIVITY 1: Tips/ Advice before your stay in Spain or France

Based on the written interactions about the chosen sub-topics, create an infographic with the 10 essential tips every foreign student should know before living in another country.

ACTIVITY 2: What to know and what to do when you arrive in France or Spain

Create a collaborative podcast in international teams about what to know and how to act in different situations before going on this kind of mobility.

We review the shared document where all your work should be recorded:

STRUCTURE

Each team member is assigned a colour to use.
Topics to choose from: music, cinema, festivals, the political system, nourriture, mythes, urbanisme, sport, physical activities.
Communication: Use the discussion forum to decide which topics to choose. Students from France write in Spanish, and students from Spain write in French. The topic is decided upon and the information exchange begins. This information will be used to create the podcast.
Title (this can be left until the end, once the podcast is complete).
Podcast script. Students from France write/speak in Spanish, and students from Spain write in French.
Sections by topic
Writing schedule: We take turns
o Each week, ask and answer questions about the information you agreed to talk about. Remember to read your partner’s contributions first to ensure the podcast is coherent and cohesive.
Verb tenses to use: Since these are pieces of advice, use the conditional, if .... When telling or describing a past story, use passé composé or imparfait. For current descriptions, use the present (présent).

CONTENT

What to write: Each student writes in their assigned colour.

The names of your teammates and your team number. You are the experts on your own country, culture, people, etc.
Possible topics:
- A day at school in Spain or France.: timetable, teachers, meal times at school and at home, how to get to school, who to contact if you’re sick, etc.
- Places to visit, in the Spanish or French city you are travelling to: an itinerary for the city with locations of your choosing.
- Leisure activities in the Spanish or French city you are travelling to: what young people do during the week and at the weekend, if they go to the cinema or concerts, what music they listen to, where they go for a bite to eat. You will gradually build the narrative thread, with lots of examples and anecdotes to share along the way. Lights, camera, action.
- Sport. Do people in France or Spain usually go to the gym to exercise? Do you watch sports on TV? Which sports are popular? How do French and Spanish people keep fit? etc.