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TRAdition und INnovation - Kunst, Kultur und Sprache
FunderEuropean Commission
Funder Contribution €60,000.00
Funded underERASMUS+ | Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices | Small-scale partnerships in adult education
Project code2022-2-DE02-KA210-ADU-000093955
Open Access mandatePublications: NoResearch data: No
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<< Background >>Most of the project partners have been part of the association's network for some time. Colleagues have often suggested initiating a project on foreign language learning in an everyday context, especially with a link to adult (older) learners. During Europe Week 2022, the question came up again and we made concrete plans on how such a topic could be adequately implemented.There is a long-standing collaboration with RTU Liepaja, the pedagogical team there works excellently and has been setting up an additional ‘international study programme’ for students on the MA course for two years. Together with the association's board, the experts developed the idea of cooperation between schools, the museum and university and educational associations, because the internationalisation of studies at RTU Liepaja has shown that it is good to be able to present case studies from European projects so that everyday teaching becomes concrete and not just a discussion of European school systems. The CEO of the association works there as a lecturer.We then worked together to develop this project idea, with the option of including other languages in the future. << Objectives >>As language learning in adulthood is not easy, our aim was to support this process. We wanted to: update language learning (impetus from the university) provide low-threshold access for adults Bring cultural institutions (museums) into cooperation with educational institutions (schools / universities) in order to be able to utilise linguistic impulses and clarify the usefulness of foreign language skills => translations for visitors Materials / modules should be designed in order to plan a training course.Various organisations were involved in this project with the aim of positively influencing language teaching (in this specific case ‘DaF’) through topical impulses. Learners should be motivated to engage with a foreign language. At the same time, we wanted to offer lecturers materials that could be used to integrate everyday references into lessons.We wanted to create a win-win situation: the participating schools/university and the museums as well as the coordinating institution should be enriched by the results. In addition to pure language exercises, interesting cultural content (museums) should also be transported. << Implementation >>During the course of the project, meetings were held in Paderborn (3), Liepaja (2), Sliac (2) and Vasvar (1). The Bulgarian partner left the project at the beginning, so there was no meeting in Bulgaria. It was important to visit the museums - and during the work phases we learnt how important it is, so we repeated it. All partners presented results at the conferences during the Europe Weeks in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Participation '25 was after the end of the project, but all partners were still present. Project results were also presented and tested at the Summer Academy in Liepaja 24 and the 12/24 training programme, and supplemented in the workshops. There were keynote speeches and workshops on the topic of ‘Educational cooperation between schools Museum’.The students made classroom visits, tried out and analysed the material and created and evaluated questionnaires for a final evaluation. The worksheets on individual objects that were produced were supplemented by the stories of ‘Mimi, the museum mouse’, to which all partners contributed ideas and short stories. The DE-TRAIN game was designed and ‘trialled’ several times.<< Results >> The results are: A project flyer a museum flyer in German, a homepage with all the results that can be used.(download). Labelling of the objects in German, Impulses through works of art, the building or ‘a museum night’, which have inspired the invention and telling of stories. QR codes have been created that visitors can use to navigate through the museums. A board game has been created that asks general questions about Europe, art in the museums and the participating partner countries. It includes 55 question cards. There are two volumes of ‘Mimi - the Museum Mouse’, which are set in the museums in Liepaja and Vasvar. In addition, a tried and tested training course has been designed. Based on the project work, presentations and workshops were held at the conferences in Paderborn and at the summer academy in Liepaja. The students practised observations and evaluations and dealt with the topic of ‘motivation’. Three videos were produced,1. a historical situation in the museum in Liepaja2. an insight into a monastery situation many years ago in Vasvar3. an interview with learners (feedback on the project) in Liepaja.
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<< Background >>Most of the project partners have been part of the association's network for some time. Colleagues have often suggested initiating a project on foreign language learning in an everyday context, especially with a link to adult (older) learners. During Europe Week 2022, the question came up again and we made concrete plans on how such a topic could be adequately implemented.There is a long-standing collaboration with RTU Liepaja, the pedagogical team there works excellently and has been setting up an additional ‘international study programme’ for students on the MA course for two years. Together with the association's board, the experts developed the idea of cooperation between schools, the museum and university and educational associations, because the internationalisation of studies at RTU Liepaja has shown that it is good to be able to present case studies from European projects so that everyday teaching becomes concrete and not just a discussion of European school systems. The CEO of the association works there as a lecturer.We then worked together to develop this project idea, with the option of including other languages in the future. << Objectives >>As language learning in adulthood is not easy, our aim was to support this process. We wanted to: update language learning (impetus from the university) provide low-threshold access for adults Bring cultural institutions (museums) into cooperation with educational institutions (schools / universities) in order to be able to utilise linguistic impulses and clarify the usefulness of foreign language skills => translations for visitors Materials / modules should be designed in order to plan a training course.Various organisations were involved in this project with the aim of positively influencing language teaching (in this specific case ‘DaF’) through topical impulses. Learners should be motivated to engage with a foreign language. At the same time, we wanted to offer lecturers materials that could be used to integrate everyday references into lessons.We wanted to create a win-win situation: the participating schools/university and the museums as well as the coordinating institution should be enriched by the results. In addition to pure language exercises, interesting cultural content (museums) should also be transported. << Implementation >>During the course of the project, meetings were held in Paderborn (3), Liepaja (2), Sliac (2) and Vasvar (1). The Bulgarian partner left the project at the beginning, so there was no meeting in Bulgaria. It was important to visit the museums - and during the work phases we learnt how important it is, so we repeated it. All partners presented results at the conferences during the Europe Weeks in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Participation '25 was after the end of the project, but all partners were still present. Project results were also presented and tested at the Summer Academy in Liepaja 24 and the 12/24 training programme, and supplemented in the workshops. There were keynote speeches and workshops on the topic of ‘Educational cooperation between schools Museum’.The students made classroom visits, tried out and analysed the material and created and evaluated questionnaires for a final evaluation. The worksheets on individual objects that were produced were supplemented by the stories of ‘Mimi, the museum mouse’, to which all partners contributed ideas and short stories. The DE-TRAIN game was designed and ‘trialled’ several times.<< Results >> The results are: A project flyer a museum flyer in German, a homepage with all the results that can be used.(download). Labelling of the objects in German, Impulses through works of art, the building or ‘a museum night’, which have inspired the invention and telling of stories. QR codes have been created that visitors can use to navigate through the museums. A board game has been created that asks general questions about Europe, art in the museums and the participating partner countries. It includes 55 question cards. There are two volumes of ‘Mimi - the Museum Mouse’, which are set in the museums in Liepaja and Vasvar. In addition, a tried and tested training course has been designed. Based on the project work, presentations and workshops were held at the conferences in Paderborn and at the summer academy in Liepaja. The students practised observations and evaluations and dealt with the topic of ‘motivation’. Three videos were produced,1. a historical situation in the museum in Liepaja2. an insight into a monastery situation many years ago in Vasvar3. an interview with learners (feedback on the project) in Liepaja.
