HBLA Ursprung (Austria) wants to carry out an exchange project togehter with a Spanish school. In total 28 students will travel for one week to Spain in order to develop their language skills and knowledge of Spanish culture as well as work on technical input in the field of agriculture and environment. The students are in vocational education in these topics and could add the international experience to their prior knowledge. Next to a language course in a training center the students will work together with their Spanish co-students of same age on the mentioned topics by means of field enquiries. The visit to Spain will be prepared in Spanish lessons as well as in lessons for agriculture and environment. It can be expected that the level of Spanish as a foreign language will rise, both among the travelling students and concerning the reputation of Spanish as an important subject at HBLA Ursprung. Furthermore, students will get insight into technical aspects of agriculture and environmental protection in Spain and could draw conclusion for the situation in Austria.
HBLA Ursprung (Austria) has carried out an exchange project together with IES José Luis Aranguren in Ávila. In total 28 students have travelled to Spain for one week, where they developed their language skills and knowledge of Spanish culture and worked on technical input in the field of agriculture and environment. The students are in vocational education in these topics and could add the international experience to their prior knowledge. Next to a language course in a training center (IEMA) the students worked together with their spanish co-students of same age on the mentioned topics by means of field enquiries. The co-operation and communication between the involved partners worked out excellently and enabled full coverage or all project topics. An excursion to Gotarrendura, a future-orientated village near Avila, showed the activities, which could provide access to alternative energies and modern communication for people in rural areas. In a field study the students interviewed citizens of Avila about their everyday life circumstances (eg. public transport, leisure activities,...). The students benefitted from using Spanish in their host families and gained insight into the topics agriculture and environmental protection in Spain. They will use their new knowledge for integration in the curriculum. The reputation of Spanish as a foreign language will rise at HBLA Ursprung through the project.