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Promotion of intercultural and professional skills in Moorish-influenced Andalusia

2020-1-DE02-KA102-0068532020VET learner and staff mobilityfinalized
Countries: DE · Grant: €40,124
Teaching and learning of foreign languagesIntercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learningKey Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) - basic skills

Objectives

The participants serve as multipliers and can use their newly acquired knowledge and cultural knowledge in the classroom. The participants serve as multipliers and can use their newly acquired knowledge and their cultural knowledge in the classroom and thus make an important contribution to the reduction of prejudices and to more tolerance. The internship will promote their professional mobility in other European countries. Another goal was to deepen and consolidate the Spanish language. Being together in the "Erasmus group" promoted teamwork. They supported each other when problems arose, They were there for each other, accompanied them to doctor's appointments and organised their leisure activities together. Those with more language skills helped the others. Last but not least, the participants gain professional experience, e.g. in the hotel industry and commerce, through the internship and possibly discover a possible occupational field for themselves.

Background

The aim of this project was to give the students the opportunity to get to know another culture with its cultural, professional and economic characteristics. Especially against the background of the cultural and historical influences of the Arabs on southern Spain as well as on the language and mentality of the Andalusians. language and mentality of the Andalusians, they learn about Spanish culture from new perspectives. Through the Through the internship and the communication in their free time, the participants deepen their language skills. They can use this They can use this knowledge excellently in bilingual lessons. The inhibition to speak freely is reduced. By immersing themselves in the professional world of another European country and organising their own lives, the various key qualifications mentioned are addressed, newly acquired and promoted. Through the internship, they learn a lot about the working world in another European country and test their teamwork and communication skills. communication skills. Reliability, both in professional and private life, is an important soft skill that can be trained during the internship. and can be well trained through the internship. Professional mobility is very important nowadays and many jobs remain unfilled only because applicants are not willing to move. are not willing to move. The internship in Spain can make an important contribution to promoting mobility. The participants lose their shyness to work and live in another country. Many participants have hardly travelled or not travelled at all and do not know anything except Germany or even their city. other country. The internship also serves to broaden their horizons. And in the end, many still existing prejudices are prejudices that still exist and clichés are revised. Tolerance and cultural diversity are not limited to Europe, and it is precisely the countries bordering the Mediterranean, such as Morocco, that have left and continue to leave their mark. Morocco have left and continue to leave their mark on Europe, especially on Spain. Through the Syrian refugees, for example refugees, students in Germany and in our school are increasingly in contact with non-European cultures. In Spain, this is all interconnected.

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