Comenius Project: “CoSSOL – Concepts for a Successful Self-Organized Learning”

2010 - 2012

K6.1: Interpersonal, intercultural and social competences

K6.1: Interpersonal, intercultural and social competences

Definition: embraces personal, interpersonal and intercultural competences. Aims: o To equip individuals to participate in an effective

and constructive way in social and working life; o To resolve conflicts where necessary.

K6.1: Interpersonal, intercultural and social competences

K6.1: Interpersonal, intercultural and social competences

Intercultural communication: Aims: to explore and develop intercultural skills and knowledge leading to intercultural dialog in action. o Ways in which individuals communicate; o Ways in which groups communicate; o Intercultural communication and society.

K6.1: Interpersonal, intercultural and social competences

“The essence of culture is not what is visible on the surface. It is the shared ways groups of people and individuals understand and interpret the world. “

Riding the waves of culture,

by Fonns Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner

K6.1: Interpersonal, intercultural and social competences

Exercise “House-Tree-Dog” Instructions: Grouped into pairs two students should sit opposite each other at a table with a sheet of paper and a pen lying between them. Their task is to both take the pen in their hands and draw a picture depicting the subject “House, tree and dog” without saying a word to each other throughout the entire process. Afterwards they should sign the picture together using a pseudonym and give the picture a grade still without having said a word. Time: 30 minutes.

K6.1: Interpersonal, intercultural and social competences

Exercise “House-Tree-Dog” Evaluation: The pairs should first discuss their experience based on the following questions; afterwards the plenary should debate these issues: o How easy/difficult was it to draw the picture together?

o Whose picture did it become? Who is it oriented towards?

o Were there situations where tension arose?

o How was your cooperative behavior? And your partner’s?

o How did non-verbal communication work?

K6.1: Interpersonal, intercultural and social competences

Exercise “Sculptures” Instructions: The team should split into sub-groups of students. With the help of clay, paper, glue and other materials sub-groups should produce sculptures that symbolize their cooperation process. If necessary, each group member could also be represented by using a particular color of cardboard. o All artworks should be displayed in an “exhibition”. Each

team member should devise a name for the sculptures that they did not help to create. These names should be written on cards and placed next to the relevant sculpture.

o Each sub-team should subsequently agree on a name for its own sculpture. These names should be presented to the plenary.

Comenius Project: “CoSSOL – Concepts for a Successful Self-Organized Learning”

(2010-2012)

K6.1:

Donka Georgieva, Language school Frederic Joliot-Curie, Varna

June 2012, Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal