UNIT 4: COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY:

A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MINORITY LANGUAGES SOCIAL USE THROUGHOUT EUROPE

DESCRIPTION

This activity is based on the project “We speak Europe too!”. It consists on shooting a documentary about minority languages social use throughout Europe using smart phones. It's a complex task, so a few instructions are given to the students. The film is structured in four parts corresponding to the partners. Each of them will reflect a day in a student's life, trying to use a minority language in different situations.

Involving 4 partners, students from 15 to 16 (6-7 students per partner)

CONNECTING WITH THE CURRICULUM

Digital competence, interacting confidently with ICT tools in a collaborative way

Language skills in English and minority language

Lead and asses their own learning process

Develop creativity

Value both European and their own cultural heritage, as well as respect between cultures

Explore ways to defend common interests as a critical and active european citizens.

ICT TOOLS USED

For being connected	For shooting	For edition
Twin space Videoconference Chat Google drive	Smart phones	Biteable, Wondershare or similar,

EVALUATION

The whole process is evaluated by teachers and students. Each phase described in the next section has its correlated rubrica and teachers share results in order to ensure a balanced and satisfactory work. Otherwise, teachers will modify the process according to the evaluation.

COLLABORATION

Teachers

Design the activity in a collaborative way Plan different parts and elaborate a schedule Set European team up according to student's interests. Train the students in ICT tools (smart mobile apps, edition tools) and rudimentary rules for filmmaking. Teachers provide student's with some documentaries as an example. These documentary films will be chosen mainly according to the curriculum.

Students

COLLABORATIVE PART USING TWINSPACE COMMON PART (ENTIRE EUROPEAN TEAM) They share training in ICT tools and filmmaking in a on-line course designed by teachers. Students share doubts and comment on the documentaries given as an example by the teachers on chats. The European team debate and decide an introduction for the film, a common structure for the four stories and a final part. Different options can be put to the vote in survey using ICT tools, if necessary. Elaborate and approve a script and storyboard. Technical agreements about smartphones (settings) The European team design roles in filming units, driven by their teachers. Students put to vote the film tittle. PARTNER'S FILMING UNIT Once the structure of the film is established, students: 1.-Debate what kind of situation and context is the best option for describing the problems speakers have to face when using a minority language in their countries and communicate it to partners in next meeting. 2.-Each partner form a filming unit in which there are different roles. As an example: Coordinator: coordinating the team, spokesman. Producer: planning, permits, coordinating supplies with teachers Artistic assistant: deciding types of shoot and location Camera: shooting film. Editor: in charge of final edition Actor/Actress: playing the role Graphic designer: graphic resources (subtitles, schemes, etc) 3.-Throughout the process, filming units keep in touch and share their progress and doubts in on-line meetings. Different roles interact with his correlatives in specific meetings (cameras, producers, editors, etc.). These meetings coordinate shooting of introduction and final part as well. 4.-Finally, units put together different parts, and students in charge edit the different parts and transform them into a final product.