SPM24 Attending a lesson in a Spanish school

The students were given the opportunity to go with their host student and attend a lesson in school. The activity both promoted active learning and encouraged oral communication through shared experiences. The French and the Swedish students went with their host student and attended a class according to the normal schedule at the Spanish school, for example, TIC technology and IT, technical drawing, and programming. The teachers gave instructions in Spanish so the students got the opportunity to practice their language skills and listening comprehension. Some students got to plan and draw a 3D building, some students got to use computers in class. Some students were working with computer programs in Microsoft, for example Excel. Difference in school situations could be found, for example, for students from Sweden this was an eye-opener as in Sweden each student has their own computer supplied by the school. This is not the case in the Spanish school where the students use pen and paper in most of their lessons. 

The students had an opportunity to visit the school library and see the books and the stationery computers there.

Actively using language to partake in an activity with students from other countries, communicating and sharing information, thoughts, ideas and opinions. Cultural awareness in the activity opened up for better understanding for others/tolerance and openness for other cultures, societies and peoples. Digitalization is integrated through the use of multimedia resources during the activities and in some of the school lessons at the Spanish school.