Audience
Attendees
Number of facilitators
Level
Preparation
Activity
Description
Language Tandems provide an opportunity for migrant participants and host communities to practice language skills through mutual exchange. Each participant teaches their language to their peer in an interactive, informal setting. Activities include reading newspapers together, discussing comprehension, and sharing expressions from different cultures.
Objectives
Participants will:
• Develop language skills through peer-to- peer learning
• Improve speaking, listening, and comprehension in a new language
• Gain insight into different cultural expressions and traditions
• Foster social integration and intercultural dialogue
Worked skills
• Speaking and listening comprehension
• Vocabulary expansion and pronunciation
• Cultural awareness and communication skills
Prerequisites for the audience
• Basic interest in language exchange
• Openness to cultural exchange and dialogue
Equipment
• Notebooks or worksheets for note-taking (Recommended)
• Printer
Content used
• Short stories or folk tales from different cultures
• KAHOOT App (Optional)
• Oral histories or personal narratives
• Idiomatic expressions from various languages
• Printed news articles, books, or stories in different languages (Optional)