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The Region of South Bohemia (CZ)
Language Initiatives in the Region of South Bohemia
Brussels, 30/11/06
Area: 10,056 sq. km
Number of municipalities: 623
Population: 629,241 inhabitants
Population density: 63 inhabitants per sq. km
Cross-border cooperation of the Region of South Bohemia
Partner Regions
UPPER AUSTRIA (Austria)
LOWER AUSTRIA (Austria)
LOWER BAVARIA (Germany)
REGION OF KOŠICE (Slovakia)
KANTON BERN (Switzerland)
REGION BRETAGNE (France)
GERMANY
AUSTRIA
Cross-border Language Initiatives
Projects
1/ Kindergartens – Association of municipalities „Růže“
2/ Primary schools Drosendorf – Dešná: To Learn Together the Language of the Neighbours
LANGUAGE LEARNING IN KINDERGARTENS Association of municipalities „Růže“
Partner: Kindergarten and primary school of Harbach and Großschönau
Time framework: 1.9.2006 – 31.7.2007
Languages: Czech, German
Target group: pre-school children
Participants: 80 pupils + 3 teachers on CZ side, 60 pupils on A side
LANGUAGE LEARNING IN KINDERGARTENS Association of municipalities „Růže“
Project description
providing language courses in the kindergartens involved
friendship-building among the pupils, teachers, parents
financial sources for didactical tools, cultural performances, travel expenses, alimentation and teachers´salaries
LANGUAGE LEARNING IN KINDERGARTENS Association of municipalities „Růže“
Goals
to continue in cooperation of kindergartens, pedagogical staff and pre-school children > overcoming the language barriers
to create a cooperation network among CZ and A municipalities
to improve the language skills of children + to prepare them for the German language courses to be provided in further stages of education
LANGUAGE LEARNING IN KINDERGARTENS Association of municipalities „Růže“
Methods
language learning
exchange stays
short trips to abroad
public performances
exchange of didactical tools
LANGUAGE LEARNING IN KINDERGARTENS Association of municipalities „Růže“
TO LEARN TOGETHER THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEIGHBOURS
Partner: Stadtgemeinde Drosendorf – Zissersdorf
Time framework: 1.9.2006 – 30.6.2007
Languages: Czech, German
Target group: 1st – 4th class pupils (6 – 10y old)
Participants: 40 pupils, 5 teachers, parents
TO LEARN TOGETHER THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEIGHBOURS
Project description
project co-financed by INTERREG IIIA
language skills and friendship-building in the cross-border region
2004/2005 – cooperation with the school of Raabs
2006/2007 - cooperation with the school of Drosendorf
main activity – exchange language courses for pupils (10 runs / year)
TO LEARN TOGETHER THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEIGHBOURS
Goals
to moderate the peripheral character of the region
to create cooperation network
to encourage friendship building
to teach the pupils the language of their neighbours
to get familiar with the region over the border
TO LEARN TOGETHER THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEIGHBOURS
Success
in 2006 – the third year of the project was co-financed by EU
pupils are not afraid of the foreign surroundings
pupils do not hesitate to communicate in the language of neighbours
good progress in language skills
TO LEARN TOGETHER THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEIGHBOURS
The Region of South BohemiaU Zimního stadionu 1952/2
CZ-370 76 České Budějovice
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