Mr Frank Gebhard

A Lingua 2 projekt of the EU Socrates programme
Foreign Languages
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Outdoor Learning
speaking
creativity
listening
problem solving
writing
adventure activities
reading
awareness of nature
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Montanalingua has created 25 innovative outdoor lesson plans to teach
German, English, French and Swedish.
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Montanalingua is aimed at language teachers and outdoor activity
instructors working with foreign groups of students.
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Montanalingua takes students out of the classroom to learn languages
together through activities such as hiking, orientering and crossing
streams.
Coordinating institution
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dialoge Sprachinstitut Lindau (Deutschland)
www.dialoge.com
Partners
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Deutscher Alpenverein e.V. und
Jungendbildungsstätte des Deutschen Alpenvereins
(JDAV)
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Bundesverband für Erlebnispädagogik (Germany)
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University of Stockholm (Sweden)
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European Sports Linguistics Academy (UK)
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Insitut Linguistique Alpha b Nice (France)
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IS Aix-en-Provence Institut International de Langue
(France)
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Societea Pentru Tineret Outward Bound Romania
(Romania)
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Bilinguales Gymnasium Bilikova (Slovakia)
Consultants
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Prof. Werner Michl (Prof. für soziale Arbeit)
Georg-Simon-Ohm Fachhochschule Nürnberg
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Prof. Anneliese Fearns (Fachbereich
Fremdsprachen) University of Konstanz
Background
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Decreasing motivation to learn foreign languages
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A lack of innovative ideas to involve languages outside the classroom
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Language acquisition is increased when it is linked to meaningful
personal experiences and emotions.
Aims and target groups
Aims
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To create innovative lesson plans to show teenagers that learning foreign
languages can be fun and interesting
Target groups:
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Language teachers
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Outdoor activity instructors
Foreign languages and Outdoor Learning –
a successful combination?
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To go outside the classroom and learn using all the senses
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To develop social skills
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Learning within the contexts of tasks and situations
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To learn languages alongside broader group communication skills
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To learn before during and after an outdoor activity
Introductory phase of
“Blindman‘s Buff“
Students match words to
natural objects and their
characteristics.
The Activity
two students lead
the “blind“ man
through a course in
the wood giving
instructions and
encouragament
The Language
„Be careful –
there‘s a
branch!“
Feedback
Students talk about how
they felt being “blind“.
Crossing a Stream - Adventure
Blindman‘s Buff - Cooperation
Drama on Mount Lingua- Adventure
The Big Search – Awareness
The Clock is Ticking – Awareness
The electric rope – Cooperation
Photo Rally – Awareness
Outdoor Theatre - Gestaltung
Fox and Hare – Adventure
Haiku – Gestaltung
Abseiling - Adventure
Zip Slide – Adventure
Land Art – Gestaltung
The magic stick – Cooperation
My tree – Awareness of nature
Memory – Game
Sheep and shepherds – Game
Treasure Hunt – Adventure
Alone in the City – Adventure
Exploring the Town – Adventure
Around the Camp Fire – Cooperation
What‘s wrong here? - Gestaltung
About the Lesson Plans
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The lesson plans can be combined with other language work – as supplementary
activities
The lessons can be used with groups of differing language levels and outdoor
spirit
The lessons can be made more language intensive through follow-up tasks
The lessons can be used by every type of teacher and with every kind of learner
type
Several of the lessons promote group cooperation through outdoor tasks and
problem solving
Use of the modules
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The lessons are interchangeable and can be combined with each other
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The lessons offer a range of duration – from one hour to a whole day trip
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The lessons can be used with adults as well as teenagers
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The lessons can be done in the countryside, the park or the chool playing
fields
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The lessons allow scope for each teacher‘s creativity
What students and teachers have said.
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It was fun and I learnt better (Sweden, Memory, Jan. 06)
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I learnt words and i had to use them straight away – or else i would have
fallen over! (Deutschland, blinde Kuh, Jan. 06)
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I got to know the other students in the class better“ (Deutschland, blinde Kuh, Juli
06)
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A wonderful way to vary language learning to reach out to more. (Sweden,
Lehrerin, elektrisches Seil, Jan. 06)
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I enjoyed learning English for the first time (Sweden, elekrisches Seil, Jan. 06)
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I thought it was a trick, but it was real lesson (Deutschland, Juli 06, Bachüberquerung)
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We walked around a lot and the time went very quickly, then the lesson
was suddenly over. (England, verschiedene Aktivitäten auf einem Wandertag)
Products
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4 course books – in 4
languages
96 pages each
Introductions and step-by-step
descriptions of each lesson plan
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DVD
Sample lessons in action
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www
Background information and
downloadable material
Dissemination
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50 Workshops in 12 countries – 6 partners arrange them each in two
countries
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10 presentations on national or international congresses or fairs e. g.
Expolingua, didacta, IALC
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www – networks and links of the partner consortium
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Press – each partner is obligated to arrange two articles in the different
countries and fields of working
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Cooperation with an interantional publisher
Recommendations thanks to our experiences as a
coordinator
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Try to avoid „blind dates“ partners
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Involve a second person to control the progress and development of the
project to avoid „project blindness“
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Be clear and strict with your partners regarding tasks, deadlines, costs ...
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Again: Be very c,ear with the tasks for each partner
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Partners can become friends but never forget that you take the
responsability and the risk
Contact us:
dialoge Sprachinstitut
Bahnhofsplatz 1b
88131 Lindau
Tel: 004908382/944600
info@montanalingua.com
Project Coordinators:
Alexander Ullmann, Frank Gebhard, Judith Kleiner - Gebhard
www.montanalingua.com