This document outlines an Erasmus+ project between schools in Finland, Slovenia, Spain, and France called "Talk to Me!". The project aims to improve students' communication skills through international collaboration. Students will visit each country to experience different cultures and communicate in foreign languages. An online collaboration lesson was held between a Finnish and French school, where students introduced themselves, took virtual tours of each other's schools, and discussed their knowledge and stereotypes of the other country in breakout groups. Future in-person visits between the participating schools are planned for 2021-2022.

1. Finland & France
Erasmus+ project: “Talk to me!”

2. Erasmus+ Interaction 2020 - 22
Finland: Vaskivuori Upper Secondary school, Vantaa
Slovenia: Gimnazija Franceta Preserna, Kranj
France: Lycée des métiers et du tourisme Cordouan, Royan
Spain: IES LA PATACONA, Valencia
Online meetings in spring 2021
Tuija

3. Erasmus+ project “Talk to me!” - What is it about?
- Between Finland, Slovenia, Spain and France
- About communication and collaboration
Riikka

4. Effective Communication Skills
for the European Youth of the XXI Century
The project’s aim is
- To improve students’ capability to use a range of communicative modes in a
international, intergenerational and working life context
- To improve their communicative skills
- To use foreign languages face-to-face during theme weeks and experiences
of verbal and emotional communication in different cultures
One week in each country during the project: 6 students/school, 2 teachers
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5. The collaboration lesson 8.4.2021
Greeting (11.25): teachers’ names (Finland 12.25)
Presentation of the project (11.30) (Finland 12.30)
The lesson plan (11.35) (Finland 12.35)
The school tour: how does it look like to study in our school (11.40) (Finland 12.40)
- France Lycée Cordouan Royan, photos and extract of TV reportage 2min
- Vaskivuori Upper Secondary School, video 2 -3 min.
Group work: language, life and culture in another European country (with questionnaire)
(11.55)(Finland 12.55)
The wrap up of the lesson (12.15 - 12.20) (Finland 13.15)
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6. Who are we?
Let’s greet each other and wave to each other. - Students´ first task in the groups:
introduce yourself by telling your name & the most beautiful word of my language
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7. Who are we - the teachers
Lycée Cordouan Royan, France
Françoise Lugan and Céline Souchaud
Johanna Lampela,
Tuija Tikkanen,
Tarja Rantalainen and
Riikka Nirvi from Vaskivuori Upper
Secondary School (Vantaa,
Finland)
Riikka?

8. Let’s have a school tour
- In France LYCEE DES METIERS DU TOURISME CORDOUAN, ROYAN
Some pictures here, Video from TV reportage here
- In Finland in Vaskivuori Upper Secondary School Vaskivuori Upper
Secondary School
Riikka?

9. Vantaa
Helsinki
Riikka

10. The introduction of the group work
- The aim: to discuss about the knowledge and stereotypes we have about the
other country (with the help of Google Forms questionnaire)
- Host starts the group work
- First task in the group: introduce yourself by telling your name & the most
beautiful word of my language
- The groups & breakout rooms
Tuija

11. Some conclusions and results of the group work
Johanna

12. The wrap up - The closing
- Share your thoughts on the collaboration lesson at (or scan the QR code):
https://padlet.com/tuija_tikkanen/ErasmusK21
- in autumn 2021 and in 2022 visits to
Finland, Spain, France are planned
(workshops, creating publications together).
Tuija