- The document discusses the SoLiTiFoLa project, which stands for Solidarity between Generations and Active Ageing and Teaching Foreign Languages. The project was an Erasmus Intensive Program that brought together participants from 11 European countries to discuss these topics over 2 weeks in the UK. - Participants observed language lessons in schools, exchanged ideas on solidarity, and discussed challenges their countries face in active aging and intergenerational relations. Daily reports and lesson plans were shared through an online platform. The program aimed to promote social skills and creative cooperation.

1. SoLiTiFoLa
Derya BOZDOĞAN, PhD

2. In this presentation:
 EY
 CBI
 SoLiTiFoLa?
 Evaluation

4. Background
• European themes of years
• 2010: European Year for Combating Poverty and Social
Exclusion
• 2011: European Year of Volunteering
• 2012: European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between
Generations
• 2013: European Year of Citizens

5. Solidarity in Turkey
 2012European Active Ageing and
Solidarity between Generations Fact
Sheet (2011)
 Too many actors play role
 Lack of coordination bw actors
 2008 social security reform: law & practice
gap

6. SOLIDARITY IN TURKEY : EUROBAROMETER

7. SOLIDARITY IN TURKEY : EUROBAROMETER

8. SOLIDARITY IN TURKEY : EUROBAROMETER

9. Solidarity & Language Learning
• CBI (Content-based Instruction)
“approach to language instruction that
integrates the presentation of topics of tasks
from subject matter classes (eg. Math,
Social Studies) within the context of
teaching a second or foreign language.”
Crandall and Tucker
(1990, p.187)

11.  SoLiTiFoLa:
Solidarity between Generations & Active
Ageing & Teaching Foreign Languages

12. SoLiTiFoLa
 Erasmus Intensive Program (IP)
 11 European countries: Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, England, Hungary, Latvia,
Norway, Romania, Spain, The Netherlands
and Turkey (in alphabetical order)
 2 weeks in University of Reading, Reading,
UK
 IP program

13. Daily reports
“Can you feel solidarity with people you haven’t
met?” This question leads to a discussion of a
definition of the word Solidarity. What do we
consider as being solidaric? Is it only a feeling or
does it require an action behind the feeling? You
can compare it with solidarity versus charity?
We Danes were surprised to find that so many
countries did so many different things for the
elderly, which is similar to Denmark.”
Danish team

14. Daily reports (2)
“It was interesting to exchange ideas and
opinions regarding solidarity with people from
different countries. We realized that although
we are from different cultures there are the
some problems in our society nowadays. We
really enjoyed the opportunity to be creative and
working together in groups where everyone got
involved and everybody could improve the social
skills.”
Austrian team

15. Lesson observation
• “In Belgium we only have one teacher per classroom and
we could use more teachers to help more students. The
things that caught my attention are:
• The quality of the student’s work displayed on the walls
• Codes used while teaching: clapping, students have to ask
before leaving their chair and the importance of respect for
both students and teacher.
• The use of different houses – colouring, story reading
&telling etc.
• Classrooms were old fashioned, but all had smart boards
and were very colourful.
• Point system to mark good and bad behaviour.”

16. Lesson observation (2)
• “In Norway we only have one teacher per
class and assistants depending on needs. I feel
like we have more structure, silence, and
order than what I experienced here. My
expectations might have been a little high; I
thought they had very high structure, order,
and respect.”

17. • Example lesson plans
–1
–2
• Visits to MERL and RISC

20. Top experience

23. REFERENCES
Daily reports for SoLiTiFoLa (2012). Retrieved April 04, 2012 from
http://moodle.hinesna.no/course/view.php?id=77.
Eurobarometer survey on Active Ageing (2011). Retrieved March 21, 2012 from
(http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_378_fact_tr_en.pdf.
European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. (2012).
Retrieved March 21, 2012 from
http://europa.eu/ey2012/ey2012main.jsp?langId=en&catId=971.
European Year of Citizens. (2012). Retrieved April 04, 2012 from
http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/european-year-of-citizens-2013/index_en.htm.
European Year of Volunteering. (2011). Retrieved March 25, 2012 from
http://europa.eu/volunteering/en/home2.
http://moodle.hinesna.no/course/view.php?id=77 (Moodle platform of the project)
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı. (2011). 2012 Avrupa Aktif Yaşlanma
ve Nesiller Arası Dayanışma Yılı Hakkında Bilgi Notu. Ankara.

24. Thanks
deryaerice@gmail.com
Derya Bozdoğan, PhD
Abant İzzet Baysal University
English Language Teaching Program
Bolu