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ePilot: From Far Away
This short animated film shows the banal problems of an immigrant child who does neither speak nor understand the language of the new (home-) country.
Infos zum ePilot-Tipp
| Linktipp | Video Timeline exercise Full-screen link for the exercise to see the complete sentences |
| Unterrichtsthema | Immigration, going to school in a country where you do not understand the language. |
| Sprachniveau | The film is told in the Past Tense. |
| Fachliche Kompetenzzuordnung | Talking about past events. |
| Schulstufe | 6./7. |
| Typ | Interaktive Übung, Video |
Watch the film and talk about the situation of Saoussan, a girl, who does not understand a single word at school.
Idee zum Unterrichtseinsatz
In case there are children in your class with a different mother tongue, this film may help to understand their problem living in a country with another language.
Fazit
The simplest things like asking for a toilet become a serious problem if you don’t speak the language.
“A very touching but encouraging story.“
Ihr ePilot Walter Steinkogler.
