Q1. Please comment on the impact this activity has had on the pupils
involved.
The pupils gained experience in international and intercultural cooperation.
They realized how young people, even though coming from different cultures
and backgrounds still...
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Q1. Please comment on the impact this activity has had on the pupils
involved.
The pupils gained experience in international and intercultural cooperation.
They realized how young people, even though coming from different cultures
and backgrounds still share many values and views of life and communication is
effortless. They gained competence in English skills and became more confident
in interacting in English and also in giving presentations in English. They were
really excited about having the opportunity to practise giving a presentation in
front of a big audience and they were happy to see that they can do it
effortlessly. Especially Jaakko gained more motivation to learn more English as
he said he struggled a bit with communication. For both the boys, the trip was
also important what comes to gaining independence as they haven’t travelled
that much. They learned a lot about Portugal and the Portuguese culture and
spoke highly about their Portuguese friends, host families and of c
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