GaelicandRunic-workshop

Template for Activities/Workshops in Ireland:

As a workshop leader please

· do not print this out but fill it in digitally

· use the present tense in descriptions

· make sure you fill in as many answers as possible

· please replace the boxes p with an X

· send the filled-in description of activity to Thomas at:
Berger@inter-research.de

Some of the blanks can be filled in later, please regard this as the “growing ID-Card” of the activities. After the excursion we will use these to help with the final report

Title[1] of Activity	Gaelic meets Runic
Description[2]	Participants will try to learn something of the Gaelic language and culture and draw parallels with their own cultural heritage. The Swedish leader will introduce the group to the Runic alphabet and its place in Swedish culture as an entry to a wider cultural exchange
Subtitle[3]	Gaelic
Leader[4]	Jenny Pettersson
Assistant[5]
Workshop specialist[6]	Thomas Johnston
Time[7]	Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 10.00 13.30
Place	Suggest - Cottage 1
Materials needed	Paper, flip chart perhaps

category I SMALL INTERCULTURAL TEAMS
1. no more than 6 participants?	yes X
2. at least 3 nationalities	yes p	Hopefully - but no one has registered yet
3. at least from 3 stations	yes p	Hopefully - but no one has registered yet
Participants	-Dr. Sybille Haage - - - - -
4. which activities facilitate intercultural communication?	The participants will be hearing about other cultures and talking about their own so their will be an exchange of knowledge leading to a greater understanding and appreciation of European culture.

category II CONNECTION TO THE WEB STORY
1. activity is already included in web stories	yes no X	describe where:
2. results will be included in web stories	yes p no p	If possible
3. is extra technical support needed?	yes no X	describe which:

category III CREATIVE USE OF NEW MEDIA
1. will the new media be used in a creative way?	yes X no p	We would like to create a web page with some Gaelic and runic fonts. We may need to create a new font!
2. are they essential to the activity?	yes p no X	describe why:
3. will the participants learn to use the new media?	yes X no p	describe how: If we have to create a font we will learn something, otherwise we would mostly be looking at stuff on the web. It would be nice to be able to stream some sound onto the Achill website - e.g. a poem the group writes.
4. do participants learn s.th. about the notion of new media?	yes X no p	describe what: how adaptable it is

category IV ACTIVE EXPLORATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
1. will participants explore in an active and creative way?	yes X no p	describe how: They will have to search for shared cultural concepts. They will be actively learning through doing
2. are they sensitized to parallels to their own home country?	yes X no p	describe how: They will become more aware of shared heritage.
3. are there any innovative forms of experiencing culture (as opposed to conventional “guided tour”)?	yes X no p	describe how: Working in small groups with an expert will demand active participation not just passive reception. They will not be able to "look" at the cultures physically so they will have to find other ways to bring them alive.

category V BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY
1. will the participants share their own specialist/cultural backgrounds?	yes X no p	describe how: By considering parallels.
2. will there be a clear benefit for the community?	yes X no p	describe how: Raises awareness of Achill's heritage. Spreads knowledge.
3. is the value of the benefit in relation of the learning experience of the participants?	yes X no p	describe how: In learning about Achill's Gaelic heritage the participants will be made more aware of how their own cultural histories.

If an activity does not meet all criteria, this does not mean it cannot be done, of course. Activities should “largely meet the criteria”. Often other participants have good ideas how to include further aspects which are still missing.

Good luck

Laurence

[1] should be a gripping marketing title (no more than 5 words)

[2] no more than 200 words

[3] can be a longer, more academic and descriptive title

[4] any participant can be leader of a workshop

[5] assistant must be from a group/nationality different from the leader

[6] e.g. the photographer in the photo workshop (external specialists)

[7] regular times at the moment are either Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri 10-13 or Mon/Tue/Thur 14:30-17:30 or Wed all day