Presentations are a great way to practice all language systems areas (vocabulary, grammar, discourse and phonology) and skills. They help you build confidence while focusing on expressing structures and ideas clearly. Being a confident presenter means being able to inform and persuade your audience effectively and using presentations to share your Erasmus experience will result in a great learning opportunity! By creating personalized presentations with pictures you have taken while in your host country and adding to them your voice-over narration (in the target language), you can present and share your experience the way you want.
This activity aims to guide you in the creation of an Erasmus presentation while in your host country through a few simple steps.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
- Practice your language systems areas (vocabulary, grammar, discourse and phonology) and skills
- Practice your presentation skills
- Create material for a life-long learning e-Portfolio
Technology required
- Any mobile device (smartphone, tablet computer) and/or laptop computer, desktop.
- Internet connection is required.
Material and links
Procedure
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Click on the following link MyDocumenta.com
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Subscribe to MyDocumenta website.
– When you join MyDocumenta, you create your own web address and workspace.
– You will be able to edit your projects and pages, and display them if you choose to do so in this area. -
Click on “Create” to generate a new presentation/project. Enter a name and description for your project and MyDocumenta will ask you to upload the files.
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Upload selected pictures taken while on Erasmus and your video describing the images (refer to the guidelines below for sample topics that can be used)
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Once your presentation is finished, you can decide to publish and share it with other people
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Please, watch this video for step by step instructions on how to create and personalize your presentation/project:
Note: your presentation might include some of the following examples:
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An introduction (introduce yourself in the target language by giving your name, your home country, and by sharing a little bit of information regarding your experience as an Erasmus student)
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A typical day in your host country
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What university is like in your host country
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Describe the biggest difference you see between your home and your host country
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Describe the strangest thing you have learned about your host country
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Describe a funny experience you had in your host country
You may want to focus on specific topics such as:
- Language
- History
- Culture
- Important social/political/religious issues
