What are exhibitions? To define blended exhibitions, let’s start by defining the term “exhibition”. By “exhibition” we consider the “act of showing something, for example, works of art” (Oxford Learner’s dictionary, n.d.). That is usually done in an organized presentation or display of a collection of items. What are blended exhibitions? Blended exhibitions are […]
Erasmus+ POEME: Choosing exhibits for language learning Museums and exhibitions have been proved to be vital for informal learning. They may provide an effective field of sharing, social, cultural and scientific information. What is more, they might improve attitudes towards learning and cognition offering playful and more attractive channels of knowledge acquisition in several fields. […]
The past couple of decades have marked an increasing emphasis on the notion of soft skills which are also widely known as transversal competences, 21st century skills, life skills, core skills and more (Chong 2019). This has been reflected in the fact that various educational directives include the direct and indirect development of these skills […]
It is commonly accepted that the introduction of modern technology in teaching methods has a positive impact on the output of the educational system. One of the goals of this programme (ERASMUS-POEME) is the creation and development of e-books (electronic books).The topics covered in e-books focus on the cultural heritage of the countries whose partners […]
Y.*, 42, from Lebanon moved to Larnaka in September 2020 with her two sons now aged 16 and 18 respectively. As the situation was growing more and more precarious in Beirut, Y. – as a middle to upper-middle class person – has been one of those fortunate few who have had the opportunity as well […]
After e-worksheets, e-books are the next step on POEME’s quest for discovering other countries’ heritage, be it digital, natural, tangible or intangible. As the POEME project progresses, we see its other elements unfold and constantly enrich its outcome. E-books are the next step and the next challenge for the project’s partner countries, but also […]
People living in different areas of the world have different cultural backgrounds and use different languages. Although language and culture appear, on the surface, to be two distinct fields, they have an intertwined relationship and affect each other mutually. Gleason (1961) and Kim (2020) state that languages are not only products of cultures, but are […]
The participants of the POEME project want to make education easier and more interesting for the teachers as well as for the students. The creation of digital eBooks and worksheets is one of the main purposes of this project in its early stage. But what are the advantages of using digital worksheets in the education […]
Directory of Secondary Education of Pieria During the last decades, the socio-political reality of Europe has brought to classroom students with an immigrant or refugee background who live and work with local students. Children of different language and with cultural backgrounds are called to develop the same academic language skills – writing and reading – […]
Technology in teaching a foreigner language has become vital, as digital means in education came to stay permanently. Traditional education is effective to a certain degree while modern technology is the best complementary educational tool as it allows for far more interactive learning materials and engagement in classroom, either physical or online, than ever before. […]
