Model of an intercultural professional field research

1. Model of anintercultural professional field research Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

2. Itinerary of an intercultural field research: possible phases According to requirements, different itineraries and phases are possible. Phase 0 (Defining task), 1 (Preparation) and 3 (project work) are basic elements of an intercultural field research, phases 2 (preparation), 4 (follow-up) und 5 (presentation) are recommended, but optional. An Evaluation (Phase E) should regularly be made to assure quality.

3. Comment concerning the following transparencies: Every phase contains participants‘ activities (yellow) and activities of the project management as a support structure (white) corresponding to each other (blue arrow). Phase 0: Defining the project task. With or without the participant. At least, time period, topic, task and requested results should be defined. By referring to concrete requirements of the training curriculum, one can prove the relation between defined task to the training and thus enhance the acceptance of a project for training companies or professional schools. OR OR Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

4. You‘ll find below the most important questions to be answered by the project managers in phase 0 with some examples. Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

5. Phase 1: Preparation of the participants for the stay abroad. The preparation can be done by a group seminar or individually with each participant. It can contain linguistic, crosscultural, methodic elements (concerning the project work), depending on knowledge, competences and personal independence of the participants. If the project work contains e.g. interviews in English, a preparatory seminar could contain an interview training. The project management has to conceive an appropriate prep.seminar. Besides, participants should understand the INTAKT/KOMPASS database and enter first data during phase 1. Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

6. The needs of preparation result from the requested project work on the one hand, and from the competences of the participants on the other hand. The preparation can be done by a preparatory seminar and/or by individual preliminary works by the participants themselves. Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

7. Phase 2 (optional): The participants can already prepare their project work abroad. They also can familiarize themselves with the task or topic, acquire relevant vocabulary and expressions. Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

8. Phase 2 (optional): After the preparatory workshop (Phase 1) the participant can continue preparing by himself individually. The project management can give him some suggestions or tasks or agree an individual preliminary task with the participant. Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

9. Phase 3: The project work has been defined in Phase 0. Project tasks, methods and requested results can be different. Generally, the project work should deal with training relevant to intercultural topics. Possible methods: Interview, professional visits, internet research or a mixture of all. Possible results: report, presentation, comparing diagram, questionnaire, film, creative product… Examplary task for office clerks in public administration: Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

10. Phase 3 : central project phase. The participant works on his tasks and produces the requested project results. This phase should contain a language course. The host organization supports the participant according to his needs. Sending and host organization do the monitoring. Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

11. Phase 4 (optional): Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

12. Phase 4: In general, all the requested project results should be finalized during the stay abroad. A follow-up workshop can be done if participants or sending organization want to revise or train the presentation. A follow-up could also contain the organisation of a public presentation event. Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

13. Phase 5 (optional): In a public presentation, participants can present their work and results to a larger audience. Thus, they can prove further competences: organizing a presentation event and speaking to an audience. The presentation can be done in the mother tongue, in the target language or in a mixture of both. That depends on the objectives of the presentation event. Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750

15. Thank you for your attention. FLS-international Benedikt Eimann Klixstrasse 7 10823 BERLIN GERMANY Telephone: +49 30 818535-35 Email: b.eimann@fls-international.de Webpage: www.fls-international.de Presentation: Benedikt Eimann - b.eimann@fls-international.de - Berlin - +49 178 1370750