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Earth Speakr is a work of art started by artist Olafur Eliasson. The main question behind Earth Speakr is how we can make the planet safe for the future. This artwork invites kids to speak up for the planet and encourages adults to listen. Activities listed on this wiki page are intended to be used with More information about the Earth Speakr App which is described in more detail can be found here on the official website.
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The target group for this wiki page is foreign language teachers of children who can want to use the app with their classes. To make a message learners should be between 7 and 17 years old. There are no age limits for teachers to help. The time to record and upload a message can be between a few minutes (if you know what to say and the app doesn't crash) or several school lessons.
Here are several sample messages students from the Freie Universität Berlin helped children from a grade 6 class to make during the Spring Semester spring semester of 2021.
A rubbish bin has this message. An empty pizza box on the ground complains like this.
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Earth Speakr Messages can be in any language. Making them encourages collaboration and , taking the perspectives of others, technical skills as well as gaining confidence in speaking. Listening to messages other children have created is also a way to build understanding. Having fun sharing what you have made is, of course, also essential.
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Possible learning procedure for one-on-one instruction using gestures to practice a foreign language message
Decide on a phrase and writes write it down.
Decide on gestures. (Explain relevant grammatical points if necessary and if time allows.)
1. Student gestures and speaks every word. Child speaks. (Student makes notes of difficult sounds)
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