michael kimmig

Developing Intercultural Awareness and Competence

Games and Activities [Autumn Goodman - unsplash]

International Youth Work

Bring Your Group Work to Life. Games and Exercises for Children and Youth

Games and activities for children and youth are bringing your group work to life. They help breaking the ice, bringing people together and building a group, stimulate and increase curiosity and learning, strengthen interaction and communication, and many more things. Games and exercises reinforce learning through experiencing. Read more

Ruth C Cohn - Das Konzept der Themenzentrierten Interaktion (TZI)

Learning & Development

Pioniere der pädagogischen Gruppenarbeit. Ruth C. Cohn und das Konzept der Themenzentrierten Interaktion (TZI)

In der Arbeit mit und in Gruppen besteht themenzentriertes Arbeiten im Wesentlichen darin, das im Mittelpunkt stehende Thema und die Interaktion der Gruppenmitglieder so aufeinander zu beziehen, dass persönliches Wachstum in einem gemeinsamen Prozess lebendigen Lernens ermöglicht und gefördert wird. Das Konzept der Themenzentrierte Interaktion bietet dazu einen geeigneten pädagogischen Rahmen. Read more

Intercultural Learning - Balloons

International Youth Work / Learning & Development

Initiating and Facilitating Intercultural Learning in Youth Exchanges and Workcamps

What experiences during intercultural encounters can be used as opportunities for intercultural learning? What is special about them? What turns them into key-experiences? How can such opportunities be perceived and used to learn with and from one another? – This article brings together some ‘mosaic pieces’ from a wide range of theoretical reflections and practical experience. Read more

European Language Passport (ELP)

Learning & Development / Living & Working Abroad

Self-Assessment of your Language Competence with the European Language Passport (ELP)

Where do you stand? What is your level of English language competence? – To find out about this, we would like to introduce you to the “Language Passport”. The Language Passport is a tool to assess and document your proficiency in different languages at a given point in time. Read more