Being part of the project ENJOY DISTANCE LEARNING was an enormous
positive experience for teachers and for students involved. It was an
opportunity to be part of an international practice that makes our school
subject (English language) more interesting and gives students the opportunity
to live new, stimulating experiences, to meet other cultures and to have new
friends. The advantages of this eTwinning project are remarkable because it is
an involvement for a lifetime. Apart from the personal gains, it allows them/us
to learn how to use new tools and to know other methods/strategies to work
with. This prepares students for a colourful future and teaches them how to be
more autonomous and independent, how to take decisions and know exactly what
they are able to do. The activities developed were interesting, useful and
perfectly adapted to the youngster’s behaviors (new technologies). The cultural
and intercultural interchanges help to form their personalities and fight the
prejudice. The students' curriculum will certainly enrich their professional
and personal profile. Participating in this project also taught our students
that the pandemic problem is global difficult to overcome and that everybody is
fighting it with hope and care. The chats and the webinars were very useful and
motivating for them because they feel that the Turkish friends were real
indeed. They can listen and look at them in actual time. In conclusion, being
part of an eTwinning project like EDL leaves us too many benefits like
knowledge about e-tools, and spectacular and interesting activities, adapted to
modern times. This experience brought to our students an added value for their
personal, social and professional life, besides too much pleasure, happiness
and personal fulfillment.
Nancy Moreira
