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Original TitleTeach About U.S. Student Products - U.S. Embassy School Election Project (Class Predictions 2012-2020)
Handle20.500.14123/63
Kinds of DataCorpora / Editions / Collections
Resource TypeAudiovisual
Dynamic / Interactive Web Resource
Image
Sound
Text
Other
CreatorKaliampos, Joannis  0000-0002-1151-8679 (Institute of English Studies (IES), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg  02w2y2t16)
Schmidt, Torben  0000-0001-6579-2115 (Institute of English Studies (IES), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg  02w2y2t16)
Kohl, Martina  0000-0001-5138-9528 (U.S. Embassy Berlin)
Ernst, Karin (Life e.V.)
Krüger, Katja (Life e.V.)
Description of the DatasetThe school contributions dataset for the U.S. Embassy School Elections Project is a comprehensive and meticulously curated collection of student projects and election predictions spanning three distinct school years: 2012/13, 2016/17 and 2020/21. This dataset encapsulates the creative endeavors of students who have actively participated in the U.S. Embassy School Elections Project, showcasing their innovative ideas and election predictions through various mediums. The dataset comprises more than 300 individual contributions, representing a diverse array of formats, including texts, posters, images, songs, movies, videos, padlets (in both JPEG and PDF formats), powerpoint presentations and other. Each contribution is accompanied by an abstract text, providing a concise yet informative summary that contextualizes the prediction and highlights its key elements. The dataset can be utilized to conduct in-depth analyses, extracting insights on content themes, sentiment analysis and the like, thereby deepening their understanding of students' perspectives and their evolving responses to U.S. Elections and politics over time. This collection of student-generated content facilitates an exploration of the dynamic interplay between teaching and learning English as a foreign language, creativity, intercultural competence and civic engagement, thereby contributing to a broader understanding of student involvement and learning within the context of Content and Language Integrated Learning.
MethodsRecording
Compilation / Synthesis
KeywordsEnglisch; Sprachenlernen; Interkulturelles Lernen; Politische Bildung; Schulprojekt; Wahlen; Demokratie; Englischunterricht; Fremdsprachenerwerb; Interkulturelle Kompetenz; Sprachkompetenz; Politisches Bewusstsein; Blended Learning; English; Foreign Language; Language Learning; Intercultural Learning; Political Education; School Project; Elections; Democracy; English Lessons; Intercultural Competence; Language Competence; Political Awareness; Blended Learning
Thematic ClassificationFremdsprachendidaktik
Language of the ResourceEnglish
German
GeolocationCountry: Germany; United States of America
Temporal Coverage of the Dataset2012
2016
2020
Time Period of the Creation of the Dataset2023-06 - 2023-07
Time Period of the Collection of the Data2012
2016
2020
Data CollectorOussaifi, Taieb (Institute of English Studies (IES), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg  02w2y2t16)
NotesUnfortunately, the dataset cannot be made publicly available for legal reasons.

Der Datensatz kann leider aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht öffentlich bereitgestellt werden.
Date of Availability2023-07-12T12:07:00Z
Date of issue2023-07-12
Archiving Facility Medien- und Informationszentrum (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg  02w2y2t16)
Published byMedien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
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Superordinate Data Collection: Teach About U.S. Student Products
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Academic DisciplineHumanities and Social Sciences / Educational Research / General and Domain-Specific Teaching and Learning
Humanities and Social Sciences / Linguistics / Applied Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Computational Linguistics
Humanities and Social Sciences / Educational Research / Education Systems and Educational Institutions
Humanities and Social Sciences / Social Sciences / Political Science
Associated ProjectThe U.S. Embassy School Election Project
Project LeaderKaliampos, Joannis  0000-0002-1151-8679 (Institute of English Studies (IES), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg  02w2y2t16)
Schmidt, Torben  0000-0001-6579-2115 (Institute of English Studies (IES), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg  02w2y2t16)
Kohl, Martina  0000-0001-5138-9528 (U.S. Embassy Berlin)
Participating ResearchersErnst, Karin (Life e.V.)
Krüger, Katja (Life e.V.)
Funded byBotschaft der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika in Berlin / U.S. Embassy Berlin
Contact Informationtorben.schmidt@leuphana.de
Research DesignIn 2012, 2016, and 2020 the U.S. Embassy together with Leuphana University Lüneburg, Life e.V. / eXplorarium and Landesinstitut für Schule und Medien (LISUM) Berlin-Brandenburg organized a school project on the U.S. Presidential Election. This project is an intercultural blended learning program promoting democratic engagement and civil discourse in the context of the U.S. presidential campaign. The goal is to provide participants with information and analytical tools to predict and evaluate the election outcome of an adopted state. Teachers and students research and understand competing viewpoints and political arguments. About 2,000 participants in 2012 and more than 3,000 in 2016 adopted a U.S. state and learned about local politics, economics and culture. After becoming experts on their new "homes" and the U.S. election system, students made a prediction on the U.S. voters' choice on Election Day. Prior to the actual school phase of the project, many of these students' teachers participated in seminars organized by the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Consulates throughout Germany. American experts briefed the teachers on the U.S. election processes, issues, candidates, campaigns and the role of the media. Further trainings were offered introducing teachers to the effective use of online learning tools in their classrooms. An interactive mock election took place at the concluding events at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Berlin one day before Election Day. Student delegates cast their votes on behalf of their adopted U.S. states.

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