knowledge test items 4; 5; 6

Topics like migration, social identity, mobility and cultural diversity is current-
ly discussed in the EU ! lot o" young people knows several EU countries be-
cause o" holidays, e#change semester or within an internship The European-
wide mobility, "oreign languages, basic knowledge about the EU and intercul-
tural competence are e#pected and provided to takeover activities into other
European countries
$n this speci%ic &odule, students have to understand and to appreciate, on the
one hand, the value o" the European cultural heritage and, on the other hand, to
develop awareness o" the intercultural dimension.
1. Introduction

2. Cultural heritages in the European Union: identity and diversity

European citi'ens should know and appreciate the cultural heritage passed
down over the centuries( an heritage in which, in its diversity, Europe shares a
common identity Europe has a signi%icant cultural diversity inside( ancient ar-
chitecture, buildings, artistic collections, historical cities, museums which attract
millions o" tourists every year think about the )olosseum in *ome or the Tour
Ei""el in +aris
The European )ommission said that( ,)ultural heritage is our re"erence point to
the past $t helps us to understand our histories and the ancestry that binds us
together -ut our heritage is also an integral part o" our present, and o" our "u-
ture. /or the European Union the preservation o" cultural heritage is, as a mat-
ter o" "act, o" high importance; the arts, cultural and natural heritage are essen-
tial to the development, the social cohesion and to create a sense o" belonging
0eritage must be considered a legacy that we receive "rom our past and have to
pass on to "uture generations The cultural heritage is, in other words, the va-
lued ob1ects and 2ualities such as historic buildings and cultural traditions that
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Contents

)ultural heritages in
the European Union(
identity and diversity;
The right to "ree
movement( the
7chengen !greement;
Tourism in Europe
The "oreign popula-
tion living in one8s
own country;
3i""erent languages in
the European Union;
7tatistics on short and
long term mobility;
European programs
"or youngsters; 9eg
$nter*ail:;
7imilar words in the
di""erent languages

Social identity and
cultural diversity

knowledge test items 4; 5; 6
have been passed down "rom previous genera-
tions /or these reasons, it is a comple#
concept which identi%ies di""erent cate-
gories( tangible heritage 9U;E7)<,
Convention Concerning the Protec-
tion of the World Cultural and Na-
tural Heritage, 1972) anu intan-
gible heiitage, this one embiaces a
vaiious foims of activities
As we can see that Euiope is one of the most attiactive place
foi tiavelling we can expect a lot of oppoitunities on the tian-
spoitation infiastiuctuie. Inteiail is one of the instiuments
cieateu to facilitate tiavelling acioss Euiope.
It's a special anu flexible iailway ticket that allows the fiee
ciiculation of peisons into Su Euiopean Countiies. It's availa-
ble only foi Euiopean iesiuents anu it's not valiu into one's own Countiy of iesiuence.
This special way to tiavel tiough Euiope was boin uuiing the Seventies (1972) anu it
was limiteu to youngei tiavelleis then it became available foi all ages. Touay theie aie
two uiffeient InteiRail pass: the InteRail ulobal Pass foi unlimiteu tiavel anu the In-
teRail 0ne Countiy pass available foi the only eligible Countiy.
Inter&ail
#. $ouris% in Europe
The cultuial heiitage is one of the most attiactive aspects foi the visitois. Toui-
ism is becoming an incieasingly impoitant element in the life of Euiopean citi-
zens. Euiope is the woilu's leauing touiist uestination; theiefoie touiism plays
a key iole in the uevelopment of many Euiopean iegions. What is veiy im-
poitant foi the Euiopean 0nion is to piomote a sustainable anu iesponsible
touiism because it is an activity that involves the cultuial anu natuial heiitage,
tiauitions anu cultuies.
Cultuial heiitage is
unique anu
iiieplaceable. It tells us
about oui past anu it's a
biiuge foi the futuie. It
iepiesents the iuentity of
a social gioup, a vehicle
foi unueistanuing
cultuial uiveisity anu a
souice of economic
uevelopment
|ICCR0N, Introducing
Young People to the
Protection of Heritage
Sites and Historic Cities,
2uu6j
Pagina 2
ECM b) draft 16_9_2013
Split the class in S membeis
teams. Each team will have to
iuentify anu wiite uown an ex-
ample of cultuial heiitage fiom
each E0 countiy membei. The
team which has the list of 28
goou examples is the winnei .
Inteinet souices aie alouu to be
useu
Souice anu moie infoimations on:
http:ec.euiopa.eucultuieoui-
policy-uevelopmentcultuial-
heiitage_en.htm
Noie infoimations on: http:epp.euiostat.ec.euiopa.eustatistics_explaineuinuex.phpTouiism_tienus
anu on http:ec.euiopa.euenteipiisesectoistouiisminuex_en.htm
Souice anu moie infoimations on:
http:www.inteiiail.eu

knowledge test items 4; 5; 6
;owadays, the possibility o" knowing the territory o" the European Union is "a-
cilitated by the abolishment o" controls at borders and by the introduction o"
the common currency The "ree movement o" persons is one o" the "undamental
"reedoms guaranteed, along with the "ree movement o" goods, services and capi-
tal, "rom the European Treaties $t was %irstly introduced to "acilitate trade and
economic interests but later it was e#tended and generali'ed as "reedom o"
movement "or European citi'ens
Thanks to the Schengen Agieement, signeu on the 14th of }une 198S, anu subse-
quently to the Tieaty of Naastiicht (1992) Euiopean citizens, unlike thiiu-
countiy nationals, can move anu iesiue fieely within the Euiopean Community.
Cuiiently, the Schengen Aiea incluues most E0 States except foi Romania, Bul-
gaiia, Cypius, Iielanu anu the 0niteu Kinguom. Insteau, Icelanu, Noiway, Swit-
zeilanu anu Liechtenstein, not E0-Countiies, have joineu the Aiea.
'. $he free %ove%ent of persons and the (chengen )rea
$han*s to (chengen
rules you only need to
present a passport or an
I+, Card -hen travelling
to non (chengen Coun,
tries and -hen entering
or leaving the EU at the
e.ternal borders.
Into the (chengen area:

No police oi cus-
toms checks at
boiueis between
most E0 coun-
tiies;
Contiols
stiengtheneu at
E0 exteinal boi-
ueis;
Noie coopeiation
between police
fiom uiffeient E0
countiies;
You can buy anu
biing back any
goous foi peiso-
nal use when you
tiavel between E0
countiies.


Pagina 3
ECM b)

7ource( http(GGwwwcivitasorgukGeu"actsGschengenmaphtml
7ource and more in"ormations
on( http(GGeuropaeuG
legislationHsummariesG
1usticeH"reedomHsecurityG
"reeHmovementHo"HpersonsHasylu
m_immigiationlSSu2u_en.htm
http:ec.euiopa.euugshome-
affaiiswhat-we-uopolicies
boiueis-anu-visasschengen
http:euiopa.euabceusliues
inuex_en.htm

+id you *no- / With
only u,27% of a total
of 2u121641 inhabitants
Romania is the Euiopean
countiy membei with
the most few immigiants
but the numbei of emi-
giants is laige (ovei 1
million) - accoiuing to
the National Statistics
Institute .
Can you finu a explana-
tion foi that . .........

knowledge test items 4; 5; 6
ECM b)

0. $he %ulticultural Europe
Europe as a land o" emigration has become a place o" destination 3uring these
years, European continent has "aced an increased immigration and demographic
changes. If, at the beginning of 19uu, the Euiopeans left towaius the Ameiicas oi
Austialia to seek bettei living conuitions, touay the management of the flow of
immigiation, legal anu illegal, combineu with the piocess of integiation is a pii-
oiity of the Euiopean 0nion agenua.
Nany of those who live in the Thiiu Woilu Countiies oi into Countiies which
weie pait of the Soviet bloc tiy to emigiate to the Euiopean 0nion that is eco-
nomically moie auvanceu. Nigiation, as a mattei of fact, can be a fiee choice oi,
in most cases, a foiceu solution to look foi a bettei futuie (see, push anu pull fac-
tois). The histoiical context anu the social anu economic vaiiables of the migia-
toiy movements must be taken into account in oiuei to unueistanu the ieasons
foi migiation.
But, what is immigiation. Immigiation is the numbei of immigiants foi a given
aiea uuiing the yeai. Immigiants aie people who came fiom abioau; they left
theii Nation, voluntaiily oi not, foi enteiing anothei society. The most iecent
estimates suggest that in the woilu 214 million of people, S pei cent of the
woilu's population (2u1u), live outsiue theii countiy of oiigin. Nany people
choose Euiope as theii uestination in the expectation of builuing a new anu bet-
tei life.
Nigiation
can be a fiee choice oi
a foiceu solution to
look foi a bettei futuie
Pagina 4

knowledge test items 4; 5; 6

Push factors: the reasons that lead a human being to emi-
grate
1olitical conditions( wars, genocide, ethnic, religious, poli-
tical persecutions
Econo%ic factors( unemployment; poverty

Enviro%ental conditions( earth2uakes, deserti%ication,
%loods, "amines
Titolo brano interno
Accoiuing to Euiopean statistics in 2u11 theie weie SS,S million foieign citizens
iesiuent in the E0 27: 6,6% of the total population. The majoiity - 2u,S million -
weie citizens of non E0 countiies, while the iemaining 12,8 million weie citizens
of othei E0 Nembei States.
Looking at the giaph |Souice: Euiostat, 2u12E the
largest population comes "rom Europe out-
side EU-27 (S8.S%), then fiom Afiica
(24.S%), Asia (22%), Ameiicas (14.2%) anu
0ceania (u.8%).
The Euiopean 0nion is becoming a multi-
ethnic, a multiiacial anu a multicultuial con-
text. Foi this, it has to engage with a lot of cul-
tuial uiffeiences within its uomains. The effects aie vaiieu, incluuing not only
new foims of cultuial mix oi integiation but also ieligious anu nationalist move-
ments in iesponse. In this multicultuial context it's impoitant to finu the coiiect
balance between iespect foi uiveisity anu integiation because only a mutual ie-
spect can uevelop common attituues. Even if the coexistence with people fiom
othei cultuies sometimes causes social uniest: these situations can influence oi
cieate piejuuices anu false beliefs about immigiants.
Pagina 5
ECM b)
Pull factors: the factors that attract a human being who
emigrated
1olitical conditions: political stability, uemociacy, secuiity,
fieeuom of ieligion, opinion, expiession;
Econo%ic factors: job oppoitunities, bettei health anu liv-
ing conuitions, euucation
Noie infoimations on:
http:epp.euiostat.ec.euiopa.eu
statistics_explaineuinuex.php
Nigia-
tion_anu_migiant_population_stati
stics
http(GGwwwohchrorgGE;G$ssuesG
&igrationG+agesG
&igration!nd0uman*ights$n-
de#asp#
http(GGwwwun"paorgGpdsG
migrationhtml

knowledge test items 4; 5; 6
ECM b)
&ulticulturalism re"ers to a society in which most cultures live together, each
with its own identity
Cithin such a multi"orm reality, stereotypes or "alse pre1udices could be created
Iust on the basis o" the e#istence o" many pre1udices and clicheP s, the "oreigner,
especially i" he or she is an immigrant, is associated with delin2uency, organi'ed
crime or social problems 7tereotypes and pre1udices can be an obstacle threat-
ening integration -ut what is a stereotypeN
7tereotype means the set o" views or a generali'ation, widely shared by the gen-
eral public, o" certain characteristics attributed to another speci%ic group or to a
person ;egative stereotype linked to
age, gender, skin color, religion or
nationality, does not re%lect the cor-
rect reality; it leads to "alse belie"s,
negative assessments and bad 1udge-
ments Lou have to learn the truth
about people and collect care"ully
in"ormations
$n a multicultural enviroment is o"ten di"%icult the search o" a compromise be-
tween di""erent groups but tolerance, respect and dialogue are the keywords to
avoid racism and #enophobia $t@s very important to develop awareness o" the
intercultural relation among persons and people and to accept and respect the
own di""erences
7tereotypes and
pre1udices can be an
obstacle threatening
integration
Pagina 6

knowledge test items 4; 5; 6
To "eel like a European citi'en is necessary that you can communicate with oth-
ers The European Union has a large variety o" languages, people speak twenty
"our di""erent languages( -ulgarian, )'ech, )roatian, 3anish, 3utch, English, Es-
tonian, /innish, /rench, Berman, Breek, 0ungarian, $rish, $talian, Katvian, Kithua-
nian, &altese, +olish, +ortuguese, *omanian, 7lovak, 7lovene, 7panish and 7we-
dish 0owever, most o" them comes "rom the same "amily or group( *omance
(e.g. Italian, Fiench, Romanian, Spanish, Poitoguese), ueimanic (e.g. ueiman,
English) anu Slavic (e.g. Slovak).
Neai to the official languages,
theie aie many otheis that Eu-
iope piotects. It's the Aiticle No.
22 of the Euiopean Chaitei of
Funuamental Rights to state
that: "The 0nion shall iespect
cultuial, ieligious anu linguistic
uiveisity". Touay theie aie
about sixty iegional languages
anu moie than 17S spoken by
the immigiant population. 0nly
the S4% of the Euiopean population (Souice: Euiobaiometei, 2u12) it seems, howev-
ei, able to communicate in a foieign language. But to know anu to unueistanu a
uiffeient language is an auueu value foi eveiyone. This ability not only allows to
ielate with people fiom othei countiies, but also facilitates the oppoitunity to
spenu a peiiou of stuuy abioau, to tiavel oi finuing a job in anothei State.
6. $he language of your neighbor
The Euiopean 0nion
has a laige vaiiety of
languages even if most
of them comes fiom
the same family gioup


Pagina 7
ECM b)
2outh in )ction. It is the Piogiam the Euiopean 0nion has set up foi young people ageu
between 1S anu Su yeais. It aims to inspiie a sense of active Euiopean citizenship, soli-
uaiity anu toleiance among young Euiopeans anu to involve them in shaping the 0nion's
futuie Dhttp(GGeaceaeceuropaeuGyouthGE

2outh on the %ove. This programme aims to improve young people8s education and
employability, to reduce high youth unemployment and to increase the youth-
employment rate $t8s part o" the Europe ?A?A 7trategy Dhttp(GGeceuropaeuGyouthonthemoveG
aboutGinde#HenhtmE

Eras%us pro3ect. $t is the European *egion !ction 7cheme "or the &obility o" University
7tudents Thanks to this programme, born in 4=F>, students, enrolled in a University, can
conduct a study period, legally recogni'ed, in a "oreign University Dhttp(GGeceuropaeuG
educationGli"elong-learning-programmeGerasmusHenhtmE
7ource and more in"ormations on(
http(GGeceuropaeuGlanguagesG
languages-o"-europeGeu-
languagesHenhtm

knowledge test items 4; 5; 6







Kearning activities( how to run the taskN
1. )naly4e the value of cultural heritage
The class is divided in groups o" 4-5 students Each group must
%ind the "ollowing in"ormation about the Corld 0eritage o" the 0u-
manity cities o" an European Union country(
Chat cities in that country are Corld 0eritage 7itesN
Chen were they declared Corld 0eritage 7ites by U;E7)<N
Chy were they declared Corld 0eritage 7itesN
The in"ormation obtained will be presented with a +ower +oint
!s a result o" the presentations the "ollowing 2uestions will put to the group to open a debate(
Chy does the European Union de"end cultural and linguistic diversity in the &ember 7tatesN
0as cultural heritage been conserved in your cityN
/or more in"ormation, you can use the "ollowing web pages( http(GGportalunescoorgGesGevphp-
U*KH$3R456=?SU*KH3<R3<HT<+$)SU*KH7E)T$<;R?A4html
http(GGwwweuroparleuropaeuGsidesGget3ocdoNpub*e"R-GGE+GGTETTU*E+<*TU!6-?AA6-
A?6AUAU3<)UT&KUVAGGE;
http(GGeuropaeuGpolGcultGinde#Henhtm

2. 5e propose a trip to...
The class is divided into groups o" "our students Each group should choose a city "rom a list o"
European cities to organi'e a 4 day trip with their peers The "ollowing roles are allocated in each
group( a: tourist guide, b: Bourmet; 9c: Travel <rgani'er; 9d: !ccommodation <"%icer
the Tour guide must obtain in"ormation about the city and select %ive or si# places to visit
9monuments, parks, museums:
The Travel <rgani'er must %ind in"ormation, evaluate prices and select transport companies
9air, land or sea: to travel to the selected city
The !ccommodation <"%icer must %ind in"ormation, evaluate prices and select hotels to stay in
the chosen city
The Bourmet must obtain in"ormation and assess the prices o" meals and restaurants in the city
Cith this in"ormation, each group will design a +ower+oint presenting the "ollowing issues(
Chy we propose to visit this cityN
Chat could we visit in this cityN
Chich identity documents do we needN 0ow to get themN
0ow can we go to that cityN
Chere will we stayN
Chere and what we can eatN
0ow much will the trip cost per personN 9-udget:
Chat places will we visitN
/or more in"ormation, you can use the "ollowing web pages(
http(GGwwwunescoorgGnewGenG9)ultural heritage o" the European Union U;E7)<:
http(GGeuroparltveuropaeuGenGplayerasp#NpidR>FF54?e5-?"dd-4"c6-a4A4-aA>cA44d66dF
9The 7chengen !greement:
Pagina 8
ECM b) draft 16_9_2013

knowledge test items 4; 5; 6
#. $he stereotypes regarding your Country 6-or* group)
- 3ivision o" the class in "our heterogeneous groups 9in which there are students "rom
di""erent ethnic background:;
- ? groups individuate 6 stereotypes connected to the $talian 97panish, EnglishO: people;
- 7haring( all the pupils 9in "ront o" the teacher: discuss about how much they "elt to be repre-
sented by the stereotypes listed 9either told or staged:


'. 7ind si%ilar -ords in different languages


0. 1ro3ect research
Crite an article "or your school newsletter or the local newspaper and describe a situa-
tion 9racial, ethnical: when you witnessed discrimination





Pagina 9
ECM b) draft 16_9_2013
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Bra'ie Bracias &ultumesc 3anke Thanks <brigadoGa


Lou have now covered the "ollowing topics(
the %eaning of cultural heritage9
the advantages of travel: study and -or* in Europe outside
the borders of the native country9
the possible reasons of %igrations9
the i%portance of a %ulticultural enviro%ent9
the i%portance of the *no-ledge of foreign languages.