Today around 7% of the European Union's population was born outside the EU.Migration is part of human history. It is not something new, in the globalised modern world. Rather, it has been a feature of every era since the first people left Africa and spread across the world. Migration has thus been the norm throughout history.
Look at this video about the need to foster intercultural dialogue in Europe.
How often do you feel you would like to approach people from different ethnic backgrounds, or how often do you fell there are barriers to overcome towards this end?
Being aware of Emotional Intelligence could help! Emotional Intelligence could help all of us to multiply ways of thinking and acting. Emotional Quotent is the measurement of Emotional Intelligence. The following definition is taken from British Council's site:
Goleman defines EQ as ‘the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships.’
In society just like in shool, every single day we are asked to overcome our own shortcomings and lend a helping hand to others.
Watch this animation video about the concept of Emotional Intelligence:
Task 1.
Visit our forum area and discuss how Emotional Intelligence can be shaped. The following definitions wil help you appreciate the importance of Emotional Intelligence:
- Self-awareness - Recognising and being able to name our feelings.
- Motivation - The ability to keep going despite failures.
- Self-regulation - The way we handle our emotions to avoid negative effects.
- Empathy - The ability to read the emotions of others.
- Adeptness - Being sensitive to the feelings of others and handling them appropriately to build positive relationships.
The European Parliament opened in 2017 the House of European History. It is a museum located in Brussels(Belgium) that focuses on the history of Europe since 1789. Having a collection of objects and documents respresentative of our history, promotes the understanding of European history and European integration.
Everyone, in his or her family, has personal migration stories to tell(maybe your family migrated from a small town to a big city, or you or your parents are from other country. All of these stories are part of our European history!!
Task 2.Share your personal migration story, a story which took place in another place different from your current residence or a migration story from people you know, add a picture of objects such as pictures, diaries , videos or letters connected with your story or their story in this padlet.
Currently, some of the Greek and Spanish inhabitants are from other European countries or from countries outsite the EU. This means that a mosaic of different traditions are part of our lives. Look at these statistics of People in the Eu- Statistics on origin of residents(Eurostat).
Task 3. In groups(find your group in "Let's introduce ourselves"-working groups"), prepare a short presentation about the traditions you have been taking part here in Europe. Find the link to your presentation here:http://popplet.com/app/#/4629403
______________________________________________________________________________________________ Your presentations are here!