Sprachanimation - inklusiv gedacht | Language Animation

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Praxis: Sprachanimation inklusiv denken und gestalten

Original method

Possible alternative

Notes

Switching seats (for instance, chairs in a circle)

A switching between places and seats

Better for wheelchair users, worse for participants with impaired mobility Less danger of injury due to chairs; more jostling Uses a variety of communication chan- nels and stimuli. A sensible selection is made and offered in sequence to maintain momentum and avoid confu- sion. Participants will not all react at the same time. Easier to coordinate. Participants can overcome fear. Eliminates jostling, reduces physical contact

Switching to a place marked on the floor

Verbal instructions: “All those who like chocolate ...!” (in English)

Instruction in English plus a picture of a bar of chocolate, plus written and oral translation into other spoken and signed languages

Tossing and catching a ball

Tossing and catching a silk scarf across short distances Remaining with one‘s feet on the ground, “walking in syrup” Tucking a silk scarf in one‘s belt behind one‘s back and trying to touch it Holding up coloured index cards, group- ing neutral terms together, naming them out loud Linking instructions to gestures and objects Perceiving and describing personal char- acteristics in a positive way; refraining from assigning individuals to a group

Running or walking fast

Playing catch or tag

Avoids physical contact

Appeals to more than one sense, in- creases visibility

Holding up playing cards

Calling out instructions

Appeals to more than one sense

Deconstructs stereotypes, minimises shame and blame

Assign (positive or negative) character- istics to random individuals or groups (e.g., when telling a story) Telling a back story or using gestures that contain references to violence, struggles or oppression

Telling a non-violent story

Prevents participants from having to re- call negative experiences or associations, hence eliminating mental blocks Lowers the barrier to physical expression; removes the association between physi- cal expression and pressure to perform Avoids unstable positions. Participants can control the amount of physical contact themselves. Also suitable for wheelchair users.

Methods involving singing or dancing Offering various methods of expression, such as humming or swaying one‘s up- per body

Sitting on someone‘s lap

Standing front to back in a row or sitting on chairs and massaging each other‘s backs

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