1. Lithuania: Readiness Survey for Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships for Schools Project “Multicultural Communication: Breaking Stereotypes” March,2017

2. The aim of this statistical research:
to check what we know about our partners;
to gather preliminary information that will help define issue and suggest further steps on project proceedings
Method: matching
Results: data showed that only between 25 and 86 percent of students know much about other countries.
Conclusion: There’s no association between how much time is spent on a subject (Geography, History, English) in a given year and how well students perform, it is a matter of students motivation—or lack of motivation, personal interest, even family background. Eighth- graders still continue to display far-from-sufficient knowledge about European countries while a third of fifth –graders have got good knowledge

3. RESULTS Number of students who participated in the survey -213 ( 63 %)
5th graders, aged 11 – 48 students (39 %)
6th graders, aged 12 – 50 students (45 %)
7th graders, aged students (86%)

4. RESULTS
Just 25 % of our students know how say “Hello” in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, S pain and Turkey. They matched correct greetings to listed above countries.
Just for fun: According to some our respondents in Spain they say “Merhaba”; in Turkey –“Zdrasti”; in Portugal - “Bana”; in Greece –“Czesc”; in Romania- “Gia”.
100 % of respondents know pizza as an Italian dish and kebap as Turkish traditional dish. According to the results, a clear majority of respondents— 69%—reported that paella is Spanish dish.
Sarmale cu mamaliguta, cozido and yahniya of beef were so exotic names of food that our students could not match them to one county - the marked these dishes as traditional dishes of all Project partner countries.

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RESULTS
It was quite difficult for our students to decide what sport and games are famous or popular in each country .
The majority of respondents – over 50% - are sure that the most popular sport in Greece is marathon; in Portugal - soccer; in Spain- gymnastic.
85% of respondents matched famous people to correct country. The list follows:
No 1 Leonel Messi
No 2 Sophia Loren
No 3 Great Alexander
No 4 Vasco da Gama
No 5 Lech Walesa
No 6 Ataturk
No 7 Nina Dobrev
No 8 Nadia Comanec

6. Matching the countries to their flags
5th graders – 32 students (67%)
6th graders – 45 students (90%)
7th graders – 109 students (94%)

7. Matching capital cities to countries
5th graders- 39 students (81%)
6th graders- 46 students (96%)
7th graders- 112 students (97%)

8. Find the partner country on the map
5th graders- 39 students (81%)
6th graders- 48 students (96%)
7th graders- 114 students (99%)

9. How do they say “HELLO”? 5th graders- 19 students (39%)

10. What are their traditional dishes?
5th graders- 17 students (35%)
6th graders- 31 student (62%)
7th graders- 87 students (76%)

11. What are their famous sports or games?
5th graders- 12 students (25%)
6th graders- 19 students (38%)
7th graders- 71 student (61%)

12. Where are these famous people from?
5th graders- 21student (43%)
6th graders- 38 students (76%)
7th graders- 99 students (86%)

13. Suggestions
…to create learning activities that encourage students to participate in cross- cultural learning through suggested Project activities as well as through integrated lessons and Internet based multicultural communication –online communication / discussion forums among Project partner countries‘ students. Students will be able to communicate on a range of topics from local culture, history to daily routine.