Good Practice Examples

The following projects, online courses, and materials available in Europe were critically analysed and evaluated by the EUROVOLT team with regard to these criteria:

  • Relevance to the field of vocationally and professionally oriented language teaching and learning
  • Target groups, contents matter, languages available
  • Pedagogical approaches as well as particular strengths and innovative features
  • Free availability via the Internet.

Co-ordination:
Steffen Skowronek, University of Potsdam, in collaboration with the EUROVOLT project partners.

You can DOWNLOAD the various descriptions of these Examples of Good Practice below (doc files).


Projektverbund SprachChancen (2001 - 2007):

Language Learning and Teaching Online and blended learning courses for several languages and vocational fields (Czech, Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish), teacher training courses on the use of ICT; for language learners at German universities, language teachers and teacher trainers.

  • Media Manila (presentation skills training in English; University of Erlangen; registration needed)
  • Jobline (job application training in English; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; registration needed)


Language Teaching:

1. The ICT4LT website is a free collection of training modules in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for Language Teachers in English, Finnish, Italian, Swedish, the outcome of a project originally funded by the European Commission. All the training modules are continually revised and updated by Graham Davies. Good Practice01

2. The Impact of Information and Communications Technologies on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and on the Role of Teachers of Foreign Languages issued by the International Certificate Conference - The Language Network, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2004, in English, brochure, free download at their site). Good Practice02

3. British Council Learning, eTwinning, Resources, Project plans, by The British Council, 2007, in English, Internet site, online tutorial, linked pdf and rtf documents. Good Practice03

4. DidacTIClang. An Internet-based Didactic Approach for Language Teaching and Learning, Last updated 2007; in English and French, by DidacTIClang project partners. Good Practice04


Language Learning

1. EUROMOBIL Project, 1999 - 2007, for university students who plan an exchange or a year abroad; German, English and French programmes for advanced learners (monolingual); all other languages for beginners, with English as supportive language. Free downloads of intercultural and language learning programmes in English, German, Hungarian and Finnish already available; Czech, French, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian will be added by December 31, 2007. Good Practice01

2. LINGUAPEACE Europe - Language for Peace Project (2004-2007) in English, Bulgarian, Slovak, Dutch for European peacekeepers, other personnel in conflict and post-conflict situations; Internet site, free sample materials, linked documents etc. Good Practice02

3. Lingu @net Europa - the multilingual centre for language learning (project 2004 - 2006) available in: Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish; Internet site, database, linked language learning resources. Good Practice03

4. AQUALINGUA PROJECT - The multilingual dictionary on the terms of the water sector; English; materials available in 15 European languagesin the dictionary database for engineers involved in co-operation projects, vocational language learners, pre- and in-service trainees. Good Practice04

5. SME in Dialogue (Small and Medium Enterprises in Dialogue, Leonardo supported 2003-2006); Czech learning materials for employees in small and medium-sized companies in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland; Polish learning materials also available on the Internet and on CD-Rom.
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