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A database of selected, reviewed, tested, assessed and validated e-learning based language teaching sources addressed to Higher education students for the learning of 18 different European languages.

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Unity in Diversity

Date of Publication

2018

Target Group

Lecturers
Students

Domain Area

Business & Communication
Tourism

Learning Scenario

Autonomous learning
Classroom Context

Target Language

English
Latvian
Lithuanian

Language of Instruction

English

CEFR level

A1
A2
B1
B2
C1

Type of Material

Guiding resources (online course/book)

Linguistic Features

Vocabulary
Grammar
Pragmatics
Prosody

Skills

Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Writing
Reading

Description

An interactive course intended for learning 16 languages, including the Latvian language, at A1-C1 levels. The interactive blended-learning language course has been created within the Erasmus+ project “Unity in Diversity” (2016-2018).
The course comprises online learning materials available on the Moodle Learning platform and face-to-face interactive materials incorporating case studies, games, problem-solving tasks, videos, etc. targeted at developing VET learners’ language, intercultural and digital competence, creativity, problem-solving skills, and flexibility.
The complete course consists of three courses: 1) a new interactive A1 language learning course in 16 languages (CZ, DE, EN, ES, FR, GR, HR, HU, IT, LT, LV, RO, RU, SE, Si, TR) containing such modules as “Welcome”, “Hotel”, “Restaurant”, “Professional skills”; 2) A2/B1 language course in 16 languages comprising such modules as “Hotel Reception”, “Restaurant”, “Restaurant Kitchen”, “City”, “Hotel Business Centre” and “Management Offices”, the first two also as smartphone apps, the module “City” accompanied by 3 interactive maps and 3 inside hotel maps; 3) B2/C1 intercultural English language course comprising 8 modules “Hotel Front Office”, “Catering Service”, Hotel Management”, “Conference and Business Services”, “Off-site Services” and “Financial Management”, an intercultural module revealing cultural sensitivities of the nine partner countries and nine country modules featuring the main tourist information required for work; the course contains case studies, videos, on-line modules and face-to-face problem-based tasks.

Case study

The course may be used as independent study material and as supplementary material to any LSP coursebook.

Guidelines

Technological guidelines available on: http://esolams.eu/unity/course/view.php?id=89
Creating an account is free-of-charge: http://esolams.eu/unity/login/signup.php
Intercultural guidelines: http://www.vss-ms.si/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Intercultural_Guidelines_Joint_variant.pdf
A1 curriculum: http://vss-ms.si/unity/A1Course_Syllabus-joint_version.pdf
A2/B1curriculum: http://esolams.eu/unity/mod/folder/view.php?id=843
B2/C1 curriculum: http://esolams.eu/unity/pluginfile.php/4524/mod_resource/content/1/Guidelines-B2-C1.pdf
Project webpage: http://languages4all.eu/
Mobile apps: http://vss-ms.si/apk/

Review

Category
Rate
Comprehensive approach
Capacity to match the needs of lecturers and students

5

Added value
The provided tangible improvements

5

Motivation enhancement
The capacity to motivate students to improve their language skills

5

Innovation
Effectiveness in introducing innovative, creative and previously unknown approaches to LSP learning

4

Transferability
Measurement of the transferable potential and possibility to be a source of further capitalisation/application for other language projects in different countries

5

Skills assessment and validation
Availability of appropriate tools for lecturers to monitor students’ progress and for students to assess own progress and to reflect on learning

3

Adaptability
Flexibility of the contents and possibilities for the LSP lecturers to adapt the contents to their and to students’ need

5

Usability
Assess the technical usability from the point of view of the lecturer and the student

5

Accessibility
Assess the accessibility from the point of view of the lecturer and the student

5

Comments:
A very good course for any group of students.
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