Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004 New technologies and language learners’ autonomy in European...

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

New technologies and

language learners’ autonomy in

European Transnational Cooperation Projects

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

Socrates - Lingua Lingua 1promoting foreign language learning

Lingua 2developing didactic tools for teaching and

assessment

Examples:establishing language clubsmaking resource centres accessible to general publicorganising colloquia for decision makers

Examples:coursebooks on CD ROMslanguage course web siteson-line tests

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

Socrates – Comenius 2.1(ex Lingua A)

Pre-service and in-service teacher training training modules

Examples:learners’ autonomyyoung learnersthe use of ICT in FLT

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

The projects available on:

www.socleoyouth.be

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

Selected projects Didactic materials:

Testing language skills:

Pre-service and in-service teacher training:

Loki

Neues LernenModimnet

Dialang

PrimerosPasos

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

LokiMaterials for teaching PL, HU, CZ and RO based on authentic TV news (levels: elem., interm., adv.)

CD-ROM includes: excerpts of real TV news transcripts of the news series of interactive phonetic, grammar and vocabulary activities

Language of instruction: Polish, French, English and German

Duration: 1998-2001

Coordination: BE

Partnership: PL, HU, RO, CZ, DK, NL

The guide and samples: http://linc-www.uia.ac.be/linc

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

Neues LernenModern teaching method based on Suggestopedia, TPR and NLP and didactic materials for it

Materials for English, French, German and Spanish: CD-ROM audio and video cassettes posters

Materials adopted for the requirements of the educational systems of all project’s partners

Duration: 1999-2002 (now continued within COM. 2.1)

Coordination: LI

Partnership: PL, AT, DE, HU, IE, IT, ES, SE, BE

The samples: www.neueslernen.li

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

ModimnetMultimedia course for teaching LWULT languages for French speaking beginners

CD-ROM includes 5 parts: the course – 9 units (each unit 6 lessons) grammar phonetics dictionary civilisation

Duration: 1999-2001

Coordination: FR

Partnership: PL, PT, FR

Finished after pilot phase (only Polish course is ready)

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

Dialang

• Self-assessment diagnostic tool

• Already 14 languages of EU

• Skills tested: listening, writing, reading plus structures and vocabulary

• Score given in CEF’s scale

• Download from: www.dialang.org

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

Primeros Pasos

Course for teachers of French who teach young learners

CD-ROM includes: interactive activities to sensibilize pupils to sounds as such

Language of instruction: Polish, French, English and German

Duration: 1998-2001

Coordination: ES

Partnership: PL, ES, UK, PT

2002 European Language Label awarded

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

Results

• Impact limited by duration, number and scope of the projects

• Solid basis for future developments

• Examples of good practice in ‘non-mainstream’ education

Paweł Poszytek, FRSE for UNTELE 2004

Contact details

• Pawel Poszytek

• Polish Socrates National Agency

• Pawel.poszytek@socrates.org.pl

• www.socrates.org.pl