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