“EUROPE – Many languages, one voice” Erasmus Project

Project Title

“EUROPE – Many languages, one voice”

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Teaching and learning of foreign languages

Project Summary

The project ‘EUROPE: MANY LANGUAGES, ONE VOICE’ engaged the total number of 146 students (181 including participating students from hosting countries) aged from 13 to 19 attending public secondary schools in 5 European countries: Austria, Poland, Hungary, Spain and France. They represented various social backgrounds and approximately 20% of them came from less privileged families with much restricted access to ICT facilities, including the Internet. Bearing that in mind, it was clear that they wouldn’t have been able to get to know other countries and their respective cultures, make friends abroad, acquire knowledge on EU problems or learne foreign languages using modern media and ICT tools.The project aimed at developing the participants’ language skills with regard to English, German from level A2 to level B2, acquired and developed ICT skills by both, teachers and students, applied new and innovative methods and techniques in foreign language teaching/learning (especially e-learning), created open-mindness towards other cultures, customs and beliefs; created equal opportunities for all learners especially for those with special needs or those coming from destitute and/or low-life background. The main project aim was to create innovative methods of foreign language teaching and learning. It created more effective ways of e-learning through multimedia and OLR in English and German. This goal was achieved by learning in virtual international groups (e-platform) with support provided by e-mentors, direct contact with native speakers and participation in 4 international intensive language workshops organised by the partner schools . The project activated and motivated students through the use of multimedia and ICT resources such as: computer software (e.g. i Tools), online publications, podcasts, videoclips, PowerPoint presentations etc. in a languages classroom.
Products of the project included a ‘virtual library’ of OLR for learning/teaching English and German, published on the project blog site, training materials concerning innovative methods of language teaching and applied ICT tools to language learning/teaching. All of the above was made available on the project website, project blog, YouTube and Twinspace. The project resulted in the participants developing their key competences as well as their muticultural skills. They also expanded their knowledge of foreign cultures and highlights. What is more, local communities and school governing authorities had a better understanding of modern European educational systems and got actively involved in shaping the international cooperation in their local area.

Project Website

http://www.mlov.eduportal.at

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 155659 Eur

Project Coordinator

Landesberufsschule Eibiswald & Country: AT

Project Partners

• IES Lucus Solis
• Budapesti Müszaki Szakképzési Centrum Újpesti Két Tanítási Nyelvü Müszaki Technikum
• Zespol Szkol w Drawsku Pomorskim
• Lycée polyvalent Adam de Craponne