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pools-2

pools-2

Pools-2 Course Book

Pools-2 Course guide

The adapted course guide has bee compiled by the Portuguese team. The guide will be translated into Greek, Maltese, and Portuguese.

pools

pools

Course Book

The "final" version of the POOLS Project Course Book can be downloaded in:

The Course Book / Hand Book is meant to serve as a "look it up" compendium for the methodology and courseware development courses as well as an inspiration for the DIY teachers.

Please send your comments and suggestions to ka@ots.dk

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Methodology Course

Gaps Analyses

Two of the POOLS main outputs a methodology course and a materials development course have been developed based on gaps analyses in Lithuania, Romania and exploiting other European research indicators:

The report on Lithuanian use of ICT in vocational colleges and gap analyses is ready for download A PowerPoint presentation in Lithuanian used for disseminating the findings in Lithuania can be downloaded here

The report on Romanian use of ICT in vocational colleges and gap analyses is ready for download

The results from the combined Lithuanian and Romanian gaps analysis can now be downloaded

Methodology Course Manual

The "Methodology Course Manual" is ready for download and your comments. Revisions and updates are expected also after the project funded period.

Evaluation form for course participants can be downloaded in: English, German, Romanian, Danish, Spanish, Lithuanian, Basque

Reports / evaluation from the pilot courses

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Development Course

Gaps Analyses

Two of the POOLS main outputs a methodology course and a materials development course have been developed based on gaps analyses in Lithuania, Romania and exploiting other European research indicators:

The report on Lithuanian use of ICT in vocational colleges and gap analyses is ready for download A PowerPoint presentation in Lithuanian used for disseminating the findings in Lithuania can be downloaded here

The report on Romanian use of ICT in vocational colleges and gap analyses is ready for download

The results from the combined Lithuanian and Romanian gaps analysis can now be downloaded

Materials Development Course Manual

The "Materials Development Course Manual" is ready for download and your comments. Revisions and updates are expected also after the project funded period.

Evaluation form for course participants can be downloaded in: English, German, Romanian, Danish, Spanish, Lithuanian, Basque

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Reports / evaluation from the pilot courses

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Pilot course documents:

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POOLS-M and the
original bp-bltm

 

International Work Placement Guide

The "International Work Placement Guide" was written by the Dutch pools team during the BP-BLTM project and is now ready for download with new photos. Click below for:

The English version
The German version
The Romanian  version
The Spanish  version

Five manuals on language teaching methods

The original BP-BLTM project described five language teaching methods and developed materials for these as well as videos demonstrating their use in real classes. One of these methods (Computer Assisted Language Learning in Context" was further developed and updated during the POOLS project with more examples and ready to use materials.

Simulations

The Scottish team was the main responsible team behind compilation of the Simulation Manual, which can be downloaded in

English
Romanian
Spanish
German

POOLS-M: The Lithuanian project team has finished the adaptation and updating of the "Simulations Manual". Download it in English here

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Task Based Learning

The second method described is "Task Based Learning" The project team working on the task was The Basque with the German and Romanian teams as sparring partners.

Click here to read the English manual for Method B. (in .pdf format - Adobe Acrobat).
Click here to read the Romanian manual for Method B. (in .pdf format - Adobe Acrobat).
Click here to read the Spanish manual for Method B. ( in .pdf format - Adobe Acrobat).
Click here to read the German manual for Method B. ( in .pdf format - Adobe Acrobat).
 
Click here to read the English manual for Task Based Learning with Dutch exercises
Click here to read the English manual for Task Based Learning with Basque exercises
Click here to read the English manual for Task Based Learning with Gaelic exercises
Click here to read the English manual for Task Based Learning with Danish exercises

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Tandem Learning

The best way of learning a foreign language is communication with a native speaker who wants to learn your language. It is a give and take solution where you are the teacher (of your own language) AND the student (of a  foreign language).

The Dutch team has finished writing the manual for Tandem Learning" the manual can be downloaded in:

English
Romanian.
German
Spanish

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The Physical-Emotional and Cultural approach (PhyEmoC)

The method is build on inspiration from the *Rassias method the difference is the emphasis on the elementary and beginners levels in PhyEmoC. The manual can be downloaded in the following languages:

English
Romanian
Spanish
German

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Computer assisted language learning in context

The first method described in the BP-BLTM project was "Computer assisted language learning in context i.e. Electronically supported task based teaching" The project team working on the task is The Danish team Lone Olsen and Kent Andersen with the Gaelic team as sparring partners.

Click here to read the English manual for Method A. (1.7Mb file in .pdf format - Adobe Acrobat). Classroom materials for using the method are ready in the materials area: http://www.languages.dk/methods/materials.html  
Click here to read the Spanish manual for Method A. (1.5Mb file in .pdf format - Adobe Acrobat). Classroom materials for using the method are ready in the materials area: http://www.languages.dk/methods/materials.html  
Click here to read the Romanian manual for Method A. (1.5Mb file in .pdf format - Adobe Acrobat). Classroom materials for using the method are ready in the materials area: http://www.languages.dk/methods/materials.html  
Click here to read the German manual for Method A. (1.9Mb file in .pdf format - Adobe Acrobat). Classroom materials for using the method are ready in the materials area: http://www.languages.dk/methods/materials.html  

N.B. The "Computer assisted language learning in context" manual was updated during the POOLS Project and can be now be downloaded in:

The Course Book / Hand Book is meant to serve as a "look it up" compendium for the methodology and courseware development courses as well as an inspiration for the DIY teachers.

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Last edit: 31-03-2010

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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