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This document summarizes the aims and objectives of a project to develop foreign language training materials targeted at young male language learners working in the tourism sector. The project will develop a handbook and toolbox containing language content relevant to tourism entrepreneurs and employees. It will test the materials with teachers and businesses and make them freely available after the project. The outcomes will be enhanced through strategic working groups that provide input and evaluation of the products throughout the project.
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- 1. The Partnership Sweden - Project Coordinator Folkuniversitetet Kristianstad www.folkuniversitetet.se Austria BEST Institut für berufsbezogene Weiterbildung und Personaltraining GmbH www.best.at Bulgaria Business Foundation for Education This project has been funded with support from the European www.fbo.bg Commission. Enjoy Language (LLP-Ldv/TOI/SE/11/1383 - 2011-1-SE1-LEO05-08376) LDV TOI. This publication re- Finland Enjoy Language flects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made Learnwell Oy of the information contained therein. www.learnwell.fi Greece Institute of Entrepreneurship Development within Tourism www.entre.gr/site-en/ United Kingdom Careers Europe www.careerseurope.co.uk How to Attract Participation and Increase Motivation of Young Male Language Learners Working in the Tourist Sector Contact Ingmarie Rohdin Föreningsgatan 1 291 33 Kristianstad Sweden Phone: +46 (0) 44 207640 Ingmarie.Rohdin@folkuniversitetet.se www.Folkuniversitetet.se www.enjoy-language.se
- 2. The Outcomes In order to achieve this, the specific objectives are: The outcomes of the project will be greatly To develop foreign language training enhanced through the formation of methodology and concepts by employing strategic working groups from the start of learning contents that reflect the personal the project, which will advise and evaluate preferences and interests of the target the products as well as through strategic group, such as tourist attractions, useful networks, which will be kept informed phrases etc. in order to attract about the progress being made. participation and increase motivation to take up foreign language learning. These groups will include employers, To develop a Handbook and a workers’ representatives and learning The Aims methodological Toolbox containing providers. The courses will be tested with sections for the special requirements of teachers and tourism entrepreneurs during The project aims to make a useful addition entrepreneurs and employees in the the project. The courses will also be freely to the training of tourism workers by tourism sector. accessible for two years after the end of adapting, testing, disseminating and To include aspects of diversity, especially the project and can be transferred to other mainstreaming language learning materials with regards to the cultural and social learning providers and employers. by using an approach of informal learning backgrounds of learners in order to The project results will be disseminated to which is still regarded as innovative or little overcome sectoral divides and other non-partner countries, through the known in many areas. cultural differences. partners’ extensive networks. The content of the languages taught will To include the use of ICT as a useful relate to the work in tourism. incentive towards continued learning, A further aim is to form strategic networks, especially in foreign language learning. including employers, unions and providers The use of ICT facilitates the learning of learning opportunities, which will advise, process for tourism entrepreneurs due to test, disseminate and mainstream the their lack of free time. project results. To spread the project contents and results through a variety of demonstration and The methods and materials adapted will be dissemination activities. transferred from the Love Language project, promoted in Austria. www.enjoy-language.se