1. INFLIT Miami February 27 – March 1 2014
The Tandem Project SEAGULL
Smart Educational Autonomy through Guided Language Learning
Heidrun Peters, Carlos González Casares
INFLIT Miami February 27 – March

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SEAGULL Project:
SEAGULL Project: November 2012 – October 2015
Smart Specific, motivational, appropriate,
result-oriented, time-framed
Educational Learning <-> Teaching
Autonomy Make your own decisions, own responsibility
Guided give/take professional help
Language Learning in real communicative situations with native speakers
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Main goals
Online platform for autonomous learners which bundles everything in one source
Free access and good findability
Development of high-quality topic sheets in 12 languages on the Common European Framework of Reference Levels
Institutional recognition of Tandem learning results (Credit points)
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Network Partners
Non-EU Partners
Kaliningrad (RF)
Wolfville (CA)
LLP Partners
Greifswald
Rostock
Potsdam
Hamburg
Kaunas
Lund
Nancy
Erzurum
Bialystok
London
Madrid
Halle/ Wittenberg
Les Ponts-de-Cé
Bremen
Associated Partners
Freiburg
Roma
Szczecin
Rochester
Shanghai
Astana
Pretoria
Hannover
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Input - Ideas
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Challenges of Autonomous Learning
Communication Topics, Input Material
Language aspects
Autonomous Learning Techniques
Cooperation /Partnership aspects
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The Project homepage
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8. Languages Languages: Upload October 2013- April 2014 Arabic
 15 topic sheets per level
Chinese
 according to the
English
  Common European Framework
French
 of Reference for Languages
German
A1, A2, B1, B2
Italian
Lithuanian
 plus
Polish
 20 topic sheets B1/B2 “Public Area”
Russian
Spanish
 = 80 topic sheets per language
Swedish
Turkish
Upload October April 2014
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Topic Sheets
Key sentences (A1/A2)
Language functions (B1/B2)
Visual input for dialogues
Cultural awareness questions
Example sentences providing vocabulary + form
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Handouts
Short and simple grammar explanations
Additional conversation ideas
Advice for feedback/correction
Guidelines for dealing with culturally
sensitive questions.
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Learning with Media
Pedagogical and didactical
choice of media
Photographs
Suitable for beginners – descriptions of things and situations or short comments
Suitable for learners from B1 on
Explaining actions
Exchange of opinions
Discussion of more abstract topics
Audio / Video
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Learning with Media
Videos with communicative tasks
Hotel Mama
Vietnam
MEN
Bad Luck
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Autonomous learning techniques
Organise your learning process
Time
Language
Topic
Feedback/Correction
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Autonomous learning techniques
Understand your learning process
How to:
Study systematically
Study methodically
Study actively
Study continuously
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Autonomous learning techniques
Adapt your learning process
Don‘t worry about gaps in your knowledge
Dare to ask questions
Dare to make mistakes
Dare to change
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Global issue questions
Everyday life/ Nature and sport/ Work and education/ Finance/ Technology and environment/ Industry/ Traffic/ Spare time and living/ Celebration and ceremonies
Example: Traffic
How do most people in your city / village drive to school or to work?
How good is the local public transport? How much does a ticket cost?
Is it common to go by bike?
How many cars does a family of four have on average in your country (in the countryside / city)?
Is it possible to get around without a car in the countryside / city? Do people do Car-sharing in your country? If so, who makes use of this service?
Are cars a status symbol? Are the city and the countryside different in this regard? …
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Link collection
 ELEMENTRY ENGLISH ONLINE
LEARN MORE ENGLISH WITH INTERACTIVE EXERCISES, USEFUL DOWNLOADS, GAMES, AND WEBLINKS. PRACTISE YOUR GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, PRONUNCIATION, LISTENING, AND READING, AND HAVE SOME FUN TOO.
ESOL COURSE PRE-INTERMEDIATE
LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE
FREE LESSONS, VOCABULARY, QUIZZES AND PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE BEGINNERS
LEARN ENGLISH WITH BBC
   COMPREHENSIVE MATERIALS FOR INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED ESL LEARNERS FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE
ENGLISH ARTICLES FOR LEARNERS -    THE GUARDIAN
MATERIALS WITH TEXTS AND EXERCISES
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Institutional recognition
At our University credit points are awarded if:
Students work regularly in Tandems
make use of tutor counselling
keep a learner’s diary
give a presentation in the target language
The SEAGULL CERTIFICATE:
- students keep a learning diary
- After 15 sessions they can hand it in and apply for the certificate
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Thank you for your attention!
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