CELEBRATING PROJECT OUTCOMES: MULTIPLIER EVENTS IN PARTNER COUNTRIES AROUND EUROPE
25. Apr 2023 8:03
With the project coming towards its close, and most tools and resources ready for launch, project partners held a series of multiplier events, to spread the word about the Fit4DigiLinE project and to encourage target groups to make use of the materials we have produced. The first event was held on 23 March, with Italian […]
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CELEBRATING PROJECT OUTCOMES: MULTIPLIER EVENTS IN PA
Allgemein | 25. Apr 2023 8:03
With the project coming towards its close, and most tools and resources ready for launch, project partners held a series of multiplier events, to spread the word about the Fit4DigiLinE project and to encourage target groups to make use of the materials we have produced. The first event was held on 23 March, with Italian […]
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EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: FINLAND’S REPRESENTATIVE P
Allgemein | 13. Mar 2023 7:55
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: FINLAND’S REPRESENTATIVE PRAISED AS AN EXAMPLE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS TO FOLLOW The Eurovision song contest final was held in Liverpool on 13 May, and the results came down to a nail-biting finish, with Sweden’s Loreen coming in just ahead of Finland’s entry Cha cha cha, performed by Jere Pöyhönen aka Käärijä. Not […]
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Fit4DigiLine TPM Malaga, Spain
Allgemein | 13. Feb 2023 7:52
In early February, the project team met in Finland at Työväen Akatemia in Kauniainen, just outside Helsinki. Työväen Akatemia is a folk high school founded in 1924 to provide university-level education to working adults. During the academic year, its students can take year-long courses in a range of humanistic subjects, from history to law and […]
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Mobile-assisted language learning apps
Allgemein | 24. Gen 2023 11:03
The popularity of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) apps has increased dramatically in the last years as mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets become indispensable in our daily lives. Outcomes of clinical trials suggest that language learning apps could probably serve as better Alzheimer’s treatment than the newest medication. MALL applications usually stand out because […]
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Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age
Allgemein | 9. Nov 2022 9:23
Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age By George Siemens Editor´s note: Connectivism should not be confused with constructivism. George Siemens, the author of the article below, advances a theory of learning that is consistent with the needs of the twenty first century. His theory takes into account trends in learning, the use […]
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Fit4DigiLine TPM Malaga, Spain
Allgemein | 31. Ott 2022 11:58
While most of northern Europe was seeing the temperatures drop, we were fortunate enough to have our third team project meeting for Fit4DigiLine in beautiful southern Spain, in Malaga, where it still seemed like summer, especially for our partners based out of Austria and Finland! First all, this meeting was a chance for us […]
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Interview with a teacher of Spanish
Allgemein | 13. Set 2022 11:07
Today we are sharing with you an online interview we had with Lilian, a private teacher of Spanish. Lilian has already been involved in our project, by participating in the Focus Group for our Intellectual Output 5, the MOOC. We asked her what types of digital tools she is thinking of using for the […]
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Speaking more than one language, how does our brain r
Allgemein | 5. Ago 2022 12:04
How many languages do yo speak? How many other languages would you learn? After pandemic covid19 situation many people invested their time learning and/or improving foreign languages, thanks to the use of new digital tools and useful app on mobiles. Now the main question is: How our brains cope with speaking more than one language? […]
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Quizzes in Digital Language Teaching
Allgemein | 4. Lug 2022 12:40
Quiz shows on TV, quiz apps on your smartphone or tablet but also good old-fashioned quiz cards or board games such as Trivial Pursuit are still hugely popular with all age groups. They are entertaining, they can be competitive, but their common denominator is this: you can win with knowledge – some winners even became […]
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For more digital competences of language educators &#
Allgemein | 22. Giu 2022 9:52
We are reaching the next milestone in the project to promote the digital competences of language educators. The first learning unit is ready and soon ready for use! We want to give you a short preview of what this means. All you need to get started is a laptop, PC, tablet, or smartphone. You […]
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Learning/Teaching/Training activity in Foligno (Italy
Allgemein | 19. Mag 2022 9:43
Digital learning has gained plenty of traction in recent years. The 21st century is clearly characterised by an explosive increase in various e-education tools and programs. Google Classroom, Zoom, Pear Deck, Blackboard, Canva, and Edpuzzle provide numerous possibilities to get your student’s attention and promote effective learning. Digital learning gives students easy access to information […]
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THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM – TEACHING IN REVERSE
Allgemein | 17. Apr 2022 8:04
The flipped classroom method of teaching is one that is well suited to digital learning: students get familiar with new material – often online – ahead of a teaching session, and class time is then spent practicing and applying the new concepts together with peers, with the teacher on hand to support and clarify as […]
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Fit4DigiLine (IFIKE)
Allgemein | 19. Mar 2022 9:30
Spring is just around the corner and our project progresses! This month we have been working hard on our IO2 (E-Learning Course) Units, checking them, proofreading, and developing questions. We are also preparing for our training event that will take place in beautiful Foligno in Italy, this May! Soon we will also start working on […]
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Masterthesis: Language policy and multilingualism at
Allgemein | 22. Feb 2022 9:16
Etienne Bérenger Bourgeois is a former student recently graduated in the field of European policy at the university of Aix-Marseille, France. In 2020 he went to Foligno, Umbria to do an Erasmus traineeship that was in line with its curriculum of studies. He chose as his master’s thesis the field of the language, and more […]
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7 TIPS TO MAKE DIGITAL TEACHING MORE ENJOYABLE
Allgemein | 20. Dic 2021 12:36
Whenever we are in the middle of a project it is easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. Halfway through the school year and at the end of 2021, we are happy to share with you 7 TIPS TO MAKE DIGITAL TEACHING MORE ENJOYABLE and hope to provide some fresh ideas and motivation. 1. […]
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Fit4DigiLinE Partner Meeting in Greece
Allgemein | 24. Nov 2021 10:56
The first year of this project has been full of online meetings and remote work by our partners from Austria, Finland, Greece, Italy and Spain. Although we had not yet been able to work in the same physical space together, the results so far have been very promising and have received a lot of positive […]
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A great start: phase 1 of the project is now complete
Allgemein | 2. Ott 2021 13:01
Despite all the various obstacles posed by the Covid pandemic, we are happy to say that the first phase of the Fit4DigiLinE project has been brought to a successful conclusion, and all of our outputs are now available online. The results can be downloaded from the resources section of this website, or accessed online at: […]
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Opportunities in digital and distance language learni
Allgemein | 20. Ago 2021 8:46
Photo: (Creative Commons license) Niall Curry explores the direction education was heading towards before the pandemic and the opportunities available through remote teaching, including virtual reality and virtual exchange. The sudden shift to online teaching and learning over this last year has meant teachers have had to create virtual spaces for language learning, often without […]
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THE ROAD TO FIT4DIGILINE CROSS-NATIONAL REPORT
Allgemein | 4. Lug 2021 12:40
Cover Photo: https://it.freepik.com/vettori/mappa‘>Mappa vettore creata dapch.vector – it.freepik.com The first milestone to be reached in the framework of the Erasmus+ project Fit4DigiLinE is the development of a cross-national report, aimed at deeply investigating the motivation and/or limitation for digital transfer of languages by giving an updated and contextualised overview of teachers and experts’ opinion on […]
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About goals, learners’ progress and the Common Euro
Allgemein | 4. Giu 2021 11:22
Ensure that students reach their goals It is language teachers’ main task to guide their students to their individual learning goals by equipping them with successful tools and strategies. Therefore, it is important to spend some teaching time on defining goals (also students should define their goals!). In the past, most students expressed similar objectives, […]
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Babel World Tour
Allgemein | 25. Mag 2021 9:52
Taking your students on a world tour via their laptop. That’s what project partner Babel Idiomas decided to do one year ago, after 4 weeks of lock down in Spain. Students were stressed, anxious and uncertain about their direct future and needed a distraction. When teachers and school management analyzed that situation, they decided to […]
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DISTANCE LEARNING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC: FINLAND’S P
Allgemein | 7. Apr 2021 10:46
Schools in Finland broke up for the summer holiday at the start of June. Alongside the traditional end of term festivities, students and teachers were treated to a special video message from Finnish president Sauli Niinistö. In his greeting, the president notes that the past academic year has not been an easy one, with students […]
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How might the coronavirus crisis be affecting foreign
Allgemein | 29. Mar 2021 10:00
By Catalina Covacevich Analyst, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills And Jimena Vargas Consultant, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills In today’s interconnected world, being able to communicate in more than one language is key to interact with people from different countries and cultures with whom we will inevitably cross paths. As well as cognitive […]
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FIT4DIGILINE news – February 2021 by EGInA
Allgemein | 1. Feb 2021 13:08
Linguistic diversity is a challenge for Europe, but, in our view, a rewarding challenge (AminMaalouf, Group of Intellectuals for Intercultural Dialogue) Today in European schools studying languages is taken for granted, but in the past it wasn’t. At the moment, all over Europe, the English language is the most studied and it is used for professional, […]
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Kick-off meeting
Allgemein | 11. Nov 2020 9:56
The official start of the project took place with the online Kick-Off-Meeting, which was held on the 9th and 10th of November. The focus of this meeting was the start of all activities around the project, as well as a first “get-together” of the whole project consortium. Presentations of all project partners allowed the partner […]
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