A step forward. Tips for everyday communication

26 September, 2023
Includeed

A step forward. Tips for everyday communication is a multilingual course consisting of six different versions (English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) adapted to the social and communicative needs of each of these languages. The main purpose of this open online initiative is to ease the pragmatic, sociolinguistic, and intercultural integration of immigrants and refugees in their host societies.

This course is designed for learners at an intermediate proficiency level, as it addresses essential contents for effective communication for everyday and work-related situations, as well as cultural patterns ruling communicative exchanges which might lead to interpersonal misunderstandings. It consists of four units, sequentially structured through illustrated and animated videos recreating daily communicative situations, didactic explanations of the displayed content, and a set of activities with immediate feedback to practice and reinforce what students have learned. The course is, in short, a dynamic tool for autonomous learning of different communicative acts, oral interaction schemes, and social conventions essential for sociopragmatic integration in the host cultures.

Target language

Multilingual practice

Languages:

- Spanish

- English

- German

- French

- Italian

- Portuguese

Level (CEFR/ACTFL)

Multilevel

Beginning date

23 / 03 / 2023

Created by

Universidad de Salamanca (ES)

Universität Heidelberg (DE)

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna (IT)

Universidade de Coimbra (PT)

Trinity College Dublin (IE)

Université de Poitiers (FR)

Implemented at

Universidad de Salamanca (ES)

Universität Heidelberg (DE)

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna (IT)

Universidade de Coimbra (PT)

Trinity College Dublin (IE)

Université de Poitiers (FR)

Audience

- Lifelong Learning - Special Needs - Other

Educational technologies and tools

- Online publishing tools [blogs, websites, robojournalism tools, curation tools, timelines, concept mapping tools and services, etc.] - Social networks [Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Flickr, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Google+, etc.] - Devices [computer, laptops, smartphones, tablets, TVs, video consoles, interactive electronic blackboards, etc.] - Audiovisual media development and implementation [audio (podcasts, etc.) and video (dubbing and subtitling), etc.]

Teaching methods

- Face-to-face learning/blended learning/online learning - Lectures/(Hands-on) practice/Internships/Community service/Seminars/Oral presentations/Group discussions - Autonomous learning - Assessment/Self-assessment/Peer assessment/Group assessment

How to cite this best practice?

, Proyecto Includeed. (2023). "A step forward. Tips for everyday communication". Online: https://foco.usal.es/en/fichas/a-step-forward-tips-for-everyday-communication/. Repositorio FOCO [27-04-2024].