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Erasmus+ Online Linguistic Support
UNESCO MLW, Paris, 8 March 2016 Celine Peroni, European Commission, DG Education and Culture
Erasmus+
But before we start… ERASMUS is originally an acronym! What does it stand for?
a) Education Programme for Reform, Alliances, Student Mobility and University Staff
b) European Research and Study Mode for University Students
c) European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students
Erasmus+
What is the Europe 2020 target for student mobility?
a) 10%
b) 15%
c) 20%
Erasmus+
The typical Erasmus+ student in 2013-2014 is…
a) a 23-year old woman who spends 6 months abroad
b) a 19-year old man pursuing a degree in social sciences
c) a 21-year old man going to Spain to study arts and humanities
Erasmus+
How much was the Erasmus+ budget in 2014?
a) 34 million
b) 197 million
c) 2 billion
Erasmus+
How many participants studied, trained and volunteered abroad with Erasmus+ in 2014?
a) 120.000
b) 296.000
c) 650.000
Erasmus+
How many students have been mobile since the launch of the first Erasmus scheme in 1987?
a) 1.6 million
b) 1.8 million
c) 3.3 million
Erasmus+
What are the top 5 languages used to study abroad (in the correct order)?
a) English, Spanish, French, German and Italian
b) English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese
c) English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese
The Erasmus+ OLS
To maximise language competence
To improve the quality of exchanges abroad
To measure the impact of Erasmus+ mobility
on language skills
For whom?
Since October 2014 Higher education students
European Voluntary Service volunteers
Since June 2015 Vocation education/training learners
Languages available
• Language assessments
• Language courses – DE, EN, ES, FR, IT, NL: A1 to C2 – PT: A1 to B2 – CS, SV, DA, EL, PL: A1
2014 DE EN ES FR IT NL
2016 + CS DA EL PL PT SV
Erasmus+ Participants
1st language
assessment
Online Language Course
+ Live Coaching
2nd language
assessment
Online language course incl. Live Coaching
How does it work?
Language assessment before departure+upon return to evaluate participants' proficiency in the language they will use to study, work or volunteer not a barrier to mobility! to help participants make the most out of their experience
Online language course before and during the stay abroad to improve language competences
How does it work?
Grammar (20 questions)
Vocabulary (15 questions)
Key communicative phrases (15 questions)
Listening comprehension (10 questions)
Reading comprehension (10 questions)
OLS language assessment
How does it work?
Key principles
The OLS language assessment is NOT selective.
The OLS language assessment is NOT meant to compete with international language certifications.
The OLS is here to help identify the students most in need of linguistic support and measure their progress.
Who is behind?
DG EAC: overall supervision EACEA: contract management Erasmus+ National Agencies: OLS licences management
DG EAC & EACEA
Beneficiary Institution
Participants
Beneficiary Institution
Participants
Beneficiary Institution
Participants
National Agency
National Agency
Contracting authority, SPOC for National Agencies, in charge of general project management, finance, contractual and legal aspects and controlling.
Licence allocation, volume forecasting and budget management for their group of institutions
Stakeholders Roles The European Commission’s Directorate General and Executive Agency responsible for Education and Culture
About 60 organisations responsible for delivering decentralised activities at a national level
Thousands of universities, higher education institutions, youth organisations, etc. who have signed a programme agreement with a National Agency
Yearly volume forecasting and management of operational flow towards participants
Stakeholders and Roles
Topics • Daily routines • Greetings • Family • Flat hunting • Health and social
systems • Academic writing • Presentation skills • Professional
environment
MOOCs
30' sessions Every week Available for levels A, B
and C Chat during the session Wide range of topics Students can attend as
many MOOCs as they like
Tutoring Sessions
30' sessions moderated by tutors Available for levels A, B and C 1 to 6 participants Highly interactive Tailored to the needs of the
participants Token system: one token for every
two weeks of mobility
Forums
One Forum for each OLS language Moderated by tutors To ask questions about the
language To connect with other Erasmus+
participants
340.000+ participants on board
340.000+ participants assessed their level with the OLS
140.000+ followed an OLS language course
OLS success stories…
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Assessment 1 Started
Used Courses
Results at first language assessment
DE EN ES FR IT NL
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Total LA1 per language 21.657 168.607 31.528 23.898 15.379 1.568
Distribution of CEFR levels at LA1 (all fields all Calls)
OLS Promotion package
• Presentations of the language assessment
and language course
• Leaflets • Fact sheet
• Links to Erasmus+ OLS YouTube playlists
• Erasmus+ OLS videos in native format
Erasmus+ OLS YouTube playlists