MIG-KOMM-EU

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROSPER-ASE Language Centre

Lect. Drd. Panait Adina

Bucharest, September 2011

PROSPER-ASE

Background

•Goal•Staff•Resources•Beneficiaries

-Quality assurance

-ROMANIAN as a foreign language

-MIG-KOMM-EU

Goal

Meet ever-growing demand

High quality services

• Language training

• Testing

• European Projects• http://www.prosper.ro/EuroIntegrELP/EurointegrELP.htm• http://www.eurobusinesslanguageskills.net/ • http://archive.ecml.at/mtp2/QualiTraining/Default.htm

Staff Resources

• modern facilities

• blended learning

• Highly experienced lecturers

•Professional standards

Beneficiaries1. Romanian and

multinational companies

2. Embassies

3. Institutions belonging to the financial and

banking system:

4. Government Dpt.

5. Institutions involved in international projects

6. Individuals from various fields

QUALITY ASSURANCE

• QUEST – The Romanian Association for Quality Language Services

• EAQUALS – The European Association for Quality Language Services

PROSPER-ASE Quality AssuranceRomanian as a foreign language

Providing quality language classes through:• Focus on assessment acc. CEFR: Placement tests, progress tests, • End-of-course tests

• Addressing tailored needs analysis/ Skills by using the ELP• Classroom Observation• Carefully selecting staff• Beneficiaries

• Diplomatic staff, emphasis on accuracy, organisation, coherence. Skills: Reading & Listening comprehension + Speaking

• Top management in multinationals. Drawbacks

PROSPER-ASE Quality Assurance

Romanian as a foreign languageBeneficiaries profile / Client expectations

• One-to-one tuition. Why? • 1.5 hr classes. Why? • Up to what levels?• How much homework?• What is the learning style?• What skills?

Speaking

Interactive Communication

This refers to the candidate´s ability to use language to achieve meaningful communication through initiating, responding and keeping interaction going.

Why? MIG-KOMM-EU

Trainer’s & Course Participant’s Perspective

Common Ground:•Blended learning - alternative to traditional classroom experience•Quality materials •General business language & specialized business vocabulary

•Providing support in preparation for Certification

CPs Perspective

•Cost-effective way of language learning•Independence•Up-to-date information•Intercultural communication - awareness raising towards the Romanian business context

MIG-KOMM-EU Strength

Context Purpose

Coherence: the quality of meaning, unity and purpose

perceived in the materials testify for a structurally unified progression of

ideas and tasks

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These are the reasons why we should continue promoting the outcomes of the European Project

Thank you!