Careers Europe Event

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• Attract Participation
• and Increase Motivation of
• Young Adult Male Language Learners

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Conference Agenda

• 10.45 Jenny Tasker Using technology such as
  i-pods to motivate learners
• 11.15 Break exhibition browsing
• 11.30 Juliet Park NVQ - a successful
  alternative in year 9 Yewlands Case
  Study
• 12.00 Lunch exhibition browsing
• 12.45 Workshop session 1
• Choice A Bev Whiteside Linking Languages and
  Sport Engaging Learners
• Choice B Tom Barwood Boys are from Mars, Girls
  are from Venus
• 13.45 Break exhibition browsing
• 14.00 Workshop session 2
• Choice A Paz Gómez Vegas Use of podcasts in
  language learning
• Choice B Simon Green Strategies to engage
  learners of MFL in KS3/4
• 15.00 Plenary/Evaluations
• 15.15 Close

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Careers Europe www.careerseurope.co.uk

• National Resource Centre for all careers services
  in UK
• Euroguidance Centre
• Information on working, studying, training and
  living overseas
• Promote mobility and language learning
• Number of products e.g.
• Exodus
• Eisodus
• Gap Year Pack
• Languages and Careers Pack
• Support for Advanced Language Learning (SALL)
• Involved in a number of projects of which one is
  Love Language

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Some Project Information

• Duration 2 years
• 1st October 2006 30th September 2008
• 13 operative partners from 13 European countries
• Co-funded by European Commissions Socrates
  Grundtvig programme (adult education)

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Background

• The ratio between women and men in language
  learning varying between 31 and 21
• Significantly higher numbers of male drop outs
• Perception that language learning is more suited
  to females
• Lessons can often be oriented more to female
  interests due to gender of teachers
• Love Language positively discriminates towards
  male learners by using more male focused
  interests
• Of course concepts can be used to engage
  resistant learners of any gender

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Our main outputs

• Trainers Handbook
• Theoretical research on gender issues,
  motivation, self-esteem learning
  methodologies
• Tool Box
• Complementary product to the Handbook,
  collection of materials and methods, modular
  structure

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Work phases over 2 years

• Analysis of the current language education policy
  and programmes in the partners countries
• Development of ToolBox and Handbook
• Piloting in Austria, Germany, Italy Norway
• Adjustments made to material after pilot feedback
• Dissemination
• Material available free until end 2010

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More information
www.love-language.org
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USB memory sticks

• All speakers presentations
• Speakers biographies
• Information about Love Language and materials
  with PPT summaries
• Information on Careers Europe and how it can help
  you and your students
• Evaluation forms (v. important for us!)

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Love Language

• Thank you for your attention!