Copyrights of the tool: OER
Description: The platform provides a pool of knowledge regarding various life skills and basic education (e.g. reading, writing, math). Users/learners who aspire to get their Secondary School Completion Certificate can find a vast collection of material that will help them to prepare adequately. Emphasis is given on providing online courses for learning German as a second language, offering various levels of proficiency based on CEFR, as well as learning German for professional use, which they can start from level B2.
Learners will have the opportunity to grade their own completed tasks and/or address questions to the available tutors if they wish to. In that way they will get a chance to put in application their newly acquired language skills through discussing with the tutors and additionally will be provided with personalised feedback regarding their progress. Clicking through various videos, listening exercises, and other interactive activities will motivate learners to proceed with this educational journey and completely different types of tasks.
Learners can access the platform using their computers or they can download the app for mobile use.
When users complete each level, they will receive badges stating the acquired life skills, which will help them keep track of their own individual learning progress.
Learning objectives
- Support the learning of German language related to specific life situations, occupational challenges via interactive educational content;
- Get familiarised with German working culture;
- Learn German relevant for different occupational fields or for the secondary school certificate;
- Promote the integration into the labor market in German speaking countries;
- Alphabetisation and basic math skills acquisition.
Duration: There are various acitivities, from very short e.g. 15 minutes to longer for 2 - 3 hours
Type of document: Link
Link/File: www.vhs-lernportal.de