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The RAOUL
Ideas and Resources Pack – how to persuade more people to
learn languages for work
Contents
- Introduction
–
why is this necessary? (Political messages; economic and
financial reasons; broadening people’s horizons; better
understanding of cultures, differences and similarities)
- How
do you reach people who do not learn? Working with
intermediaries.
- Where
do you find them? – Information. Cooperation and
collaboration
- Who
can help to find them? - Information
- How
do you get them to talk to you? – resources (posters;
media inserts; interviews; presentations) Adopting models
that haved worked for other services and organisations.
- When
you’ve reached them what do you say?
- How
are languages used in workplaces? (case studies;
presentations; quizzes; video; audio)
- What
do people gain from being able to use another language in
the work place? (case studies; video –ed interviews; facts
and figures work sheets)
- What
is learning a language like? (taster sessions; case studies;
demonstration lessons; case studies from teachers and
learners; pictures; facts and figures – how can you learn,
how much does it cost; how long does it take etc.;
certificates)
- What
do you need to do to be successful at language learning? (Information
about the basic requirements for learning; information about
how learners who might not have the basics may be supported;
resources and strategies for maintaining motivation in
language learning)
- How
do people find teaching and the support they need to be
successful (information sheets (where? How? When? How much?;
diagnosis work sheets (what kind of learner am I? what kind
of learning should I look for?)
- How
might this resource pack be used?
- To
train people to engage more learners
- To
train people in the messages that need to be given to
reluctant learners
- To
resource an awareness raising session with potential
learners
- To
contribute to awareness raising training with employers
This
resource pack could be produced as a text, CDRom or web based
tool – or a mixture of all of these
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