Project number LLP DE-KA2-KA2NM Grant agreement number / Thematic seminar “How to motivate young people to learn foreign languages – own network experience” Stavanger, Norway 27th of May 2010

Project number LLP DE-KA2-KA2NM Grant agreement number / Main YELL objectives to answer  motivate young learners through different teaching approaches and training materials and  demonstrate how language learning can be carried out in a fun way through non-formal and formal situations using different materials and concepts 10 EU member states involved: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the UK

Project number LLP DE-KA2-KA2NM Grant agreement number / What we‘ve learnt from YELL research  young students enjoy new and exciting ways of learning which is key to their motivation in learning a new language  keeping traditional learning styles quoted necessary but only where necessary since language learning should still be enjoyable  good language teaching practice throughout the education system is key

Project number LLP DE-KA2-KA2NM Grant agreement number / What we‘ve learnt from YELL research (cont.)  Most participating member states … organize language study trips and exchange visits in native schools, offer Erasmus schemes to students in HE introduce language learning at a young age have no thorough policy on connecting informal contexts to non- formal education

Project number LLP DE-KA2-KA2NM Grant agreement number / About this report  Main target groups: teachers, trainers, providers of non-/informal education  Purpose of the document: to enable teachers educate young Europeans about discovering the importance of learning modern foreign languages

Project number LLP DE-KA2-KA2NM Grant agreement number / About this report  Contents: the country situation, good practice examples, recommendations from each participating country, training and trend indications, links to relevant educational and education policy organizations in partner countries

Project number LLP DE-KA2-KA2NM Grant agreement number / Trends – summary  ICT within language teaching (like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter) to share, exchange, collect, and collaboratively improve lesson plans as well as to discuss best practices and raw materials related to language learning,  Other materials – based on learners’ interest - such as newspapers, magazine articles, movies, songs and books as didactic materials  Native language teaching assistant  Outdoors & informal environments (like language learning trips to sports clubs, theater plays or similar)

Project number LLP DE-KA2-KA2NM Grant agreement number / Thank you! BEST Institut für berufsbezogene Weiterbildung und Personaltraining GmbH Mariahilfer Str. 8 A – 1070 Wien T: +43-(0) F: +43-(0) – 77 I: This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 1