ON THE RIGHT TRACK

On the right track. Improving learners’ chances to be autonomous by mentoring and counseling

Partners  Laerdansk Odense (Denemarken)  Komvux Malmö Södervärn (Zweden)  Osmaniyevaliligi (Turkije)  County Dublin VEC (Ierland)  CNAI (Spanje)  School of Polish for Foreigners Lodz University (Polen)  CVO Leuven-Landen (coordinator)

Description  make an inventory of existing counselling systems in Europe.  analyse counselling methods in the own country or neighbouring countries following well defined criteria.  exchange good practices by the partner institutions  empower learners to manage their learning process  encourage and motivate learners to reflect on their learning process.  create an instrument for implementation in language coaching (roadmap)  organize a workshop on the outcomes of the LLP

Meetings  October 2010: kickoff meeting Pamplona (description of the existing counseling methods in each participating partner institution; detailed planning of activities)  March 2011: Dublin (presentations SWOT-analysis; meeting with an expert on language counseling in adult education)  September 2011: Malmö/Odense (criteria roadmap; visit the local counseling platform )

 March 2012: Turkey (improvement roadmap, experience a language course for adults, …)  June 2012: Belgium (transnational workshop by teachers who share the instrument and are prepared to talk about their experiences )

Objectives of the kick-off meeting  Introduction to the partner institutions  Defining the needs of each partner  Set up a realistic work programme until the next meeting  Project management: administration  Presentation of the existing counseling methods by each partner (local level)  Planning the activities and distribution of tasks  Evaluation tools and dissemination of the project as it is going on  Finances

Administration  Minutes of each meeting  Interim-report  Monitoring days by the local NA  Final report