1. READY – STUDY – GO! Linguistic and Cultural Coaching for Initial Vocational Education competency-based learning and teaching Conference Alkmaar 27.-28.9.2007

2. Ready-Study-Go 2005-2007 is a Leonardo da Vinci language project is a Leonardo da Vinci language project develops e-learning packages for language and cultural training before an on-the-job learning period develops e-learning packages for language and cultural training before an on-the-job learning period is coordinated by Omnia – Vocational Institution in the Espoo Region in Finland is coordinated by Omnia – Vocational Institution in the Espoo Region in Finland has six educational partners in six countries, one monitoring partner and two company partners has six educational partners in six countries, one monitoring partner and two company partners

3. Objectives of the project to improve the cross-cultural skills of the people involved in vocational education to improve the cross-cultural skills of the people involved in vocational education cooperation between working life and educational institutions: integration of pedagogy and company culture cooperation between working life and educational institutions: integration of pedagogy and company culture development of language teaching integrated in a vocational content development of language teaching integrated in a vocational content

4. Target groups students students language teachers, trainers, coordinators, vocational teachers and other specialists language teachers, trainers, coordinators, vocational teachers and other specialists material is intended to be used by material is intended to be used by 1. vocational students preparing themselves for on-the-job learning period 2. on-the-job learning coaches 3. companies which have international employees material is developed for the hotel, restaurant, tourism and bakery sectors material is developed for the hotel, restaurant, tourism and bakery sectors

5. Online material is developed by teams of vocational and language teachers is developed by teams of vocational and language teachers consists of different types of exercises combining professional and general vocabulary with cultural coaching and information on the work culture consists of different types of exercises combining professional and general vocabulary with cultural coaching and information on the work culture consists of 40 hours of general language training and 80 hours of sector-specific language and culture training consists of 40 hours of general language training and 80 hours of sector-specific language and culture training

6. Type of exercise video clips (interviews and descriptions of work places) video clips (interviews and descriptions of work places) general cultural clips general cultural clips animations animations audio materials (dialogues, interviews, help for pronunciation etc.) audio materials (dialogues, interviews, help for pronunciation etc.) chat exercises, discussion forums, coffee corners, role plays (getting to know each other or target country etc.) chat exercises, discussion forums, coffee corners, role plays (getting to know each other or target country etc.) hot Potatoes –based exercises with readymade questions and answers (quizzes, drag and drop, open questions, multiple choice) hot Potatoes –based exercises with readymade questions and answers (quizzes, drag and drop, open questions, multiple choice)

7. Different learning styles considered consisting of different learning, writing, pronunciation and listening exercises consisting of different learning, writing, pronunciation and listening exercises including general socialising section as well as other culture-related language practices including general socialising section as well as other culture-related language practices taking into consideration different learners as well as different level of learners taking into consideration different learners as well as different level of learners

8. Languages The language and cultural training material package is produced in: Estonian Estonian Finnish Finnish French French German German Italian Italian English as a support language English as a support language

9. meetings meetings web site web site CD-ROMs CD-ROMs case reports case reports articles in papers articles in papers seminar participation seminar participation steering group steering group brochures and material demos brochures and material demos Dissemination and Valorisation

10. Network contractor : OMNIA contractor : OMNIA partners: partners: Adulta Oy/ IDA International Development Centre of Adulta, Finland Adulta Oy/ IDA International Development Centre of Adulta, Finland Centre Européen de Formation et de Promotion Professionnelle par Alternance pour l’industrie Hôtelière, France Centre Européen de Formation et de Promotion Professionnelle par Alternance pour l’industrie Hôtelière, France Tralee Institute of Technology, Ireland Tralee Institute of Technology, Ireland State Institute of Secondary Education "Andrea Barbarigo" di Venezia, Italy State Institute of Secondary Education "Andrea Barbarigo" di Venezia, Italy Kiezküchen ausbildungs gGmabH, Germany Kiezküchen ausbildungs gGmabH, Germany Tallinna Service School, Estonia Tallinna Service School, Estonia

11. Network monitoring partner: monitoring partner: CFA La Châtaigneraie, FranceCFA La Châtaigneraie, France company partners : company partners : Amica Oy, FinlandAmica Oy, Finland Suomen leipuriliitto rySuomen leipuriliitto ry on-the-job learning employees in each partner countryon-the-job learning employees in each partner country

12. Results… web-site web-site online language and culture coaching material will be open for everyone after registration online language and culture coaching material will be open for everyone after registration guidebooks and manuals guidebooks and manuals the project partners will have the rights after the project period to use and develop the material according to their needs the project partners will have the rights after the project period to use and develop the material according to their needs

13. Tänan! Thank you! Merci Beaucoup! Danke schön! Grazie! Kiitos ! Kiitos ! Sanna Ulén, Omnia Sanna.ulen@omnia.fi