Language on the Move

The project LANGUAGE ON THE MOVE aims to reach people who use public transport (PT) to  travel to Baltic and Nordic countries to work, to study or for other purposes and help them to realise the importance of learning the language of a destination country and to accept norms of courtesies and behaviour they should follow while in a country. The project has been funded with support from the Nordplus Horizontal Programme.

Year(s): 2010

Target group(s): People who travel to Baltic and Nordic countries to work, to study or for other purposes

Website: http://sih.lt/language_on_the_move

Methodology

Main steps of the project:

  • preparation period and analysis of needs of users,
  • design and preparation of materials,
  • piloting language learning materials,
  • dissemination of the project ideas and sustainability.

Type of product

Paper based materials

DVD

Brief description of the product / outcome / method

Phrasebook and DVD

Impact on target groups / Transferability potential

Facilitates the acquisision of a number of social phrases in the target languages as the initial stage of international communication and integration into a new community.

The phrasebook and  DVD in target languages provides a communication tool for people traveling through Baltic and Nordic countries

Promoter of the initiative

Name of organization / individual: Soros International House

Country: Lithuania

Website: https://www.sih.lt

Contacts: Soros International House - LT (coordinator) Vilnius, Lithuania e-mail: info@sih.lt

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