Didactic concept

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Didactic concept

• developed by
• Akademie der österreichischen Buch- und
  Medienwirtschaft
• Landesschulrat für Niederösterreich
• SOS a SOU Luhacovice
• Academy for Humanities and Economics Lodz

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• Blended learning
• Approach
• Course organisation
• Main characters
• Topics
• Module/unit organisation
• Workload

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Blended Learning

• Traditional learning situation
• Instructor-led training
• E-learning situation
• ICT-based training
• Benefits and advantages of both systems
• Cost reduction, no distance barriers, time
  flexibility

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Approach

• Aims and objectives (CAN DO statements)
• Communicative, task-based
• Authenticity of texts and situations
• Focus on content rather than on form

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Course organisation

• 2 language levels
• basic language user (A2) English, German,
  Italian
• independent language user (B2) English
• 2 professional levels of competence
• young professionals
• managers
• 5 e-learning modules (2 units each) per level
• 7 face-to-face sessions per level

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Main characters
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Topics

• Second Part
• On an international book and media seminar
• Selling and ordering
• Celebrating World Book Day
• European book fairs
• Job application

• First Part
• Getting to know each other
• At a bookstore
• Wholesaling
• Publishing
• Frankfurt book fair

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Module/unit organisation

• Authentic input
• Written or spoken texts book reviews, blurbs,
• catalogues, sales dialogues, telephone calls
• Reading or listening activities
• Fill the blanks, answer questions, connect
  statements
• Drag and drop, drop down, decision matrix
• Final task
• to be brought to the face-to-face sessions

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Workload

• 5 online modules 10 units per level
• 1 unit 45 minutes workload
• Final task
• Preparation 45 90 minutes, depending on the
  task
• 7 face-to-face sessions
• 7 learning units (45 minutes each)

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• Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
• Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a
  lifetime.
• (Chinese proverb)

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• Thank you for your attention
• Heidemarie Haider, MEd
• Berufsschule St. Pölten
• heidemarie.haider_at_lbsstpoelten.ac.at