What is PESCALEX

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What is PESCALEX?

• Margaret Eleftheriou
• AQUALEX Multimedia Consortium
• Dublin, Ireland
• PESCALEX Coordinator

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Aims of AMC Ltd

• To help the complete beginner to acquire language
  skills needed for study periods abroad
• To have instant desktop access to
  aquaculture/marine science terms and definitions,
  in all EU languages
• To build a framework for a future multilingual
  scientific community

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What is AMC Ltd?

• AQUALEX Multimedia Consortium Ltd Dublin
• Development of AQUALEX Multilingual aquaculture
  glossary (now online)
• (English, Greek, French, Spanish, Norwegian,
  Italian, German)
• Development of new language tools in aquatic
  science
• for EU/Canada exchanges
• (English, Greek, Italian, Dutch)
• Development of basic interactive ODL online
  language
• courses for complete beginners to aid student
  mobility
• (English, Greek, French, Spanish, Norwegian,
  Italian,Portuguese, Swedish, Polish)

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AMC Ltd online
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AMC Ltd online
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AMC Multilingual Projects

• AQUALEX (LINGUA 1992-1996)
• Multilingual glossary in 7 languages
• ONEDIN (LEONARDO 1997-2000)
• 4 ODL courses in 3 languages
• BIODAQUA (EU/Canada Programme 2002-2005)
• 1 self-taught basic language course in 4
  languages
• ORION (LEONARDO 2002-2005)
• 3self-taught 3-level language courses in 4
  languages
• Online Glossary in 4 languages
• Works of reference in 3 languages
• WAVE (LEONARDO 2003-2006)
• Aquaculture competencies in 10 languages
• PESCALEX (LEONARDO 2005-2007)
• Glossary, works of reference, CLIL language
  course in 6 languages

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BIODAQUA-EU/Canada project-Dutch
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BIODAQUA-EU/Canada project-Italian
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BIODAQUA-EU/Canada project-Italian
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WAVE-Competences in 10 languages-Czech
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What is Pescalex?

• a two-year language competence project
• (1/10/05 31/12/07)
• funded by the EU Leonardo Da Vinci Programme
• (IRL/05/B/F/LA-153180)
• Aim to create content and language integrated
  learning (CLIL) courses in fish health/fish
  diseases in order to benefit those areas of
  Europe where the aquaculture industry is vital to
  the economy. This methodology helps users to
  learn vocationally-oriented material and a
  foreign language at the same time

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What is Pescalex?

• Partners
• AQUALEX Multimedia Consortium, Dublin, Ireland
• IMPT (IT Technology), Crete, Greece
• AQUARK (Aquatic Pathology expert), Athens, Greece
• CETMAR ( Aquatic Resources Training), Galicia,
  Spain
• Lycee de la Mer et du Littoral, Bourcefranc le
  Chapus, France
• AQUATT, Aquaculture Training/Technology Transfer,
  Ireland
• University College, Bergen, Norway
• Aquaculture Dept., University of Sczcecin, Poland
  

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Why Pescalex?

• Pilot project
• to show potential of CLIL methodology in one
  highly focused area
• FISH DISEASES/AQUATIC PATHOLOGY
• ii) Distributed network linking 6 regions
  Ireland, Spain, Norway, France, Greece, Poland
• iii) Separated geographically (4 corners of
  Europe)
• iv) Separated by language( least widely spoken
  languages)
• YET
• All centres of excellence in marine science
  specialities
• AND
• Students need linguistic and other support

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What is PESCALEX?

• PESCALEX website hosts language learning tools
  with many uses
• Distributed network of partners able to
• insert new course material
• update previous material
• provide immediate multi-lingual glossary help
• Provide searchable databases for bibliography,
  works of reference, documentation
• Provide basic language modules in 6 EU languages
• create secure short student tests

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What is Pescalex?

• Pescalex a website tool with many uses
• Educational tool
• PESCALEX special focus
• Fish Health/Diseases courses delivery in
  English, Greek, French, Spanish, Norwegian,
  Polish
• Adapted for delivery as CLIL courses
• Content and Language Integrated Learning courses
• Dedicated multi-lingual glossary
• Self-tuition modules in English, Greek
• French, Spanish, Norwegian, Polish

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What is Pescalex?

• PESCALEX a language learning tool with many uses
• Educational tool
• New course Fish Health/Diseases course
  development
• 6 modules Carp, Flat oyster,Salmon,
  Rainbow trout, Sea bass, Turbot
• Fish Health/Diseases course delivery(in
  translation)
• Adapted courses
• Basic Techniques of Fish Haematology(Online in
  English, French, Greek, Norwegian, Polish,
  Spanish)
• Quality Assurance Manual-Fish Health
  Management(translated)
• Cost-effective Feeding in Aquaculture(translated)

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What is PESCALEX?

• Basic Techniques of Fish Haematology English
  Unit 1

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What is PESCALEX?

• Basic Techniques of Fish Haematology Greek Unit
  1

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What is PESCALEX?

• Basic Techniques of Fish Haematology Spanish
  Unit 2

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What is PESCALEX?

• Basic Techniques of Fish Haematology French Unit
  2

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What is PESCALEX?

• Basic Techniques of Fish Haematology Norwegian
  Unit 2

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What is PESCALEX?

• Basic Techniques of Fish Haematology Polish Unit
  2

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What is PESCALEX?

• PESCALEX a language learning tool
• Multi-lingual language learning tool
• Self-tuition modules in 6 languages
• English, Greek, Spanish, French, Norwegian,
  Polish
• Level 1 - for complete beginners (14 lessons)
• Level 2 - Basic Language for Specific Purposes
• (10 lessons)

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool English

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool French

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool Greek

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool Spanish

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool Norwegian

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool Polish

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool French
• Lesson 8 Page 2

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool French
• Lesson 8 Page 3

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool French
• Lesson 8 Grammar

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool French
• Lesson 8 Homework

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How does it work?

• Multi-lingual language learning tool Norwegian
• Lesson 8 Homework

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PESCALEX

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PESCALEX online glossary

• ENTRY PAGE

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What is PESCALEX?

• PESCALEX Immediate multi-lingual glossary help
• PARASITISM English

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What is PESCALEX?

• PESCALEX Immediate multi-lingual glossary help
• Parasitisme French

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What is PESCALEX?

• PESCALEX Immediate multi-lingual glossary help
• Parasitisme Spanish

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Bridging the Language Gap

• EU Framework for Multi-lingualism
• EU citizens to know at least 2 languages apart in
  addition to native language
• 45 new Actions in 2003 to promote language
  learning
• 30 millions euros annually for language
  programmes
• Creation of EU Language Portfolio in 3 parts
• Language Passport
• Language Biography
• Dossier

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Final Note

• The EU language with the largest number of native
  speakers is German. But it is not widely used
  outside Germany and Austria.
• The EU languages with the largest number of
  native speakers in the world are Spanish and
  Portuguese - but most of those speakers are not
  in Europe. -
• English is the most widely known of the EU
  languages as either the first or second language
  in the EU but recent surveys show that still
  fewer than half the EU population have any usable
  knowledge of it.
• Source http//europa.eu/languages/en/document/59