News
19.07.2009
CE language learning gateway
Hook Up! will, when completed, be the platform of choice for exchange students to learn the 12 languages of the CE member universities (Finnish, French, German, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Russian and Turkish). Language learning opportunities will be offered before going abroad in order to enable a better integration of CE movers into the courses of the host university and during the stay abroad to provide students with specialized language requirements relating to their courses. Once CE movers return home it will also assist to further foreign language learning so that students have the opportunity to continue practicing the foreign language they just learnt and assist others CE-movers in the learning of the language of their home and host universities.
Since May, 94 students exchange students have already enrolled in Hook Up! in order to equip themselves with the necessary language requirements for a successful stay abroad in 2009/10. Lessons in German, Spanish, Italian and Russian have been going on for a month, and although attendance is not as high as one would wish due to the exams period, the experience of meeting already students who will be at the same host university in September and learning the language is greatly appreciated. By the end of the month, other A1 level courses for Lithuanian, French, Turkish, Serbian, Latvian, Finnish and Polish will be available to the CE Movers.
An unexpected spill over effect of this project is that staff from the member universities has also expressed interest in joining Hook up! to learn a new foreign language.