Citation
(2006), "Banking on languages for vocational courses", Education + Training, Vol. 48 No. 8/9. https://doi.org/10.1108/et.2006.00448hab.007
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Banking on languages for vocational courses
A new online resource bank has been launched to help teachers to provide practical and relevant language courses linked to vocational areas such as tourism, catering, and health and social care.
The Vocational Languages Resource Bank offers free resources and ideas, and aims to facilitate the link between classroom-based language learning and using languages in a career-based setting. Resources focus on all four areas of language learning – reading, writing, listening and speaking. To support this skill set, resources are presented in various formats, including text, visual and audio.
Content covering each level of respective vocational qualifications (entry level to level 3) has been developed for a wide range of sectors, including engineering, catering and social care, with many resources capable of being adapted to suit other vocational areas. Teachers can download content for free and the facility is available to add their own resources to the site to share with others. The resources have been designed by teachers working in schools and colleges of further and adult education, all with current experience of teaching in a vocational context. Languages currently represented include Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Urdu.
The web address is www.vocational-languages.org.uk