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The project (2009-2011) identified a number of tools to raise awareness and to demonstrate the importance of language learning and produced the YELL Handbook, targeted at multipliers in non-formal and formal education, providers of cultural, social and sport activities for young people.

The Handbook provides insight on how to implement best practices on raising awareness about cultural diversity and motivation of young people to learn foreign languages. The tools are designed for all education and vocational qualification institutions and for the trainers.

The project also produced the Virtual Documentation Center, an on-line database of examples of good practise in the field of innovative and creative ways of language learning in non-formal and informal contexts.

The YELL 2 project was launched in April 2013 to to disseminate the results of the network and to raise awareness of the Virtual Documentation Centre. The consortium of partners from Germany, UK and Turkey, aims to extend the user base of their online database and to enhance the tool by gathering additional Best Practice resources from around Europe.

“The Hungry Turkey” magazine will not only be published in paper – it will also have an online vesion, constantly updated by the students. The project will also include radio and television events with the participation of the learners from the Tibor Jankay Bilingual Primary School (Hungary) and Taşköprü Primary School (Turkey).

The aim is to emphasize the intercultural dimension of modern education and the communication of students with children from different cultures.

During the duration of the project both schools will place the focus of IT classes in the practical aspects of technology, encouraging students to use their skills in productive, creative and intelligent activities.

This conference will explore the new trends in Europe on the development of structured learning development of behavioral skills using digital fun games.

The paradigm shift in learning is an opportunity to blow the collaborative work of thematic networks in lifelong learning. And for that, the path should be, to give it priority in our lives and in our daily activities. Joining forces from various sources in a common field of battle by learning interests with eyes on the future.

In order to prepare ourselves to a digital inclusive era in 2020, we must bear in mind how GBL is able to avoid digital exclusion and define what must be considered as a methodology or a learning process and how games might help to achieve educational purposes.  Do you have the same sort of precautions on the subject?

Changes have to occur in training/learning programs to incorporate new learning modules; designers and producers have to work with trainers/teachers/educators and employers must participate in defining their needs.

With intent to receive your testimonials / comments and consider adding value to an European collective effort we take charge on the GREAT Conference  in Lisbon on 15 and 16 September. Join GAMES&TEL with your eyes focused on the E&T 2020 issues.