The European project entitled QUILL was written and coordinated by Pixel in cooperation with the project applicant and scientific coordinator Instituto Politecnico de Bragança, based in Bragança (Portugal). The project was funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 –Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education. The QUILL European project aims at providing language lecturers with the skills to identify, assess, use, create digital and ICT based language teaching sources. In addition, the QUILL project aims at providing decision makers and policy makers with the information and skills to enhance the implementation of digital and ICT based language teaching sources and method in the higher education systems.
Funding Programme
Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 - Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education
Theme
Digital Education, Language Learning
Target group
Higher Education, School Education
Project Reference
2020-1-PT01-KA226-HE-094809
Date
01-03-2021 | 28-02-2023
Role of Pixel
Technical Coordinator
Project Details
Project Title
Quality In Language Learning
Context
Language skills are a key element in the process of creation of a European Education Area. However, language proficiency levels among students are still unsatisfactory across the European Union with discrepancies between the different EU countries.
Objectives
The QuILL project objectives are:
- Provide language lecturers with the skills to identify, assess, use, create digital and ICT based language teaching sources
- Provide decision makers and policy makers with the information and skills to enhance the implementation of digital and ICT based language teaching sources and method in the higher education systems.
Target Group
The direct project target groups are:
- Language lecturers focusing on LSP (language for specific purposes) in Higher Education Institutions
- Decision makers in HEIs and policymakers in the field of education
Results
The main project results include:
- Database of Learning Sources addressed to Higher education students
- An online training package
- Guidelines addressed to managerial staff of Higher Education Institutions, policy makers as well as language lecturers