Transcript 92 Daems

A Bridge between Engineering and
Language Learning: Automation and
German in an Online Course
Claudia Daems
Tampere University of Applied Sciences,
Tampere, Finland
ICEE 2012, Turku, Finland
Background
• Multilingualism
• Languages = important
for engineers
• Less diversity in language
learning at schools
• Less contact lessons at
universities
• Mostly only A1 - A2 -> not
enough in business life
Project idea
• Two subjects under one roof
• Use of authentic material
• International teamwork
• Goal: development of a new kind of course
-> Erasmus LLP Curriculum Development
Project partners
• Finland:
UAS Tampere
(Project leader, GFL, PLC)
T:mi Ulrike Eichstädt (GFL)
• Estonia:
UAS Tallinn (GFL, PLC)
• Czech Republic
TU Ostrava (GFL)
• Germany
UAS Reutlingen (GFL, PLC)
HINTERWAELT (Graphic design)
InPunkto Software
(Programming)
The Moodle-Course ADOK
Simulation of the handling of an order (trafic light)
from an inquiry to the handing over of the product
Contents
Automation
• realization of an international
project
• basics of PLC
• programming with STEP 7
German
= project language
• communication between
the team members
• communication between
customer and supplier
• reading of technical texts
• intercultural aspects
Expierences
• Test phase (Autumn 2010)
• Piloting courses (January - July 2012)
• International workshops
Possible Uses of the Course
• Teaching of German technical language and the
basics of automation at the same time
• Technical language course (German)
• Further training in companies
www.adok-projekt.eu