Teaching and assessing mediation skills in the modern language classroom.

Third-party on-site course

Teaching and assessing mediation skills in the modern language classroom.

This course aims to provide theoretical and practical information on the topic of linguistic mediation in the classroom, offering educational insights based on classroom-based research on integrating technology and multilingual approaches.

Last updated: 18.07.2025

Next upcoming session:

19.10.2025 - 24.10.2025

Multiple locations

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Description

This course will enable teachers to deepen their theoretical understanding of teaching and employing mediation in the classroom, using the Companion Volume of the CEFR as a reference. Additionally, teachers will be guided in identifying and creating mediation exercises based on authentic school textbooks. The topic of mediation will be integrated with the teaching practice of task-based learning and practical guidelines on the inclusion of technology will be offered. Practical examples will be provided, including classroom-based tested materials of the recently concluded ERASMUS+ project 'Template'.

For an overview of all TELLConsult’s courses click here: https://www.tellconsult.eu/current-courses/

Learning objectives

The course aims to familiarize particpants with:

Task-based learning
Technology for language learning
Mediation

Methodology & assessment

The teachers will work in groups on the creation of a mediation tasks, implementing it with technology and using the Companion Volume of the CEFR as a theoretical reference framework

Materials, digital tools & other learning resources

Participants will be offered a virtual learning environment (VLE) to access the course materials, tools and resources which include daily overviews of course activity & task instructions, related task completion templates, polling, reflections and task results sharing tools and lists with (further) reading & viewing materials.

After-course access to the LMS will be made available to promote follow-up communication & collaborative learning when exchanging (re)designed local practice experiences.

Certification details

Personalised certificates will be made available for those participants who actively participated and successfully completed the various course activities including the final course product.

The certificate document includes the key course information including the number of tuition & learning hours and the main topics covered.So requested individual EuroPass documents will also be updated.

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

530

Euro
Course package content:

Course sum is exclusive of meals, social and cultural activities, travel and hotel costs.
Fees for custom made courses (e.g adapted content or format) can be negotiated.
Additional information:

Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
Cancellation & changes:

Full payment is due ultimately 10 weeks before the course start date.
Cancellation is free up to 2 months before the course begins.
No refund for cancellations within 7 weeks of arrival.
Participant changes and substitution may be feasible.

In case of cancellation by TELLConsult due to force majeur, the course provider will refund the paid course fees but is not liable for any other expenses.
Additional information:

The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
Target audience type:

Teacher

Student Teacher

ICT Coordinator
Learning time:

25 hours or more