Strengthening literacy with eTwinning

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In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, students need strong literacy skills to tackle future challenges. Literacy goes beyond reading and writing— it encompasses the ability to critically engage with diverse texts, communicate effectively across different modes, and navigate an increasingly digital world.

Last updated: 02.04.2025

Description

Join the course on EU Academy: academy.europa.eu/courses/strengthening-literacy-with-etwinning

This course provides educators with practical strategies to integrate reading, writing, speaking, and digital literacy into eTwinning projects. You will examine the concept of literacy from multiple perspectives and explore how eTwinning projects can be a powerful tool to develop students’ literacy skills. Additionally, you will gain strategies for integrating digital tools to support literacy development, while engaging in project-based learning that enhances student engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking. Through hands-on activities, real eTwinning examples, and interactive tools, you will learn how to create collaborative international projects on literacy that foster meaningful learning experiences.

Learning objectives

In this course, you will:

Understand the role of eTwinning in developing literacy skills and practices by analysing real-life eTwinning literacy projects and their impact on students.
Reflect on the evolving concept of literacy in today’s world by analysing different literacy dimensions, discussing their impact on education, and examining real-life classroom examples through case studies and interactive discussions.
Learn practical strategies for fostering literacy through collaborative eTwinning activities by integrating discussion techniques and collaborative tasks.
Design an engaging and collaborative eTwinning literacy project inspired by the course content, integrating digital tools to enhance literacy instruction.

Methodology & assessment

The course is offered as an asynchronous course with flexibility in regard to when and where participants follow the course content and join the course activities. However, there is a final deadline in place for the submission of a course product. Participants are required to actively contribute to the course activities by sharing their work and submitting a course product. This product is submitted and assessed by peers or the course instructor in the final module of the course.

Certification details

Upon successful completion of the course, a digital course certificate is awarded. The certificate shows the name of the learner and key course details such as the estimated learning hours, the learning objectives, and a link to the course homepage.

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

Head Teacher / Principal

Teacher Educator
Learning time:

5-10 hours