AVE in Aragon Seville, 1-2 October 2009

Aragon location

Aragon figures Spain Aragon Surface Population 9,54 % 2,89 % HuescaTeruelZaragozaTOTAL Urban Rural TOTAL

Foreing population in Aragón Spain Aragon Aragón 11,7 % 11,4 % Spain Origin countryInhabitants Romania Morocco Ecuador Colombia7.264 Bulgaria5.350 Portugal4.678 Argeria4.511 Poland3.873

The AVE programme in Adult Education Centres

Adult Education Centres in ARAGÓN CPEPA Miguel Hernández CPEPA Somontano CPEPA Sobrarbe CPEPA Bajo Cinca CPEPA Ribagorza CPEPA Jacetania CPEPA Cinca Medio CPEPA Alto Gállego CPEPA Monegros CPEPA La Litera AEA Calamocha AEA Caminreal-Torrijo AEA Monreal CPEPA Río Guadalope CPEPA Alcorisa CPEPA Andorra CPEPA Cella CPEPA Cuenca Minera CPEPA Isabel de Segura CPEPA Rubielos de Mora CPEPA Valderobres CPEPA Exea CPEPA El Pósito CPEPA Fuentes CPEPA Alfindén CPEPA Emilio Navarro CPEPA La Almunia CPEPA Marco Valerio Marcial CPEPA Ricardo Sola CPEPA Daroca CPEPA Joaquín Costa CPEPA Gómez Lafuente CPEPA Concepción Arenal CPEPA Casa Canal CPEPA Juan José Lorente CPEPA Margen Izquierda CPEPA Miguel Hernádez (Casetas) Staff Teachers from Aragon Goverment Teachers from Councils / Counties

Launch and monitoring Centre equipment Teachers training Teaching process

Adult Education Centres year year year HuescaTeruelZaragozaTOTAL HuescaTeruelZaragozaTOTAL HuescaTeruelZaragozaTOTAL

Students and groups YearGroupsStudentsFinish% finish , / , / ,25

Nationalities Morocco (354) Romanía (283) Brazil (83) Ukraine (66) Italy (18) Bulgaria (39) Poland (131) China (57) Russia (59) Senegal (141) Guinea (19) Gambia (29) Germany (9) Argeria (122) Moldava (12) Netherlands (7) Pakistan (15) Belgium (6) Lithuania (4) Cape Verde (3) Czech Republic (8) USA (7) Finland (2) Hungury (3) United Kingdom (16) Mauritana (10) Portugal (27) Dominican Republic (3) Mali (39) Ghana (10)

Teachers training Training in Teacher Training Centres –5 days (20 hours) Training with the AVE platform 54 teachers/year

Teaching process How a course is working

Students features Literate migrants (Low Secondary Education level at least) They usually settled migrants. So they can speak, but they cant write nor read. They can usually use computers. They usually have a job.

Starting guidance INTERVIEW INITIAL ASSESSMENT Computer test A test is available in Ave platform to assign students to courses Writing test According to the result of AVE test, students do a writing test Oral test Students assignment to a course

Registration The first assigment to a course is temporary. Students can spend two weeks to check if their course is suitable for them. Registration

Methodology Tutors tasks Tutorials Tasks Give news and advice to students. Organize and make easier group communication. Monitoring and student assessment. Work with other teachers. Reviews AVE materials If it is necessary, prepare additional materials to students and upload them on the Bank Resources. Make easier relations between students.

Tutorials Semi - distanceDistance Three classes/week: Two 1h. 30 min. classes working with computer. One 1 h. 30 min. class having conversation. They work questions related to they have studied in AVE lessons. They are useful to - Strengthen grammar questions. - Review and widening vocabulary. -Make writing exercises Students work at home. A working calendar agreement is reached. Comunication between students: -Chat rooms. - s, forums, news boards… Communication with the tutor: - Once a fortnight at least. - Organize chats (setting time meetings). - Encourage the forums.

Monitoring and assessment Monitoring –AVE monitoring –Answer s. Encouragement messages. Correction messages –Platform revision each two weeks. Assessment –Final assignments –Graphic adventures Certificate

Students monitoring

Teachers monitoring

Conclusions AVE platform has good, appealing, entertaining, well designed materials. Useful tools to communication and monitoring. Suitable contents for daily life. Four language skills are worked Enhance students autonomy. Different learning paces are possible. AVE courses encourage students (appealing materials, self-assessment, communication) Different kinds of teaching are possible: classroom, semi-distance and distance teaching.

Challenges Rate of passed students are low (about 25%). We think it is due to: –Social and personal questions (job, familly…) –A certain study level is requiered We have to think new approaches to deal with this issue.

Thank you very much for your attention AVE in Aragon Seville, 1-2 October 2009