caa a22 4500 605464472 CHVBK 20210128100258.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10499-014-9812-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10499-014-9812-4 The Promotion of Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity through the aquatic sciences ERASMUS network AQUA-TNET [Elektronische Daten] [Margaret Eleftheriou, Annie Heral] The ERASMUS academic network AQUA-TNET, prompted by reports of a lack of concern regarding language training provision for exchange students which had been raised in successive European Universities Association Trends reports, carried out a detailed examination of the language training provided by its partners for exchange students through its Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity (LLLD) group. The group carried out several European-wide surveys to ascertain whether the reported lack of concern was also evident in the AQUA-TNET partnership. The results of these surveys reveal some disparity between staff and student perceptions of language provision for exchange students. The group also investigated the incidence of English as the main delivery language for aquatic science courses, as well as the need for language provision at the basic rather than the intermediate or advanced level, as advocated by the academic sector. The AQUA-TNET LLLD group's activities were responsible for several studies and reports used to inform or update the network on developments relevant to their language learning policies: desk study on marine science courses in the AQUA-TNET network; review of European schools' language (and science) policies; reports on EUROPASS, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the use of the Internet for delivery of multilingual language learning. The needs analysis derived from the student survey on online language course provision led to changes in the chosen online language course. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2014 Linguistic diversity nationallicence Multilingual nationallicence Foreign language teaching nationallicence EUROPASS nationallicence Common European Framework of References for Languages nationallicence Bologna Process nationallicence Language game nationallicence CEFR : Common European Framework of Reference for Languages nationallicence EACEA : Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency nationallicence EHEA : European Higher Education Area nationallicence ESLC : European Survey on Language Competences nationallicence EUA : European Universities Association nationallicence HEI : Higher Education Institute nationallicence LLLD : Language Learning-Linguistic Diversity nationallicence PIMLICO : Promoting, Implementing, Mapping Language and Intercultural Communication Strategies in Organisations and Companies nationallicence SIGMA : Scientific Committee on Languages (European Language Council) nationallicence Eleftheriou Margaret AQUALEX Multimedia Consortium Ltd, Dublin, Ireland aut Heral Annie AQUALEX Multimedia Consortium Ltd, Dublin, Ireland aut Aquaculture International Springer International Publishing 23/3(2015-06-01), 805-823 0967-6120 23:3<805 2015 23 10499 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-014-9812-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-014-9812-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Eleftheriou Margaret AQUALEX Multimedia Consortium Ltd, Dublin, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Heral Annie AQUALEX Multimedia Consortium Ltd, Dublin, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Aquaculture International Springer International Publishing 23/3(2015-06-01), 805-823 0967-6120 23:3<805 2015 23 10499