DigiLang

Room for the use of digital tools in language learning

Learning a national language as a foreign or second language can be a challenge that creates pressure for language learners and teachers. DigiLang focused on addressing this challenge. The project aimed to make language learning easier, more enjoyable and more productive through the use of digital tools. It also supported language trainers and teachers in fully exploiting the potential of digital tools in the classroom.

Successful language teaching promotes learners’ motivation and progress. In this way, DigiLang contributed to the social and professional integration of people with different native languages into their host countries and helped improve their employment opportunities.

About DigiLang: All information about the project

Project content

To effectively integrate digital tools into the teaching process, preparation is necessary. During the project period from November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2026, we, along with six project partners, have been:

Preparing an introduction for trainers/teachers and learners to digital technologies
Creating digital practice and teaching materials with interactive lessons and test templates for language courses
Organizing seminars and workshops for international knowledge exchange during the project duration
Compiling knowledge in a handbook for digital language instruction

Target audience

The DigiLang project was aimed at language course teachers for the national language. Participants in these courses were learning the national language as a second or foreign language and faced challenges in the area of language learning that can be overcome with the assistance of the teachers.

Project goals

The aim of the project was to promote the effective use of digital tools in language instruction. Improving the digital teaching skills of the knowledge instructors was an essential sub-goal.

Project Outputs

Handbook: Methodology and Didactics in Multilingual Education

The handbook provides an overview of the key challenges and opportunities of teaching in multilingual classrooms and presents practical methods, didactic approaches, and digital learning activities. It aims to support teachers in using linguistic diversity constructively and integrating digital tools effectively into the language learning process.

Guide: Methodology and Didactics in Multilingual Education

The guide provides an overview of the didactic and psycho-pedagogical foundations of digital language exercises, including their structure and classification. It also offers practical guidance on developing exercise scenarios, vocabulary activities, and test formats. The aim is to support teachers in creating effective digital exercises for language teaching.

Resource Set: Lexis and Grammar for Second Language Teaching

The resource set provides a structured overview of key lexical and grammatical content for teaching Bulgarian, German, Romanian, Turkish, and Swedish as second languages. The materials are organised according to CEFR levels (A1–B2) and serve as a practical resource for teachers in planning and delivering language lessons.

Summary: Digital Technologies and Tools for Language Teaching

The summary provides a concise overview of relevant digital technologies and tools for language teaching and highlights how they can effectively support the learning process.

Guide: Teaching National Languages as Second Languages

The guide provides an overview of methodological and didactic approaches, as well as country-specific aspects of teaching national languages as second languages in Bulgaria, Austria, Romania, Sweden, and Türkiye. It also presents key language structures that are particularly important for second language acquisition. The aim is to support teachers in planning and designing effective second language instruction.

Overall project budget

€ 400.000,-

Achieving more together

DigiLang was made possible through the funding provided by Erasmus+. Partners in the implementation were:

SOFIA UNIVERSITY ST KLIMENT OHRIDSKI (Bulgaria)
Private Profiled High School “Edmund Burke” (Bulgaria)
Secondary School “St. Kliment Ohridski” (Bulgaria)
Uniunea Sindicatelor Libere din Invatamantul PreuniversitarIasi (Romania)
Gelibolu Ilce Milli Egitim Mudurlugu (Turkey)
ELDERBERRY AB (Sweden)