Online Language Support (OLS)

Dear Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps national agencies and beneficiary institutions/organisations,

Sport, friendship, job skills and rural life: July is packed with exciting events. OLS has specially prepared content to help mobility participants engage with some of these: World Youth Skills Day on 15 July, the European Rural Youth Summit from 23-27 July, International Day of Friendship on 30 July and the Paris Olympics which start on 26 July. 

Remember to make use of the social media texts and email in the Toolbox to encourage mobility participants to use OLS to build their language skills. 

Happy reading,

The OLS team

Help us keep mobility participants aware of new features on OLS by using or adapting a sample email and social media posts, visuals and videos we have created for you to share on your social media networks.

Kindly note that to download the toolbox for July, you must first login to the EU Academy and then enrol in this course.

A1: Sign up now! Mobility participants will learn about the Erasmus+ app and discover vocabulary to help build bonds of trust in celebration of the International Day of Friendship. Available in all 29 languages, including Polish.

A2: Sport for all. With the Olympic Games starting this month, this course will help learners talk about healthy living and exercising regularly. Available in all 29 OLS languages, including Czech.

B1: I’d be perfect for the job. On the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, mobility participants can use this module to prepare for a job interview. Available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

B2: Come and live in my village. Mobility participants passionate about rural development will learn to talk about how to make villages attractive to companies and  young people, a fitting topic for European Rural Youth Summit. Available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

This selection of discussion topics and blog posts in the OLS communities is linked to our special days this month:

Sport

• Which is the most popular sport in Iceland and what is ‘sund’?
• Can you name any famous Slovene athletes?

Rural life

• What special things are made in Sibiel? Find out in ‘Most beautiful villages in Romania’.

Job interviews

• Our community managers have essential phrases Dutch or Greek students can use to come out on top in their job interview.

Cultural activities and friendship

• Share magical moments with friends at cultural events in the Czech Republic
• Take your friends to see modern art and architecture in Norway

Advanced students of English, French, German, Italian and Spanish can learn language through the news on OLS. It’s a fun way to improve understanding and listening – with Euronews videos about topics including sustainability, tourism and sport. Each video is followed by a short comprehension quiz.

Mobility participants can find them using the search field on EU Academy by typing:

• Learning English through the news
• Apprenez le français avec l’actualité
• Lernen Sie Deutsch mit Nachrichten
• Impara l'italiano con le notizie
• Aprende español con las noticias

They can also locate them in the Learning Community and Resources of the 5 languages, by scrolling down to the ‘Search Page’ and clicking on A, to see the list of available videos (B).