With a total of 1 280 hours of learning content for 29 languages, there’s a topic to interest every learner at every level, whether it's cooking, social media, or the cost of living. See below for one of the new courses in each of the 4 levels OLS offers.

In addition, for VET learners, OLS has 8 hours of content for each of the 29 languages, for A2 to B1 levels. A total of 10 topics are covered, from logistics and catering, to social work and healthcare.

B1 and B2 level-courses are available for English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. The A-level courses are in all 29 languages.

The links to the courses below will take learners to the first section of that course (there are usually five sections). Learners can navigate to the next or previous section by clicking on the section titles in bold at the bottom of the page (see the TIPS section at the end of this newsletter for more info).

B2

The cost of living is rising will help mobility participants living in a flat-sharing arrangement. They will learn to discuss how to divide a rent increase among themselves.

It’s available for students of English (The cost of living is rising), French (La vie coûte cher !), German (Das Leben ist teuer), Italian (La vita costa cara!), and Spanish (¡Qué cara es la vida!).

B1

Mobility participants who want to make a career on social media should try the B1 course When I grow up I’m going to be an influencer. They will use terms like ‘engagement’ and ‘click-through rate’ to discuss the performance of their social media account.

For learners of English (When I grow up, I’m going to be an influencer!), French (Quand je serai grand, je serai influenceur(euse)), German (Später arbeite ich als Influencer/-in!), Italian (Da grande far’ l'influencer!) and Spanish (Cuando sea mayor, ¡seré influencer!)

A2

Asking someone about their childhood is a great conversation starter. The course It’s a childhood memory will help learners use the past tense to explain why an object is important to them.

A1

Learners can get cooking in 29 languages with I’m making dessert. They’ll learn to follow steps in a recipe, understand basic instructions, and discover an easy recipe associated with each language, like creamy lentil soup for English, goulash soup in Hungarian, meatballs for Swedish, and moussaka for Greek.