Abstract
In our presentation we would like to inform about the international project DEUMA called "German for Mechanical Engineering". This project was supported by the European Union as part of LEONARDO DA VINCI II program in which 11 partners from 5 countries participated. The aim of the project was to create a multimedia textbook of technical German language that would be designed especially for students of Faculties of Mechanical Engineering as well as for other students of German language with the focus on its use in the field of professional engineering. DEUMA teaching materials are modern multimedia language tools helping to improve professional German language knowledge in the field of mechanical engineering for Czech, Slovak and French students, teachers and practitioners in the field. The Internet and CD ROM versions enable both self-study and "blended learning" as a combination of classroom teaching and e-learning.
Highlights
Computers, Internet, e-mail, multimedia, e-learning, blended learning etc
We are convinced that our multimedia course will be very useful for those who will use it to improve their language and communication competencies in the field of mechanical engineering
We are grateful to the European Union for the fact that variety of its programs are oriented on modernisation and increasing the efficiency of learning/teaching foreign languages and in our case on the modernisation of learning/teaching the professional German language
Summary
Internet, e-mail, multimedia, e-learning, blended learning etc. Those are the terms which definitely belong to our common life today. The project aimed to: a) create a multimedia textbook of specialized German language for the professional area of mechanical engineering and fill in the gap in the book market with multimedia textbooks of German professional language; b) combine classical learning of German language with new technologies, support learners’ activities in pursuance of individual studies (CD-ROM and web) with interconnection to Tele Tutoring via the Internet; c) broaden, deepen and strengthen language skills of Czech, French and Slovak learners who use this multimedia textbook with the aim to improve their flexibility and versatility in the European labour market; d) choose more widely designed topics that can be used effectively to support learning of professional German at other faculties, other types of schools and educational facilities or at various professional language courses. Regarding the choice of exercises, we decided to use mainly these types of exercises:
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