Volunteers are an integral part of everyday life at Sprogcenter Midt, where they make an indispensable contribution to accomplishing a significant collective task. Around 30 enthusiastic local citizens daily make a valuable impact across our three departments by supporting students in their efforts to learn Danish. The volunteers come to help and share their knowledge,…
read moreWe easily imagine that when highly educated professionals and specialists from other countries find employment and settle in Denmark, it is due to poorer working conditions, salary conditions, and employment situations in their home countries. Perhaps we overlook that a sense of adventure and a desire for exploration can be strong motivators for the wish…
read moreOur foreign employees’ positive experiences of living and working in Denmark and participating in local community life is very much based on their involvement with the local school and the extensive system of clubs and associations. Both aspects create important ties among the youth, adults, and serve to engage newcomers and new citizens. Equally important,…
read moreThe married couple Nina Piletska and Yuriy Ivancheskul from Ukraine are both blind. This means that both the language and culture in their new country, Denmark, are more challenging to understand and assimilate. However, Skanderborg Municipality has established Danish lessons as a special offering for the two citizens in collaboration with Sprogcenter Midt. And a…
read moreThat digital methods can help strengthen the learning community is an interesting and surprising aspect of our work in developing digital methods in teaching at Sprogcenter Midt. Digital tools and methods make it easy to share and collaborate on texts, images, and audio in a natural flow in teaching. Establishing common writing processes and feedback…
read moreIt is becoming increasingly clear to everyone that we cannot address the challenges of labor shortages without recruiting foreign labor. However, with this comes the responsibility to ensure that foreigners not only become part of the workforce but also an equal part of society. And here, language and the ability to speak Danish become crucial!…
read moreContinuing education for all our teachers in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) has a significant impact on our students' learning. When both newly trained and experienced teachers delve into this approach, refining their methods and cultivating their teaching techniques, it results in growth and improved quality. We asked two of ourteachers what the SFL training provides…
read moreDigital skills are unavoidable. Therefore, for the past 1½ years, we have been systematically working on integrating IT literacy and digital competence into Danish language teaching at DU2. Our goal is to develop new methods and didactics so that students learn Danish using IT as a tool. This ranges from gaining control over a mousepad…
read moreAlexander, Elena, Daniel R, and Daniel attend Danish lessons during working hours at their workplace. DKI Logistic in Horsens has prioritized Danish lessons for their international employees during working hours since summer 2022 and currently has three classes each week. The company aims to strengthen everyday language skills, sense of belonging, job satisfaction, and community…
read moreBeing able to behave digitally is also a life hack for non-readers or 'illiterate' international citizens. That they also have a first language, a mother tongue, which is a resource and a capital that we must exploit systematically, because it is a shortcut to acquiring the target language. These were central themes at a 3-day…
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