The scenario approach in vocational language support

Coverbild: BWP 6/2016
Autor/in
Ausgabe/Jahr (Jahrgang) 6/2016 (45)
Seite(n) 34-37
Sprachen
    englisch

In light of the integration into the labour market of persons from a migrant background, a high degree of significance is attached to language acquisition for coping with typical communication situations in the workplace. This requirement creates new challenges for language teachers, and these cannot be fulfilled by solely concentrating on the language rulebook. The scenario approach presented here offers a method which is aligned to needs, actions and participants and which prepares learners for communication in the workplace in a targeted and effective manner.