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MU Language Centre is a third time winner of the European Language Label Award
The innovative project "Explore the Universe / Explora el Universo" connects language courses at Masaryk University with workshops for primary and secondary schools. The award is coordinated by the European Commission. Dr. Athena Alchazidu, the initiator of "Explore the Universe", together with the Language Centre director Libor Štěpánek accepted the prize in Prague on 17 October. Thirty-three projects registered for the European Language Label Award this year in two categories.
CJV project was one of the six awarded in its category and the only one from South Moravia. It focuses on alternative forms of language education and incorporates Czech and foreign students of Masaryk University, intercultural aspects of education, soft skills development and also makes the language classes at primary and secondary schools more attractive. The final educational programs were happening in cooperation with an important local institution, Moravské zemské muzeum. "Explore the Universe / Explora el Universo" teaches students how to prepare high-quality workshops for schools and develops professional language skills in a creative way.
MU Language Centre (CJV) received the European Language Label Award two times before - for a project concerning Language Teacher Assistants (2019) where foreign students help in university language courses and also for "CZKey - Online Platform for Learning Medical Czech" (2017) with PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D. Teaching assistants are continuously involved in language education at Masaryk University and this autumn semester, CJV has registered 48 incoming students who are helping in language classes.
Since 2002, European Language Label Award has been awarded to national and international projects which contribute to the quality increase in language education, motivation of students, and to the expansion of language learning.
