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Elders learning English for Europe: The Portuguese case

October 2022

DOI:10.5281/zenodo.7192464

Report number: 3

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Renata Ochoa-Daderska

Instytut Badan i Innowacji w Edukacji

Agnieszka Chęcińska Kopiec

The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

Gabriela Ochoa-Daderska

Instytut Badań i Innowacji w Edukacji

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Our report present a desk and field research prepared by "Elders learning English for Europe" project partners, within the ERASMUS+ 2021-1-PL01-KA220-ADU-000033465. The objectives of our project are: - To improve and to expand the offer of high quality learning opportunities adapted to the needs of older people to improve their multilingual skills (English language learning) and digital skills. - To expand and to develop the skills of trainers and other staff that support older people, especially to motivate them to participate in foreign language learning and effective teaching.

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