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When was the last time you used another language?\u00a0Perhaps it was to watch your favorite series, make a purchase or communicate on social networks?\u00a0Let’s face it, in the 21st century the ability to communicate in other languages \u200b\u200bis increasingly necessary.\u00a0In fact, knowledge of other languages \u200b\u200bis considered one of the basic skills that every person must have to live in a globalized world.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the current context of global citizenship, learning foreign languages \u200b\u200bis crucial to interact with other cultures, for mobility and to increase training and employment opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2000, the European Union\u00a0<\/span>has considered the acquisition of language skills a priority<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and promotes multilingualism, learning several languages, and interculturality as an element of union between peoples, cultures and countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

In November 2017, the European Commission promoted the objective for 2025 of a\u00a0<\/span>“European Education Area”<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in which “speaking two languages, in addition to the mother tongue, is normal”.\u00a0To achieve this goal, member states are adopting measures to promote the development of language skills at all educational levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

The digital age and ubiquitous learning<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In the digital age in which we are immersed, we find a multitude of digital tools available to learn or improve in almost any subject that interests us.\u00a0Language learning has a wide range of digital resources ranging from applications to websites, multimedia resources and platforms for language learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ubiquitous learning, that is, learning that occurs anytime, anywhere, transcends learning in formal and informal contexts.\u00a0We can learn languages \u200b\u200bat our own pace, whenever and wherever we want, through our own mobile devices.\u00a0This makes it a natural and ideal complement both to reinforce and perfect the learning of the languages \u200b\u200bwe already know and to learn new ones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn to learn<\/strong><\/h4>\n

To make the most of digital resources you have to learn how to learn.\u00a0It is not a one-time learning, but continuous, sustained over time.\u00a0Skills and strategies are required that allow us to plan, organize, persist, reflect and self-assess our learning based on our own objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, the issue is not so much the availability or access to resources, many of them free on the Internet, but managing these resources to put them at the service of what we want to learn.\u00a0Hence the importance of developing the competence of learning to learn to promote learning that is increasingly autonomous, self-regulated and effective.<\/span><\/p>\n

A free resource center<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) follows the guidelines of the Council of Europe for public institutions of Higher Education.\u00a0Through its language policy, we promote training and ongoing development of communication skills in foreign languages \u200b\u200bin both formal and informal contexts.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the resources that the ULPGC puts at the service of society is the\u00a0<\/span>Resource Center for Autonomous Language Learning (CRAAL)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0Born in 2018, this center has recently been updated through the\u00a0<\/span>award<\/span><\/a>\u00a0-winning educational innovation project\u00a0<\/span>Let’s use the CRAAL!\u00a0Updating and dissemination of the Resource Center for Autonomous Learning of Foreign Languages \u200b\u200bof the ULPGC<\/span><\/em>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n

The CRAAL is a repository that has both\u00a0<\/span>bibliographic resources<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, located in different ULPGC libraries, and digital ones, through the web, which have been selected by teaching and research staff from the Faculty of Educational Sciences, the Faculty of Philology and the Faculty of Translation and Interpretation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Materials for autonomous learning<\/strong><\/h4>\n

CRAAL digital is a platform that catalogs and organizes the resources available on the network for multilingual learning, specifically, English, German, French and Spanish as a foreign language.\u00a0The criteria that have guided the selection of these materials and resources are to facilitate autonomous learning and to be self-sufficient, that is, to contain all the necessary elements for self-learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

The CRAAL website allows browsing through the cataloged resources, existing on the web, and applying various filters.\u00a0The first is the selection of the language (English, German, French or Spanish as a foreign language) so that you can see a list with all the resources available for that language.\u00a0It is possible to refine the search either by directly entering the name of the resource that you want to use or by applying other filters, separately or in combination.\u00a0These filters include:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Language level<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0, according to the\u00a0<\/span>Common European Framework of Reference for Languages<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Type of resource support:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0application, digital online, printed material.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Skill or skill being worked on.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>For example, oral and listening comprehension, oral and listening production, grammar, vocabulary or interculturality.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Type of activity:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0short dictations, creative writing or ordering sentences.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Type of resource:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0online, dictionaries, radio\/television, press.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Once the desired resource has been selected, simply click on the link to the resource to access it.\u00a0Each resource has a tab that includes a brief description and characteristics of the resource based on the filters that can be applied, as well as a list of related resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Personalized itineraries<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    In addition, for members of the ULPGC university community, MiCRAAL allows each student’s learning itinerary to be personalized by keeping a record of the resources used.\u00a0Simply identify yourself before accessing the Resource Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In an increasingly globalized world, language learning is a necessity to communicate, relate or simply work.\u00a0The challenge of becoming multilingual speakers is demanding and requires effort and dedication.\u00a0Fortunately, there is a variety of digital resources for language learning, including the CRAAL portal, which facilitate this task.\u00a0You can learn languages \u200b\u200bhow, when and where you want, at your own pace.\u00a0There are no excuses, you just have to click.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Author Bio:<\/strong> Maria Esther Rodriguez Gil is Professor of the Department of Modern Philology, Translation and Interpreting at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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