Online Linguistic Support (OLS)

Online Linguistic Support (OLS)

Content Overview of OLS Reallocation of licenses Allocation of licenses this year Support Available to Beneficiaries

What is OLS? Online Linguistic Support Online system for students to assess their language capability in a language other than their native tongue and take an online course (if necessary)

What is OLS? Available in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch. Portuguese, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Greek, Finnish, Croatian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak and Swedish. If a language is not supported by OLS you can use Organisational Support funding for these students.

Where can you find OLS? Please follow the below link: http://erasmusplusols.eu/

Who is OLS for? Students/recent graduates undertaking a mobility in a language that is not their native language must complete the assessment. If an overseas students is enrolled at a UK HEI is going to undertake a mobility in English. It is at the institution s discretion to determine the level proficiency. The course is aimed at all levels.

Who uses OLS? British Council Validate licences to HEI s HEI Allocate licences Monitor usage Student Participate

How to use OLS? All users: Will receive an email with credentials and a access link Need to follow the link Log in with your credentials Once access is gained, you can change password. If you need to change the OLS contact, please contact HE Helpdesk.

Assessment for Mobility Participant Set up profile- fill in all mandatory fields System Compatibility Check. Resolution, Browser, Flash Player & HTML 5, Cookies. Audio Test Speakers or headphones Begin the assessment! (If you do the first the second assessment is mandatory)

Assessment for Mobility Participant Grammar (20 questions) Difficulty will Increase or decrease depending on language level Check progress of assessment.

Assessment for Mobility Participant Grammar Nouns Articles Adjectives Pronouns The correct Adverbs. The right Tense and Verbs

Assessment for Mobility Participant For each completed section, notified on: Sections that have been completed (Grammar, Vocabulary, etc.) The number of remaining parts. The next section to complete.

Assessment for Mobility Participant Vocabulary (15 questions) Nouns Adjectives Pronouns Verbs Preposition

Assessment for Mobility Participant Vocabulary Tests basic general knowledge

Assessment for Mobility Participant Key Communicative Phrases (15 questions)

Assessment for Mobility Participant Listening Comprehension (10 questions)

Assessment for Mobility Participant Listening Comprehension (10 questions)

Assessment for Mobility Participant Reading Comprehension (10 questions) Vocabulary Knowledge Text Comprehension

Assessment for Mobility Participant Reading Comprehension The type of passages presented depending on the level of difficulty of user.

Assessment for Mobility Participant Upper part of the screen, indicates overall score level according to the CEFR. (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) In the centre of the page, more detailed feedback for each competence is shown. Students can save their assessment result in their Europass Language Passport.

What is Europass? Europass is made up of five documents to make individuals skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe. Two documents are completed by individual: Curriculum Vitae Language Passport Three documents issued by education and training authorities: Europass mobility Certificate Supplement Diploma Supplement

Course for Mobility Participant Guided Tour Profile Interface language Tools Help section Home page

Course for Mobility Participant Vocabulary module This module has 6 training levels

Course for Mobility Participant Vocabulary module Beginner(A1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Upper Intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Initiation (A1-) Beginner (A1)

Course for Mobility Participant Vocabulary module

Course for Mobility participant Animated Vignettes Watch multimedia animated vignettes Highlights key words and phrases More than one part per section. Can display speakers text and translation.

Course for Mobility participant The Exercises Translation Exercises

Course for Mobility participant The Exercises Dictation and Spelling exercises

Course for Mobility participant The Exercises Pronunciation Exercises

Course for Mobility Participant Vocabulary List Includes words and expressions from exercises. Additional definitions. means word is known to user means word is unknown to user

Course for Mobility Participant Summary Test Test on lesson and sections vocabulary Tests on new words Tests on previous incorrect words for help

Course for Mobility Participant Grammar module

Course for Mobility Participant Several categories Pre-tests highlights weakness Post-tests

Course for Mobility Participant Grammar Module See grammatical rules Access exercises

Course for Mobility Participant Argumentation module (B1 & C1)

Course for Mobility Participant Argumentation module Watch video Look up vocabulary Check your understanding Express yourself, regarding the subject

Further Courses for Mobility Participant Banking (English only) Meetings (B1/B2) Job Courses (B1/C1) Correspondence (B1/C1)

Course for Mobility Participant Meeting (B1 & B2)

Course for Mobility Participant Job Courses This section is available for (B1/C1) Go to language courses and select job courses

Course for Mobility Participant Correspondence (B1/C1)

Beneficiaries Home Tab Licence Allocation to Participants- Assessment Licence Allocation to Participants- Course Licence Usage per Mobility Participant

Beneficiaries allocating assessment licences Allocating assessment licences to participants. Select project if organisation participates with several projects. Ensure correct year Summary box in top right corner.

Beneficiaries allocating assessment licences Separate email addresses with ; or, Include all students tested in same language Follow steps again different languages

Beneficiaries allocating assessment Add students emails, select Validate. licences Select the language to test Select deadline to take test. Send assessment invitation

Beneficiaries allocating assessment licences Modify/cancel an invitation and re invite participants Enter email(s) you wish to cancel Click Validate emails Pop up will appear; Check email (s) Cancel invitations

Beneficiaries allocating course licences Allocating course licences to participants Select project if organisation has several projects; Summary box in top right corner.

Beneficiaries allocating course licences Allocating course licences to participants They receive assessment licence Have completed the first assessment test Have not returned from their Erasmus+ mobility yet

Beneficiaries allocating course licences Select allocate next to candidate Allocate to all selected If participant does not connect to course in 30 days, licence is deactivated.

Beneficiaries monitoring licences Monitor licence Usage

Beneficiaries monitoring licences Details of those allocated licences

Beneficiaries monitoring licences How to Resend a licence Click on the blue Resend invitation button Pop up will appear to reset deadline. How to delete an invitation Click on the red delete invitation Pop up to confirm deletion.

Beneficiaries Edit your profile Create additional users (alias)

Delete additional users Beneficiaries Add or delete additional notification addresses

Reallocating Licences HEI has spare licences HEI needs licences Notify the NA Contact Service Provider NA reallocate in future

Support available Beneficiary User Guide: http://erasmusplusols.eu/app/uploads/2016/06/ben_user_guide_en.p df Mobility Participants User Guide for Assessment: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ezprzuejp0qvtma/aacwclinvkezhnnqjty 3yUOMa?dl=0 Mobility Participant User Guide for Courses: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/991s2uznbawh78i/aaaeqvu9m7izvtni_r ujyfa3a?dl=0 Technical Questions and Answers for Mobility Participants: http://erasmusplusols.eu/contact-us/

Support available Assessment presentation: http://erasmusplusols.eu/usefullink/ Guided tour of the language course (DE, EN, ES, FR, IT, NL) Useful link: http://erasmusplusols.eu/useful-link/

Helpdesks: Support available Technical team (service provider): Report a Problem / support@erasmusplusols.eu Dedicated OLS team at European Commission: EACEA-EPLUS-OLS@ec.europa.eu Erasmus+ HE Helpdesk Erasmus@britishcouncil.org / 02920 92 4311