Project title: “ENGaGE Digital English and German task bank for 4th-8th class dyslexic learners”
Registration number: 2017-1-HU01-KA201-035955
Project type: Tempus Erasmus+ KA201
Time frame: 01/10/2017 – 31/03/2020 (ext. 30/09/2020)
Coordinator: University of Miskolc
Project manager: Magnuczné dr. Godó Ágnes
UM English project team: Dr. Harry Edward Bailey, Dr. Irina Golubeva, Láng Viktória, Ruth Lévai, Magnuczné dr. Godó Ágnes, Mátyás Anikó, Szabóné dr. Papp Judit, Julia Váraljai
Project partners: University of Szeged, Lingua-Met GP and Navigates LP (Hungary), Lancaster University (UK), Masaryk University (Czech Republic), Warsaw University (Poland)
Project objectives: Developing an innovative, flexible digital task bank for dyslexic learners and their inclusive classes at primary school; sensitising foreign language teachers to the special needs of dyslexic language learners, supporting differentiated foreign language instruction
Main project outcomes:
ENGaGE Digital English and German Task Bank from zero to A2+ CEFR level
Six-module ENGaGE Teacher Training Programme
Teacher training courses in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland
Dissemination conference
Project homepage: ENGaGE | Digital English and German task bank for 4th-8th class dyslexic learners (uni-miskolc.hu) (http://engage.uni-miskolc.hu)
Project title: „Nyelvkaland ME Nyelvtanulással a boldogulásért” (Language learning adventure UM Supporting academic and career perspectives with foreign language learning)
Registration number: EFOP-3.2.14-17-2017-00001
Time frame: 2017.10.01. – 2021.02.28.
Project managers: Kegyesné Dr. Szekeres Erika, Dr. Mokrainé Orosz Angéla, Dr. Tózsa-Rigó Attila, Dr. Pataki Éva
Professional coordinator: Dr. Bikics Gabriella
Sub-project coordinators: Magnuczné dr. Godó Ágnes (English), Bazsóné dr. Sőrés Marianna (German)
Project objectives: Providing experiential foreign language learning experience in English and German to the secondary school learners of the northern Hungary region, to develop their foreign language competence and improve their career perspectives; familiarising the secondary school teachers and teacher trainees participating in the project with the main principles and toolkit of experiential learning to foster differentiated instruction in heterogeneous classes.
Main project outcomes:
Familiarising 46 teacher trainees participating in the project with the main principles and toolkit of experiential learning and differentiated instruction
Weekly experiential foreign language classes held by our teacher trainees in 16 secondary schools of the region involving 2880 learners
Developing a digital task bank
Organising open days for the teachers and learners of the secondary schools involved
Conducting teacher training events for 32 secondary school teachers
Research work published in Nyelvkaland-ME_tanulmánykötet_ANYK_2019_1.pdf (uni-miskolc.hu)
Project homepage: Nyelvkaland ME
Project title: “Főnix ME – Megújuló Egyetem Felsőoktatási intézményi fejlesztések a felsőfokú oktatás minőségének és hozzáférhetőségének együttes javítása érdekében”, “Nemzetköziesítés” (V. részprojekt) (Phynix UM – Renewing university Institutional developments in higher education to improve the quality and accessibility of higher education)
Registration number: EFOP-3.4.3-16-2016-00015
Time frame: 2017.05.01. – 2021.12.31.
Project manager: Bárdosné dr. Soós Viktória
Professional coordinator: Ligetvári Éva
Sub-project objectives: Developing a modular English language course structure for corporate managers; preparing course materials for assessing the language competence of and providing ongoing remedial support for the students at the University of Miskolc.
Main project outcomes:
English language modules for corporate communication
Business English – oral communication skills (Julia Váraljai)
Business English – written communication skills (Robin Lee Nagano)
Presentation skills in English (Magnuczné dr. Godó Ágnes)
Intercultural communication skills (Láng Viktória)
Materials for assessment and providing remedial support for students majoring in English or learning English as an additional language
Language level assessment tests for CEFR levels B1-C1 (Láng Viktória)
Remedial language course to prepare English majors for the Filter Exam (Julia Váraljai)
Practice materials for the written part of the Final Exam and the Academic English II exam (Magnuczné dr. Godó Ágnes)
The materials are accessible through the e-learning system of the University of Miskolc.
Project homepage: „Főnix ME” - Megújuló Egyetem EFOP-3.4.3-16-2016-00015 - Miskolci Egyetem (uni-miskolc.hu)
Project title: „Digitális úton-útfélen. Komplex iskolai innováció és digitális szemléletformálás hátrányos helyzetűek körében” (Digital development on and off the track. Complex educational innovation and digital sensitisation among learners with social disadvantages)
Registration number: TÁMOP-3.1.16-14-2014-0001
Time frame: 2014-2016
Coordinator: University if Miskolc
Project manager: Dr. Szabó-Tóth Kinga
Professional coordinator: Dr. Habil. Ugrai János
Project objectives: Developing digital English language course materials for 4-8th grade primary school learners in heterogeneous classes; supporting learners with various learning difficulties with the help of the CIP methodology facilitating differentiated instruction; translating English professional literature into Hungarian (Darling-Hammond, L, Bransford, J. (eds). (2007). Preparing teachers for a changing world: What teachers should learn and be able to do. San Francisco: Jossey Bass. ISBN: 978 0 7879 9634 5)
Main project outcomes:
Digital English language course materials for 4-8th grade learners (course developers: Kissné dr. Kovács Krisztina, Dr. Molnár Erzsébet, Dorkó Dóra, Láng Viktória, Pataki Jánosné, Szabóné dr. Papp Judit, Magnuczné dr. Godó Ágnes, Putz Orsolya, native English reviewer: Julia Váraljai, peer reviewer: Kovácsné dr. Nagy Emese)
CIP lesson plans (Kovácsné dr. Nagy Emese, Supák Erzsébet, Takács Gergely)
Hungarian translation of the volume edited by Darling-Hammond, L, and Bransford, J. (2007). Preparing teachers for a changing world: What teachers should learn and be able to do. San Francisco: Jossey Bass. ISBN: 978 0 7879 9634 5
Project title: „A felsőoktatás minőségének javítása kiválósági központok fejlesztésére alapozva a Miskolci Egyetem stratégiai kutatási területein” (Improving the quality of higher education based on the development of centres of excellence in the strategic research areas of the University of Miskolc)
Registration number: TÁMOP-4.2.1.B-10/2/KONV-2010-0001
Time frame: 2011.03.01. - 2013.05.29.
Sub-project objectives: Conducting research within the framework of the R & D topic “Investigating corporate communication with the methods of pragmatic and critical discourse analysis”: analysing of internal and external corporate communication networks, describing different communicative genres and text types based on the frequency of occurrence, interactional effectiveness and their role in creating value; investigating the professional language of logistics within the framework of the Centre of Excellence of Mechatronics and Logistics
Main project outcomes:
Numerous conference talks and publications in Hungary and abroad, lecture notes and other course materials
Volume summarising research on corporate communication: Dobos Csilla (ed.) (2012). A vállalati kommunikáció vizsgálatának nyelvészeti és interkulturális aspektusai. Miskolc: Miskolci Egyetemi Kiadó.
Volume summarising research on the professional language of logistics: Illésné Kovács Mária, Kegyesné Szekeres Erika and Kriston Renáta (eds.) (2012). Logisztika, szaknyelv és szaknyelvoktatás. Miskolc: Miskolci Egyetemi Kiadó.