To achieve these goals, TANDEM carried out a sequence of interlinked activities and intellectual outputs. First, partners implemented an initial skills screening and country analysis (IO1) based on interviews with migrants and locals, resulting in interactive maps and national analyses of linguistic diversity and skills levels. In parallel, they organised round tables with 20 language teachers to gather input for a textbook on task-based language teaching (IO2), which included both theory and ready-to-use lesson plans. Building on this foundation, the consortium developed a 20-hour MOOC in four languages (IO3), structured in five modules for migrants who want to learn how to teach their language; this was piloted with 77 participants across the partner countries.
At the same time, a handout for cultural and linguistic exchanges (IO4) was created and tested during language café workshops in each country, involving 91 migrants and 42 locals in total, while a framework for monitoring, evaluation and validation (IO5) was designed to track learning outcomes and validate the skills acquired. The piloting phase culminated in a multiplier event, where participants showcased what they had learned to an audience of around 100 people, followed by final events in each partner country reaching 115 additional stakeholders. Overall, TANDEM produced five core intellectual outputs, sustained dissemination (website, newsletters, Facebook page) and directly involved 705 people, leading to increased teaching skills, language awareness, digital competences and self-confidence among migrant participants, as well as stronger capacities among staff to work with low-qualified migrants using TBLT and non-formal methods.
