Authentic tasks in English/German as Additional Languages

It is a well-known reality, nowadays, that the new economic and technological context, resulting from the active implications of globalization, has given rise to the rapid development of information and communication technologies that have immensely influenced education and training across Europe. Within this framework, there is an ever growing need for educators globally to effectively prepare their students for the involved technological and social challenges; something that, in reality, will constitute the starting point towards achieving future employment and social welfare. It thus becomes evident that technology in the new pedagogies is permeating real life learning goals, namely those relating to the creation of new knowledge in the world. In relation to the above, this book focuses on the impact of the New Pedagogies as perceived through the 21st century skills spectrum which are highly relevant to students’ future academic progress so as for them to achieve, on a long-term basis, personal and professional excellence.