UNITA romance languages learning and intercomprehension

Task number	2
Name	UNITA romance languages learning and intercomprehension
Strategic Axes	Communities building, Education and Pedagogical Innovation, Research and Innovation
Workpackage	Developing UNITA communities

Objectives

Define a UNITA language policy with a particular focus on the learning of Romance languages and intercomprehension (IC).

• Chart the activities on Romance languages teaching and learning and IC;
• Define a UNITA label for Romance languages learning and IC;
• Create a network of UNITA language centres, including GEMINAE partners;
• Define and adopt a UNITA Language Policy;
• Produce micro-credentials/modules with inclusion of “how-to pills”.

Inputs & Resources

Source documentation:

• UNITA Tasks_Team_List_20231120
• UNITA Budget documents

Resources

• Human Resources: List of staff on the task, roles and position: Co-leaders Florbela Antunes IPG and Elena Albesa Pedrola UNIZAR + 33 TT members.
• Financial: Budget allocated to the task: 5.580 € travel costs; other costs 20.000 €.
• Materials: Type of materials required (computers, software, scientific tools,…):

UNITA Datacloud, UNITA Virtual Campus, LimeSurvey. Operational part of the website for accessing materials. They need a virtual campus or website to take advantage of resources they have in their universities (language centres, language resources, teaching staff, others). They are now making a network with all this information from UNITA + GEMINAE; also to be able to upload all the intercomprehension courses they organise. To have a space on the website to host the teaching materials for the UNITA community and beyond. In this way they could have all the information updated so that everyone is aware and can participate at the same time.

• Intangible: Type of intangible materials (communication tools, data bases,…): Create a database to house all available materials.

Activities & Sub-Tasks

Source documentation: In each WP folder, document entitled “WPx_full_description)

• Task Description – T2.2 description
• GANTT – WP2 GANTT

List of activities	Activity title	Activity description	Deadline
1	Introduce the new partners to the achievements and lessons learned from phase one and to Quality Assurance practices.	The new partners have been associated with the project's activities since June 2021, resulting in an easier and shorter acquaintance process.	(M1-M2)
2	Update the general synoptic assessment of partner Quality Assurance systems.	Building on phase one benchmarking by the QEB, by including the new partners' QA systems frameworks. Update and adopt the UNITA Quality Assurance policy to be implemented at partner and alliance level, with quantitative and qualitative indicators fitting the new WP and Tasks structure. Define opportunities of partner Quality Assurance synergies, further developing the common Quality Assurance policy respecting different institutional/regional/national contexts. Together with TTs 1.2 and 5.4, agree on the methodology for the evaluation of progress, processes, cost-efficiency, and deliverables, including systematic feedback from students, staff and stakeholders. Update the Quality Assurance plan by drawing a map through a logical table relating Tasks and indicators, defining all the processes to reach the objectives, and building a management quality system with procedure and codification for each process or activity. Train all the Task teams to the quality assurance policy and plan.	(M3-M12)
3	Implement and test the evaluation of progress, processes, cost-efficiency, and deliverables of the first year.	Producing a report for the QEB. Support the QEB in the production of the annual report with recommendations for the Governance Board (GB). Monitor the implementation of the corrective actions decided by the GB and evolve the quality assurance requirements and plan accordingly. Repeat evaluations emphasising identified areas of improvement. Evaluate and realize the independent assessment given by an external European Evaluation Agency, accommodating modifications in the interest of improvement. Draw lessons from the implementation of the quality assurance plan integrating best practices based on an inventory, mapping of the main QA processes on teaching, research, and public engagement.	(M13-M48)
4	Co-develop together with TT1.1 and disseminate the UNITA Quality Assurance strategy.	Matching with the ambition of developing a model of European University. Internally disseminate the strategy to all actors and in particular to the Quality Assurance Boards of the partners. Benchmark Quality Assurance strategy and practices with other European Universities by organizing and participating to mutual learning workshops.	(M24-M48)

Indicators

These indicators have been gathered from the different source (list below) and have been gathered from interviews driven by Task 5.4 UNITA impact observatory.

Outputs

Source documentation: In each WP folder, document entitled “WPx_full_description)

• Task Description – T2.2 description
• GANTT – WP2 GANTT
• List of Indicators – UNITA indicators

Primary indicatorsSecondary indicatorsSub-Indicators

These indicators have been chosen and agree during the Phase 2 proposal made to the European Commission.

Indicator	Indicator Description	Unit of measurement	Data Source	Frequency	Baseline	Target	Type
a	Number of microcredentials "Romance Languages Learning and Intercomprehension"	Numerical	UNITA Offices	Annual	3	8	Output
b	Number of Courses "Romance Languages Learning and Intercomprehension"	Numerical	UNITA Offices	Annual		12	Output
c	Number of participant enrolled (students, teachers and staff)	Numerical	Virtual campus	Annual	700	10000	Output

To be defined by T5.4 members previously to interviews and to be proposed to task co leader

Indicator Description	Unit of measurement	Data Source	Frequency	Baseline	Target	Type
Number of didactic materials published in open access the digital campus	Numerical	Virtual campus / website	Annual	0	20	Output

To be defined by T5.4 members previously to interviews and to be proposed to task co leader

Data collection

Indicator Description	Data Source	Collection Type	Data Owner
Number of microcredentials "Romance Languages Learning and Intercomprehension"	UNITA Offices	Manual	in-house certification system
Number of Courses "Romance Languages Learning and Intercomprehension"	UNITA Offices	Manual	in-house certification system
Number of participant enrolled (students, teachers and staff)	Virtual campus	Automatic	in-house certification system
Number of didactic materials published in open access the digital campus	Virtual campus / website	Automatic	in-house certification system

Impacts

Source documentation:

• Task and WP long-term objectives Task Description - T2.2 description - WP2 Objectives
• UNITA Mission Statement (from Grant Agreement)

	Users / Beneficiaries Intern to UNITA	End-Users / Beneficiaries extern to UNITA
1) Who are the stakeholders benefiting of the task’s actions ?	Partners of UNITA Society in general Users of minority Romance languages, especially in mountainous areas	To check with the T5.1 list Society in general
2) To what extent has the local/international society changed as a result of outcomes compared to before UNITA ? What are the long term results for them ?	- Promotion of the knowledge and use of one's own languages - Promotion of European citizenship and a sense of belonging to Europe	Society in general and beyond Europe through GEMINAE