e-CAL - e-Coaching et Apprentissage des Langues

e-Coaching et Apprentissage des Langues /N° de projet : 2015-1-FR01-KA204-015334
25.Sofa Tutor
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URL
http://www.sofatutor.at/
Owner /country e.g. contractor, training institution, etc
Firma Sofatutor /Germany/Switzerland/Austria
1. Description of objectives, expected and/or obtained results
Sofa Tutor is award winning site which offers resources for several subject, among them German,
French, Italian, Spanish and Latin language (at different levels). 300 exercises and videos are available
free of charge while other resources are available at a reasonable price (ca. 20 EUR / month). The site
is easily accessible to those whose L1 is German. It enables communication via chat and one-on-one
learning with a (professional) tutor. The contents and visuals are made attractive to younger learners
who are struggling in school programmes or aim for better marks.
2. Target groups
Sofa Tutor was designed for schools but also enables self-directed learning either to complement
learning in class or as self-study. It is geared towards younger learners.
Sofa Tutor offers additional support to learners who are struggling in regular education, including
those with disabilities, difficulties (behavioural, emotional, learning) or disadvantages (socioeconomic,
cultural, linguistic). As such it can be used by a student with migrant/refugee background.
It supports learning from home and any location outside school.
It provides support and additional resources to teachers or any other person (parent, friend) who
supports the learner using the self-study tool.