<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The intergenerational learning within various types of social environment and in relation to different target groups has long covered a wide range of uses. The professional literature mostly describes its benefits for children and young people, however, the intergenerational education also contributes to the development of personality and the saturation of the educational and psycho-social needs of both adults and seniors. The paper represents the authors’ output of the VEGA research project No. 1/0176/15 and it is structured into three chapters. In the first chapter, the author deals with the opportunities of the foreign language education for (not only) disabled seniors. The second chapter focuses on the intergenerational programmes that can be used in the language education of (not only) disabled seniors who are clients of social residential facilities. In the third chapter, the author elaborates the psychological aspects of the foreign language education of seniors.</p></abstract>

The intergenerational learning within various types of social environment and in relation to different target groups has long covered a wide range of uses. The professional literature mostly describes its benefits for children and young people, however, the intergenerational education also contributes to the development of personality and the saturation of the educational and psycho-social needs of both adults and seniors. The paper represents the authors’ output of the VEGA research project No. 1/0176/15 and it is structured into three chapters. In the first chapter, the author deals with the opportunities of the foreign language education for (not only) disabled seniors. The second chapter focuses on the intergenerational programmes that can be used in the language education of (not only) disabled seniors who are clients of social residential facilities. In the third chapter, the author elaborates the psychological aspects of the foreign language education of seniors.

Foreign language education to seniors through intergenerational programmes

PhD. Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra Drážovská 4, 949 74 Nitra,

Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra Drážovská 4, 949 74 Nitra,

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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The intergenerational learning within various types of social environment and in relation to different target groups has long covered a wide range of uses. The...

Foreign language education to seniors through intergenerational programmes

Published Online: Mar 14, 2017

Page range: 103 - 117

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jolace-2017-0006

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