GABALL project creates an innovative learning environment incorporating elements of on-line and mobile learning and mobile learning, and of the Serious Games methodology approach, making the training in SMEs challenging and easier.

1. GAme BAsed Language Learning
531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-KA2MP

2. GABALL project - 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-
KA2MP
Project sheet
Title
•GAme BAsed Language Learning - GABALL
Duration
•01/12/2012 - 30/11/2014 // 24 months
Programme
•LLP - KA2
Reference number
•531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-KA2MP

3. GABALL project - 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-
KA2MP
Partnership
ISEP
VIRTUAL WORLD
(PT)
INVESLAN
(ES)
Kaunas University of
Technology
(LT)
Universidade de Rio
Grande do Sul
Universidade Federal
de Pelotas
Technicheski Universitet
Grabovo
(BG)
HRDC
(EL)
BRAZIL

4. GABALL project - 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-
KA2MP
Background
Economic situation reinforced the urgent need for companies to internationalise their businesses
- Only 4% of SMEs have plans to become internationally active in the coming years;
One of the barriers to the internationalisation is particularly the domain of foreign languages;
There is a close link between the domain of language and success and profitability in the
business;
Besides the SMEs and micro companies have to deal with other barriers to internationalisation:
know how detect the needs of their costumers, identified the most appropriate routes to market,
determinate their competitive advantage;
SMEs which are clearly and strategically investment in staff internalisation skills are achieving a
44% more export sales.
It’s necessary to answer these needs through the development of practical and appropriate
learning solutions that improve the internationalisation skills of the SME and micro companies
staff.

5. GABALL project - 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-
KA2MP
Generic objectives
Reinforcing interpersonal and intercultural competencies relevant to the SMEs
internationalization and e-marketing/e-commerce in order to facilitate European
competitiveness;
Supporting the development of innovative ICT-based content accessed by a mixed of online
and mobile platform and based on a Serious Games approach;
Bridging the worlds of personal and cultural valorization within work by supporting SMEs
managers and Higher Education students throughout individual and flexible learning
pathways;
Promoting cooperation between Universities, VET and world of
work;
Developing the integration of learning with working life, by promoting more learning
conducive environments at the workplace as a basis for development of vocational skills
relevant to the labor market needs in a globalised world.

6. GABALL project - 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-
KA2MP
Specific objectives
Ensuring the quality, functionality and suitability of the learning digital scenarios and
platform by piloting testing actions involving key end-users;
Spreading out information on the project and its results, in order to guarantee its visibility
and future sustainability.
Determining the crucial learning needs for SMEs
internationalization;
Designing and producing innovative learning resources (role-
playing game scenarios) able to support the
internationalization between European countries, using real
situations in professional contexts;
Development of a platform & digital’s scenarios,
available on online and mobile technologies;

7. GABALL project - 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-
KA2MP
Target groups
SMEs managers
VET providers
Experts and
professionals -
VET
internationalisation
stakeholders
business
representatives
higher education
students
entrepreneurs
decision makers
governmental business
entities

8. GABALL project - 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-
KA2MP
Structure
1st December 2012
30th November 2014
WP1. Project management / ISEP - 24 months
WP2. Quality assurance / VC - 21 months
WP3. Research / ISEP - 4
months
WP4. Scenarios design & scripting / TUG - 8
months
WP5. Planning & digital scenarios development /
VC - 10 months
WP6. Piloting test / KUT - 8 months
WP7. Dissemination / INVESLAN - 23 months
WP8. Exploitation / HRDC - 6
months
GABALL work plan

9. GABALL project - 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-
KA2MP
Milestones
SERIOUS GAME PLATFORM - Interactive on line platform, with all
integrated tools.
DIGITAL ROLE-PLAY LANGUAGE LEARNING SCENARIOS - 7
digital game role-play scenarios:
1. Internationalisation
2. Markets and innovation
3. Financing and tax
4. e-commerce terms
5. e-marketing terms
6. Legal and institutional environments
7. Cultures
GABALL USER’S MANUAL - Materials and resources to support platform
use.

10. GABALL project - 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-
KA2MP
Further information and collaboration
GABALL web site

11. GABALL project - 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-
KA2MP
Contact
Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431
P-4200-072 Porto (Portugal)
Tel: +351228340500 Fax: +351228321159
Contact person: Carlos Vaz de Carvalho
E-mail: cmc@isep.ipp.pt

12. GAme BAsed Language Learning - GABALL Ref: 531327-LLP-1-2012-1-PT-KA2-KA2MP
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