Practical Maritime English takes centre stage at the Rijeka partner meeting

PraC-MARENG Plus partners will meet in Rijeka on 12–13 November to review the online learning experience and plan the next phase of Maritime English assessment for port and shore professionals.

A tug instruction needs confirming. A mooring team needs a clear update. A ship’s supply request needs clarification. These are the kinds of exchanges that PraC-MARENG Plus is bringing into practical, profession-based English learning.

The project’s third transnational partner meeting will be hosted by the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Croatia. It comes as the partnership continues to connect specialist teaching content with online activities, partner review and preparations for wider user testing.

Learning built around port and shore roles

Profession-based courses are now online, with partner checks and refinements continuing. The learning materials address roles including port security officers, ship chandlers and suppliers, freight forwarders, mooring personnel and tug coordinators. Their focus is the language people use to exchange information, clarify instructions and respond to situations in their work.

Recent collaboration between content authors and Maritime Innovators’ technical team has focused on listening activities, audio recordings, activity instructions, question layouts and answer feedback. Authors are also checking that the online versions preserve their intended learning objectives. These reviews are helping identify where further changes are needed before broader use.

Rijeka: connecting learning with assessment

The proposed meeting programme brings curriculum and platform progress together with the next assessment phase. Partners will review course content, terminology support and the learner experience, then consider how assessment can connect with the communication skills taught in the modules.

The planned assessment work covers listening, speaking, reading and writing, alongside feedback and progress tracking. Discussions will address the assessment methodology, digital test bank and integration with the learning platform. This work is intended to help learners understand their progress and educators identify areas for further practice.

An invitation to help shape the learning experience

Port and terminal professionals, Maritime English educators, maritime students, vocational learners, e-learning specialists and industry representatives are invited to express interest in testing relevant course activities.

Practitioners can comment on whether situations and terminology reflect their work. Educators can assess the clarity and usefulness of the learning tasks. Learners and technical reviewers can help identify difficulties with navigation, audio and access.

To discuss participation, contact info@prac-marengplus.com or your local project partner, mentioning your role and the course area that interests you. Access and testing instructions can then be agreed with the project team.

Explore the course platform: https://course.prac-marengplus.com/login/index.php

Learn about the project: https://prac-marengplus.com/

The partnership brings together Constanța Maritime University, Maritime Innovators, VILNIUS TECH, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, the University of Rijeka and Munster Technological University.