France: experts involved and ECML activities

Date and venue: 11 April 2024, Grenoble-Alpes University, France
Local organisation: Academic Steering Committee for Modern Languages and Academic School for Continuing Education
ECML experts: Béatrice Leonforte (Switzerland) and Michel Candelier (France)
Participants: 120 - supervisory staff and trainers from primary and secondary schools

In the presence of ECML experts (Michel Candelier and Béatrice Leonforte) and academics from the Lidilem laboratory at Grenoble Alpes University, a seminar on pluralistic approaches to languages and cultures was attended by 120 managers and trainers from the Grenoble education authority. This seminar, which took a resolutely cross-curricular approach, enabled primary and secondary school teachers to become aware of the work already underway in the field of pluralistic approaches to languages, as well as benefiting from high-level scientific contributions, discovering numerous examples of activities and acquiring new resources.

This workshop, organised with the strong support of the ECML, consolidated what already exists and opened up fruitful avenues of work for the future – in particular by outlining prospects for work in nursery schools, CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) classes, mathematics, vocational training or as part of bilanguage continuity classes (classes of 6ème pupils who have benefited from the teaching of two modern languages at primary level). The participants appreciated this time for taking a step back, exchanging ideas and reflecting, which gave them the desire to go further in developing the plurilingual and pluricultural skills promoted by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Frédéric Bablon, Diana-Lee Simon, Jean-Christophe Larbaud

• FREPA: A framework of reference for pluralistic approaches to languages and cultures
• More information about the training and consultancy offer of the ECML for member states: “Plurilingual and intercultural approaches – A didactic tool for integrated plurilingual and intercultural education”

This year, the 29th edition of the French Language and Francophonie Week, entitled "On the podium", celebrates French and sport alongside the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A variety of events are planned at an international level from 16 to 24 March.

International Francophonie Day 2024 – Create, innovate, undertake in French

Every year around 20 March, la Journée internationale de la Francophonie is celebrated both in French-speaking countries and in those where the French language is less widely spoken. The Observatoire de la langue française estimates that there are 321 million French speakers on five continents. The events organised to mark the occasion aim to highlight the diversity and vitality of the Francophonie.

In 2024, the theme "Create, innovate, undertake in French" highlights the many opportunities and dynamism of the French-speaking world, encouraging creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship as levers for job creation for young people. This theme, launched on 20 March, will be developed throughout the year.

Modern Languages Week in France (18-23 March 2024)

In France, Modern Languages Week runs from 18 to 23 March 2024. Its aim is to highlight languages and linguistic diversity both inside and outside school. The aim of the event is to encourage the use of languages and to promote linguistic diversity, plurilingualism, language education and existing initiatives. The theme chosen for this year's event is "It's all about communicating", with the Olympic and Paralympic Games as a backdrop.

French, one of the official languages of the Council of Europe

Along with English, French is one of the two official languages of the Council of Europe. The Organisation is strongly committed to a balanced use of the two official languages, and in particular to respecting the principle of parity between the two official languages in accordance with the Statute of the Council of Europe. Among other things, it has just published Guidelines for the use of inclusive language in French and English, which will now be used by its European Centre for Modern Languages as a basis for its inclusive communication.

The presence of the French language in the world – some figures

• With around 321 million speakers, French remains the 5^th most widely spoken language in the world (after English, Chinese, Hindi and Spanish) (1) and is the 3^rd most widely used language in business.
• 81 million people speak it as their mother tongue and 255 million use it daily. (2)
• More than 93 million pupils have French as one of their languages of instruction. (1)
• As a foreign language, French is the 2nd most learnt language in the world by over 50 million people. (1)
• On the Internet, French is the 2^nd most widely used language, with 180 million French-speaking Internet users (3.3% of Internet users worldwide). (2)
  
  

(1) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, The French Language in the World 2019-2022, Gallimard, Paris, 2022.
      Full report – Summary

(2) Report to Parliament on the French language 2024, portrait of public policies in favour of the French language and plurilingualism

Find out more:

Website of the International Organisation of La Francophonie

Website of the French Ministry of Education and Youth

Éduscol website

Related content:

Council of Europe website dedicated to the European Day of Languages (26 September)

The European Language Gazette, the ECML's e-newsletter, provides up-to-date news about the ECML (events, projects, resources) and other relevant sectors of the Council of Europe as well as of our partners. It focuses on national developments in the field of language education in the member states and beyond.

Enjoy the latest issue: English – French

European Language Gazette no. 63 (January – March 2023)

Table of contents:

“A new Council of Europe Recommendation on language education: the importance of teacher education”

ECML programme developments 2020-2023 – “Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences”

• Save the dates!
  - Launch event of the ECML Call for proposals for the 2024-27 programme, 15 May 2023
  - ECML Summer Academy, Graz, 3-7 July 2023
• “Enhancing language education in cross-border vocational education education (initial/in-service)”: a critical topic all over Europe

ECML national support event

• “Diving into deep learning” – Vlaamse CLIL-studiedag (Brussels, Belgium, 6 March 2023)

Recent ECML resources

• Selected ECML flyers in German
• Selection of ECML resources and projects in German
• Publication translations
• Inventory of ICT tools and OERs: discover the latest resources!

Publications quoting the work of the ECML

• Related ECML work on language awareness, the language of schooling, subject classes, mediation, learning environments

European Day of Languages: EDL t-shirt contest

• EDL t-shirt 2023
• EDL t-shirt contest 2024

Training and consultancy activities

• Launch of a series of 48 language education workshops in member states

National developments

• Austria: competition for the European Language Label in Austria 2023
• France
  - LISEO highlights the work and resources of the ECML and national language policies in Europe
  - World Language Barometer 2022 – launch of the 4th edition
• Germany: MitSprache Deutsch4U - a programme for non-profit organisations to foster learning environments where diversity flourishes
• Ireland
  - Erasmus+ School Education: The impact of mobility projects on the professional development of staff
  - #ThinkLanguages Week 2023 (27 November – 1 December 2023)
• Canada: 2020-2021 Annual Report of the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI)

Professional Network Forum of the ECML

• Forthcoming events of the Forum members
• Eaquals webinar series 2023
• ECSPM: International Symposium “The social role of higher education: Developing the civil society’s awareness and impacting policies on the role of multilingualism in education” (Strasbourg, France, 22-24 March 2023)
• 10th EDiLiC conference (University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 28-30 June 2023)
• ICC – the International Language Association: conference, articles, new YouTube channel
• “Future of languages”: FIPLV Nordic-Baltic Region Conference (Reykjavik, Iceland, 8-9 June 2023)

In memoriam – Evangelia Moussouri and Tony Fitzpatrick

Council of Europe developments

• Towards the 26th session of the Council of Europe Standing Conference of Ministers of Education: a series of consultations
• CEFR online workshop series
• The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
  - The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages is celebrating its 25th anniversary
  - Recent reports: Netherlands, Sweden
• Council of Europe online bookshop: recent publications

News from other organisations

• International Colloquium “Plurensa-2023: Multilingualism/plurilingualism, teaching and learning, complexity and integrity: epistemological, pedagogical and political perspectives” (7-10 June 2023, Montpellier, France)
• EU: European Year of Skills 2023, recent EU resources
• OECD: recent resources
• International Mother Language Day – UNESCO event “Multilingual education – a necessity to transform education” (21 February 2023)
• Global Citizenship and Multilingual Competences: new teaching module
• The European Wergeland Centre: recent resources
  - New handbook “31 basic activities”
  - “How does Artificial Intelligence influence the way teachers teach and students learn to live in a democracy?” – Webinar recorded on 7 February 2023
• Journal of International Mobility: special issue on Interculturality, intercultural skills and mobility in adult education – Call for paper until 28 April 2023
• Journal Education Sciences: special issue on Multiculturalism in higher education: current trends, challenges, and practices – Call for papers until 31 July 2023
• Babylonia, the Swiss Journal of Language Education: latest issue

Quick links

The conference ‘Getting Europe Moving!’ will give a new impetus to mobility programmes, in spite of the current the health crisis. The event will promote more inclusive and better recognised mobility for all young people, including students, pupils, apprentices, etc. The conference will be held online from the Sorbonne University in Paris.

Online village:

Each of the 27 EU member states will showcase examples of inspiring practices promoting more inclusive and better recognised mobility. Virtual stands will promote European organisations facilitating mobility and multilingualism.
In this virtual space, the ECML will showcase Plurimobil –  practical resources for teachers and teacher trainers resources aimed at enhancing plurilingual and intercultural learning through mobility.

The event takes place within the framework of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

• Follow the conference live (information and programme in French/English)

The year 2019 marked the 25th anniversary of the ECML and the culmination of the "Languages at the heart of learning" programme. In the current issue, the Executive Director of the ECML and project coordinators take stock of 25 years of language education and highlight the ECML project achievements. The interview focuses on language education in Slovenia. The last section presents new publications and digital resources.

Access issue 42 (PDF available in French)
Access all issues (available in French)

Date: 7 and 8 October 2019
Venue: Canopé de la Marne, Reims, France
Organisation: Rectorate of the Academy of Reims, France
ECML experts: Michel Candelier, France; Jean François de Pietro, Switzerland
Participants:  the academy's education executives and decision-makers (7 October);  teachers and trainers involved in language awareness projects in their schools (8 October)

Pluralistic approaches - in particular language awareness and integrated language didactics - are included in the new curricula in France (2015 and 2016). At the instigation of the Rector of the Academy of Reims, a project aimed at the progressive integration of these approaches in the classroom has been developed and has benefited from the assistance of Michel Candelier and Francis Goullier in its definition.

The seminar supported by the ECML made it possible to draw up a progress report with a view to gradually extending the experiment. This seminar contributed to :

• offering additional training for people who had taken part in the experiments, including  practical presentations, cross presentations of the work carried out, giving rise to a critical review (progress made and problems encountered) (one day, plenary sessions and workshops);
• to offer guidance and advice, with the participation of the educational managers who followed up the experiments, in the presence of the Rector;
• to sensitize new staff to these issues;
• to promote the Academy's action among its partners (local authorities);
• to bring together European actors involved in this same dynamic.

All the resources are available on the Padlet « Éveil à la diversité linguistique » ("Awakening to linguistic diversity"), accessible at: https://fr.padlet.com/eric_hornewer/zu1x174rdxbp.

Related links

• FREPA: A framework of reference for pluralistic approaches to languages and cultures
• More information about the training and consultancy offer of the ECML for member states "Plurilingual and intercultural approaches - A didactic tool for integrated plurilingual and intercultural education"

The CIEP is undergoing a major transformation. On July 4 Jean-Michel Blanquer, Minister of National Education and Youth of the Republic of France, unveiled the public institution's new name, which has been changed to France Éducation international. This important step marks the first outcome of the endeavour initiated by the Minister several months ago. His goal has been to make the institution the main driving force for educational cooperation encouraged by the Ministry of National Education and Youth, which now has a new educational goal in the international arena.

Educational and linguistic cooperation is becoming a key element of the international policy of France. The aim is to put education at the heart of the public development assistance policy.

Source : France Éducation International (translated by the ECML)

The CIEP is the national contact point for the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) of the Council of Europe in France.

• Newsletter edited by France Éducation international: read issue no. 63 (available in French)
• ECML web pages dedicated to France

The “Courriel européen des langues”, the online magazine which is edited twice a year by the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP), has been relaunched with renewed contents and a refreshing layout. The current issue highlights 6 ongoing ECML projects, giving the floor to the project coordinators and a project team member, as well as to teachers in the field. In addition, the National Contact Point for the ECML highlights the new national language strategy in Denmark. Finally, a section presents 11 recent resources (online materials, publications).

The Courriel is disseminated in French on the CIEP website and on its LISEO portal (see dedicated section “Courriel européen des langues”). You can subscribe for free to the Magazine and find the archives here: http://www.ciep.fr/lettres-information/courriel-europeen-langues.

Contents of Issue no. 40 – May 2018 (only available in French):

Focus sur le projet EOL

• EOL – Des environnements d’apprentissage optimisés pour et par les langues
  Article de Jonas ERIN, Inspecteur général de l’éducation nationale, coordinateur européen du projet EOL
• Témoignages
  • Le projet EOL au collège André Chénier (Carcassonne)
    Témoignage d’Émilie Courtejaire, avec la collaboration de Selvi Gras, professeur d’anglais et professeur d’espagnol au collège André Chénier, coordinatrice du projet EOL pour le collège
  • Le projet EOL au lycée Les 7 Mares (Maurepas)
    Témoignage de Noëlle Sédilot-Gasmi, Professeure d’espagnole et coordinatrice de la discipline, initiatrice et coordinatrice du projet EOL pour le lycée

Autres projets du CELV

• Le projet e-lang - Vers une littératie numérique pour l’enseignement et l’apprentissage des langues
  Article de Christian Ollivier, Professeur des universités à l’université de La Réunion, coordinateur du projet e-lang
• La/les langue(s) de scolarisation : une feuille de route pour les établissements scolaires
  Article de Rebecca DAHM, Maître de conférences en didactique des langues, ESPE Midi-Pyrénées – Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, coordinatrice du projet Langue(s) de scolarisation
• Le projet QualiMatrix dans sa dernière année de développement
  Article de Gudrun ERICKSON, University of Gothenburg, Department of Education and Special Education, documentaliste du projet QualiMatrix

Actualités

• Développer la conscience linguistique dans les matières scolaires : appel à contribution pour les enseignants de DNL
• Vers un Cadre européen commun de référence pour les enseignants de langues : trois instruments à l’honneur en 2018
• La Gazette européenne des langues

L’enseignement des langues au Danemark

• Entretien avec Ana Kanareva-Dimitrovska, point de contact national du Danemark
  Propos recueillis par Marion Latour et Bernadette Plumelle

Ressources

• À explorer sur internet
  • Label européen des langues : EUROBAC
  • Écrire en plusieurs langues : dossier réactualisé « Intégrer le numérique en classes de langues »
  • Dossier thématique « La mémorisation : Dans quelle mesure le numérique permet-il de créer des situations d’apprentissage efficace ? »
  • Audio Lingua : 5 000 fichiers audio en 13 langues
  • Radio Garden : écouter en direct toutes les radios nationales, locales ou web du monde
  • 7 nouveaux kits eTwinning pour monter un projet eTwinning
• Vient de paraître

From 21 to 25 May, a week dedicated to digital literacy and language teaching and learning will be held at the University of La Réunion. This event will bring together four colleagues from the ECML e-lang project who will work on a book project on these issues. Wednesday 23 May will be devoted to a study and training day which will present the e-lang project.

• Project website "e-lang - Digital literacy for the teaching and learning of languages" (2016-2019): English - French
• Programme and free registration to the study and training day on 23 May (only available in French)

In partnership with the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe, the Ministry of Culture and the International Centre for Educational Studies (CIEP), the French Ministry of Education organised a training seminar for language teachers on 17 and 18 May 2018 in Sèvres, at the prestigious premises of CIEP, on the theme of supporting multilingual classes. The objective was to prepare teachers, teacher trainers, and administrators to develop the learners' plurilingual and intercultural repertoires in order to enhance their academic success and help ensure quality education for migrant learners.

The event was very successful, with 50 modern language teachers who participated, most of them acting as members of the French network "EOL - Learning environments where modern languages flourish", a project led by the ECML. The teachers were able to meet with the national coordinator, Jonas Erin, Inspector-General of National Education. They expressed their willingness to put into practice the contributions of training to make linguistic diversity a reality in their classes.

In addition, the seminar was opened at a high level by Pierre-François Mourier, Director of CIEP, Hervé Tilly, Deputy Director for European and Multilateral Affairs in charge of the interim Head of Service for European and International Relations and Cooperation, and Loïc Depecker, General Delegate for French Language and the Languages of France.

• More information: Programme - Description - Practical information (available in French)
• ECML project website "Learning environments where modern languages flourish (EOL)" (available in English, French and German)
• ECML training and consultancy offer “Supporting multilingual classrooms” (website available in English and German)

Author: © Communication Department of CIEP, translation: ECML

The National Modern Languages Week is targeted at all  pupils in the schools and high-schools in France, as well as their families and the general public. The theme, first chosen for 2016, “Osons les langues/Let's dare to speak languages”, has been renewed for this second edition. This week, again organized  in May, aims to raise awareness, among the general public, about the linguistic diversity present within the country and the advantages that modern languages represent. It also seeks to encourage the desire  to learn and use languages.

 The objectives of this Week are to:

• highlight a topic that can bring together language and/or language related projects and foster their impact
• raise awareness about the importance of languages for professional integration
• value plurilingualism
• encourage mobility and international openness

Link: http://www.education.gouv.fr/cid101667/semaine-des-langues-vivantes.html&xtmc=adresse&xtnp=1&xtcr=3

The European Language Gazette, the ECML's e-newsletter, provides up-to-date news about the ECML (events, projects, resources), the Language Policy Unit and other relevant sectors of the Council of Europe, as well as our partners. It focuses on national developments in the field of language education in the member states and beyond.

Read the latest issue: English - French

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Issue no. 36 – Contents

Focus on ECML programme developments – "Languages at the heart of learning" (2016-2019)

Latest project developments

"Language awareness in subject classes": participate in an online survey

"Towards a Common European Framework for Language Teachers": latest news

e-lang project in 2016: laying the foundations for a digital literacy in the language teaching and learning context

"Promoting excellence in sign language instruction (PRO-Sign2)": ECML workshop (Graz, Austria, 1-2 March 2017) – cooperation partnership with Moscow State Linguistic University

"A quality matrix for CEFR use": ECML workshop (Graz, Austria, 15-16 November 2016) – Interview with Denis Vigneron, French participant

ECML training and consultancy for member states

Network meeting of local organisers and ECML consultants (Graz, Austria, 7-8 March 2017) and upcoming national training workshops

National training workshop "Supporting multilingual classes" in Slovenia (Koper, 2-3 March 2017)

National workshops "A pluriliteracies approach to teaching for learning" in Malta (Floriana, 2-3 March 2017) and Latvia (Riga, 6-7 March 2017) 

Forthcoming events

Recent ECML publication: Language skills for successful subject learning – CEFR linked descriptors for mathematics and history/civics

European Day of Languages

National developments in Armenia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland

Professional Network Forum of the ECML: upcoming events

Council of Europe developments

The linguistic integration of adult migrants: some lessons from research

Council of Europe Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (CAHROM) (ECML, Graz, Austria, 29-31 March 2017)

International Roma Day – 8 April

Pestalozzi programme: creating an online community of action researchers – summer school 2017

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: developments in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Kosovo*, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"

Urban policies for inclusive integration and diversity advantage: join the Intercultural Cities 2017 Milestone Event (Lisbon, Portugal, 28-29 November 2017)

Cyprus Chairmanship Conference in Nicosia: "Securing Democracy through Education"

Recent publication

Editorial news from other organisations: Eurostat, Eurydice, OECD, Unesco, Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, Babylonia

Quick links

The ECML's e-newsletter provides up-to-date news about the ECML (events, projects, resources), its partners and other relevant sectors of the Council of Europe. It focuses on language education and national developments in the member states and beyond.

Enjoy the latest issue (December 2016) : English - French

The European Language Gazette, the ECML's e-newsletter, provides up-to-date news about the ECML (events, projects, resources), the Language Policy Unit and other relevant sectors of the Council of Europe, as well as our partners. It focuses on national developments in the field of language education in the member states and beyond.

Issue no. 33 (September - October 2016): available in English and in French. 

In this issue, Sarah Breslin, Executive Director of the ECML, presents the Centre's new programme "Languages at the hear of learning" (2016-2019). You will also find a number of articles on the latest developments at the ECML and in other European institutions, as well as a selection of recommended ressources and events.

This free e-newsletter is edited three times per year by the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP), the National Contact Point of the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) which promotes the Centre's work in France.

• Read the newsletter (available in French only)

• ECML web pages dedicated to the Centre's official contacts in France, the French expertise in ECML projects and national resources related to langage education

The ECML echoes the comments expressed by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in relation to the tragic events which took place in Paris on Friday evening. We send out a message of support to the people of France and our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who died or were injured.

• Statement by Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland

• Letter to Mr François Hollande, French President

Download the brochure "l'intercompréhension" of the General Delegation on the French Language and the Languages of France (28 pages, only available in French).

The publication presents, among others, the Framework for pluralistic approaches to languages and cultures (FREPA/CARAP), which was developed as part of the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) of the Council of Europe,

The International Centre for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP) has recently published the lastest issue of the Courriel européen des langues (only available in French). This issue offers a summary of the final seminar of the project "Languages ​​and employability / Langues et employabilité" (LEMP) held in June 2015 during which the results of a survey among over 800 companies were presented.

You will also find detailed information about the participation of French experts in ECML workshops and the EU programme "European Award for Languages ​​: Network of European Language Labelled Initiative Project / NelliP) which is aimed to promote quality in language learning through the application of the quality criteria used to award the European Language Label, as well as a selection of publications, educational resources and seminars announcements.

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CIEP is the National Contact Point of the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe for France.

• Website dedicated to the French expertise: English - French 
• Thematic collection on languages and employment (2015): English - French

The 33rd edition of the Courriel européen des langues provides a summary report on the annual seminar on the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) « Politiques européennes des langues et priorités nationales » (European language policies and national priorities”) organised by the Delegation to the European and International Relations and Cooperation - DREIC ( Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research), the General Delegation for the French language and the languages of France - DGLFLF - (Ministry of Culture and Communication) and the International Centre for  Studies in Education (CIEP). 

More information (in French) on this event is available on CIEP’s website:
• Programme
• Presentation supports

Moreover, the issue contains practical information for experts living and working in France wishing to submit their application for the next programme of the ECML “Languages at the heart of learning” (2016-2019), recommended publications, pedagogical resources as well as event announcements.

The newsletter is edited three times per year by CIEP, the National Contact Point of the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) which promotes the Centre's work in France.

• Archives of the Courriel européen des langues
• ECML web section dedicated to CIEP, and the French expertise in ECML’s projects

This seminar is aimed at inspectors, members of the Academic Delegation for European Relations and international cooperation (DAREIC), teachers of Teacher Training Colleges (ESPE, Écoles Supérieures de Professorat et d’Éducation), language and literature teachers, researchers, French experts already involved in the work of the ECML, as well as anyone interested in the ECML.

Sarah Breslin, Executive Director of the ECML, will present the ECML Call for submissions for the ECML Programme 2016-2019 “Languages at the heart of learning”. The following ECML projects will be presented:

- "European portfolio for student teachers of pre-primary education" (Pré-élémentaire) (Francis Goullier),
- "Collaborative community approach to migrant education" (Community) (Andrea Young),
- "Involving parents in plurilingual and intercultural education" (Parents) (Gaid Evenou).

Sessions will also include inputs from two National Contact Points for the ECML in Austria (Austrian Centre for Language Competence) and in Canada (Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute, OLBI) and will be devoted to the cooperation between the ECML and the European Commission, as well as to reflexions on the future of language education.

The event is organised by the General Delegation for the French language and the languages of France (Ministry of Culture and Communication), the Delegation to the European and international relations and cooperation (Ministries of Education and Higher Education and research) and the International Centre for Studies in Education (CIEP – the national contact point for the ECML in France), in partnership with the Directorate for cultural, university and research cooperation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development).

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Seminar programme (in French)

Location:
Centre international d’études pédagogiques (CIEP)
6 avenue Léon Journault
FR-92318 Sèvres
France
Tel.: (+33) 01 45 07 60 00
Website

Registration is limited to 80 people (including speakers).

Contact for further information: [email protected] and [email protected]

Discover the latest issue of the Courriel européen des langues, the e-newsletter released by CIEP, the National Contact Point for the ECML in France.

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For more information about the National Contact Point for the ECML in France and French expertise involved in ECML projects, please visit the ECML website.

CIEP has just released a bibliography on Languages and Employability (in French) (September 2014, 24 pages) focusing on language economics and corporate language practice.

Website of the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies / Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP)

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ECML web pages dedicated to the national contact point and ECML expertise in France

Projets connexes du CELV, 2012-2015: 

• "LINCQ - Languages in corporate quality"
• "Language For Work - Developing migrants' language competences at work"

Contents:

• An article by Sarah Breslin, Executive Director of the ECML, makes an initial positive assessment of the Centre's current programme of activities
• Reports of participants from France in the last ECML workshops 
• Information on other European institutions in the field of language teaching 
• Selected publications, educational resources, conference announcements

Read Issue no. 31 (in French only)

Archived issues of the e-newsletter Courriel européen des langues

On 4 February 2014, the General Delegation for the French Language and the Languages of France (DGLFLF), the Directorate of European and International Relations and Cooperation (DREIC - Ministries of Education and Higher Education and Research) and the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP), in partnership with the Directorate of cultural and academic co-operation and research (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), will organise the annual seminar at CIEP (Sèvres, France) on the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe on the theme of European language policies and national priorities.

Targeted audience: Maximum 80 people: teachers, inspectors, general inspectors, DAREIC, students in language teaching, associations specialised in language policies, CNDP and CRDP (*) managers.

(*) CNDP = Centre National de Documentation Pédagogique / National Centre of Pedagogic Documentation
CRDP = Centre Régional de Documentation Pédagogique / Regional Centre of Pedagogic Documentation
DAREIC = Délégués Académiques aux Relations Européennes et Internationales (Dareic) / Academic Delegates for European and International Relations

Seminar programme, objectives, and short description on the European Centre for Modern Languages

To register: please contact [email protected]

Issue no. 29 of the online newsletter 'Courriel européen des langues' - edited by the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP) - highlights the network meeting of the ECML project "CARAP for parents - Parental Involvement in plurilingual and intercultural education" which was held on 30 and 31 October at the ECML premises (Graz , Austria). 

The project aims to disseminate knowledge relating to the cognitive and social benefits of plurilingual and intercultural education. It also aims to develop the inclusion of parents in the elaboration of plurilingual and intercultural activities at school. To achieve this second aim, teachers must be informed about and trained in the benefits of involving families in pluralistic approaches – pluringual and intercultural.

The latest project event brought together experts in charge of associations of parents of students, who are interested in languages, persons in charge of teaching professionals aiming at the diffusion of plurilingual and pluricultural approaches, teachers, teacher trainers and researcher teachers with experience in the involvement of parents in educational processes.
Summary of the network meeting 

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Acting as the National Contact Point for the European Centre for Modern Languages ​​(ECML) in France, CIEP promotes the work of the ECML via national professional networks.

• Courriel européen des langues: archived issues
• CIEP website 
• ECML web pages dedicated to the CIEP 
• Experts from France involved in ECML projects (list created within the framework of the ECML programmes of activities 2008-2011 and 2012-2015)

Courriel européen des langues no. 28 has been published recently by CIEP(Centre International d'Etudes Pédagogiques), the national Contact Point for the European Centre for Modern Languages in France.

The newsletter provides information on the activities of the Council of Europe and the European Union in the field of language policy. It also publishes news about the ECML - its activities and publications - and on French participation in ECML workshops.

• Download the latest isssue (PDF, French only)
• Archived issues
• Visit the ECML web page dedicated to CIEP: English - French