Conference of the Committee of Ministers under the Austrian
Chairmanship of the Council of Europe: registration open until 7
March
On 20-21 March 2014 the Austrian Ministry for
Education, Art and Culture, in co-operation with the European Centre for
Modern Languages of the Council of Europe, is organising a high-level
educational conference on the theme Quality Education and language
competencies for 21st century society: traditions, challenges ,visions”.
This conference will provide a platform for debate and discussion not only
on the value of quality language education and the contribution it makes
to wider educational goals, but also on how the challenges and burning
issues confronting countries across Europe and beyond are being
addressed.
Share your ideas and views on Quality
education: conference and blog
In preparation for the conference the ECML has
launched a blog to get your views as language professionals on 3 topical
issues in education:
- Learning spaces and learner autonomy -
what role can the physical structure of the classroom play in
influencing and motivating learning? Does it play a role in fostering
learner autonomy? What are the key factors contribute to the development
of learner autonomy?
- Using technology in the classroom -
how is the fast-moving world of technology changing the learning
environment and to what extent can the teaching profession harness it as
a force for improving language competences?
- Plurilingual education - with recent
demographic changes dramatically altering the composition of schools –
how can we best adapt our approaches to meet the needs of today’s
linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms?
We would greatly value your ideas and comments
on these themes where opinions among the different stakeholders in
education can vary widely. The input from the blog (//www.ecml.at/conferenceblog) will feed into this major conference. The event offers a
unique opportunity for dialogue at an international level between language
professionals, representatives of national educational administrations,
civil society and international organisations and policy-makers.
You are very welcome to participate in the
event in Graz- either physically (by registering on a self-financing
basis) or virtually, as the whole programme will be video streamed live
via the ECML website.
For further details on the event and how to get
involved, please visit our website: //www.ecml.at/conference. We look forward to you joining us!
Registration will be open until 7 March 2014.
Should you be interested in this conference please register by using the
official registration form
International
Conference "Crossing continents: EPOSTL around the world" (ECML, Graz,
Austria, 18-19 February 2014)
The
European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (EPOSTL) is a
catalogue of didactic competences which encourages both students
undergoing their initial teacher education and practising teachers to
reflect on the didactic knowledge and skills necessary to teach
languages.
From 18 – 19 February, 2014 the conference
Crossing continents: The European Portfolio for Student Teachers of
Languages (EPOSTL) around the world took place at the ECML. It was
attended by 50 participants from 18 different countries and three
continents. Amongst the participants were 15 members of the Japanese
Association of College English Teachers (JACET), for whom a special
workshop had taken place on the previous day. The conference was sponsored
by the Austrian Association of the ECML and the Austrian Association of
Language Didactics (ÖGSD).
Upcoming workshops
“ECML publications for plurilingual and
intercultural education in use”
(PIU) (Graz, 26-28 March 2014)
“Involving parents in plurilingual and
intercultural education”
(CARAP for
parents) (Graz, 28-30 April 2014)
ECML-EU cooperation agreement
2013-2014 on innovative methodologies and assessment in language
learning
Two
initiatives are carried out within the framework of a cooperation
agreement between the European Centre for Modern Languages and the
European Commission, entitled "Innovative methodologies and assessment in
language learning".
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