Calendar 2012

October 2012

Hosted event at the ECML premises

1-4 October 2012
German language courses
Organiser: Deutsch in Graz

HOSTED EVENT AT THE ECML PREMISES

3 October 2012
Abschlussveranstaltung für das Sprachennetzwerkprojekt in der Steiermark „Besser Sprachen lernen mit dem ESP“ (Closing event of the project initiated by the Language Network Graz in Styria "Better language learning with the ELP")
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Organiser: Austrian Association of the ECML
ECML contribution: participation of Waldemar Martyniuk, Executive Director; documentation
Website: www.sprachennetzwerkgraz.at

Participation in an external event

3-4 October 2012
In-Service Teacher Training « Rencontres interculturelles - Lycée Idéal Nabeul / GIBS Graz » within the framework of an International School Network Project (30 September 2012 – 7 October 2012)
Venue: Nabeul, Tunisia
Organisers: International school network / Lycée Idéal Nabeul and GIBS Graz
Participants: 20 primary and secondary language teachers; languages: French, Arabic
Presenters: Elisabeth Pölzleitner and Marion Radl (GIBS)
ECML contribution: general documentation, European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (EPOSTL)
Website: www.schulpartnerschaften.at/start.asp?ID=231247&b=4098

PARTICIPATION in an external event

4 October 2012
2012 FLAVA Conference: Workshop "Pathways through assessing, learning and teaching the CEFR"
Venue: Wiliamsburg, Virginia, USA
Organiser: Embassy of France, Cultural Service, Washington, USA; contact: Glaser Marie-Catherine (marie-catherine.glaser@diplomatie.gouv.fr)
Participants: secondary and university teachers of French as a foreign language
ECML expert: Enrica Piccardo, coordinator of the ECML project entitled "Encouraging the culture of evaluation among professionnals (ECEP)" (2008-2011)
ECML contribution: documentation, publication Pathways through assessing, learning and teaching tin the CEFR (2011) 
Website: www.flavaweb.org 
Programme et catalogue FLAVA

Expert meeting

4-5 October 2012
“Language descriptors for migrant and minority learners’ success in compulsory education” (Language descriptors)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Eli Moe, Norway
Participants: project team

ECML training and consultancy for member States

5 October 2012
“Supporting local networks of users of the European Language Portfolio through an E-Platform”
Venue: Paderborn, Germany
Experts: Bärbel Kühn and Jürgen Friedrich, Germany
Local organiser: Sigrid Behrent, University of Paderborn, Germany
Participants: teachers of university language centres
Programme "Einführung in das Europäische Sprachenportfolio und in die Arbeit mit der EPOS-Plattform"
Programme "MultiplikatorInnen-Workshop zum EFSZ-Beratungsprojekt: Supporting local networks of users of the European Language Portfolio through an E-Platform”

PARTICIPATION in an external eVent

5-6 October 2012
Training "Pathways Through Assessing, Learning and Teaching the CEFR"
Venue: Bâton-Rouge, Louisiana
Organiser: Consulate General of France in New Orleans, Cultural Service, USA; contact: philippe.aldon@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Participants: secondary and university teachers of French as a foreign language
ECML expert: Enrica Piccardo, coordinator of the ECML project entitled "Encouraging the culture of evaluation among professionnals (ECEP)" (2008-2011)
ECML contribution: documentation, publication Pathways through assessing, learning and teaching tin the CEFR (2011) 

Hosted event at the ECML premises

8-11 October 2012
German language courses
Organiser: Deutsch in Graz

Participation in an external event

9 October 2012
Symposium "Plurilingual and pluricultural awareness in language teacher education"
Venue: University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
Organiser: University of the Basque Country
ECML expert: Mercè Bernaus, coordinator of the ECML project "Content based teaching and plurilingual/cultural awareness (CONBAT+)" (2008-2011)
Participants: 25 students of the European Master in Multilingualism and Education (EMME)
ECML contribution: documentation
Website: http://multilingualeducation.eu/en/master/

Network meeting

9-10 October 2012
"Plurilingual whole school curricula" (PlurCur)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Britta Hufeisen, Germany
Co-animators: Elisabeth Allgäuer-Hackl, Austria; Kristin Brogan; Ireland; Joachim Schlabach, Finland
Participants: researchers/experts in the field; teachers from pilot schools

Statutory meeting: 52nd meeting of the Bureau of the Governing Board

11-12 October 2012

Participation of ECML staff in an event

15-16 October 2012
Meeting on standard-setting and benchmarking
Venue: Goethe Institut, Munich, Germany
Organiser: Goethe Institut
ECML contribution: participation of Susanna Slivensky, Deputy Executive Director / Head of programmes

PARTICIPATION OF ECML STAFF IN AN EVENT

15-16 October 2012
Training and internal meetings at the Council of Europe
Venue: Strasbourg, France
Organiser: Council of Europe
ECML contribution: participation of Waldemar Martyniuk,  Executive Director

Hosted event at the ECML premises

16 October 2012
Multiplier conference: Dissemination of 3 ECML projects of the third medium-term programme of activities
Organisers: Österreichisches Sprachen-Kompetenz-Zentrum (ÖSZ), Austrian Association of the ECML

Participation of ECML staff in an event

18 October 2012
Conference on "Plurilingualism for today and tomorrow: curricular changes and further developments"
Venue: Brdo, Slovenia
Organiser: Slovene Ministry of Education
ECML contribution: participation of Waldemar Martyniuk, Executive Director; documentation

Hosted event at the ECML premises

18 October 2012
Styrian working group for teachers of English
Organiser: Landesschulrat Steiermark

Participation in an external event

22 October 2012
Seminar “Imparare a certificare: quali competenze per il docente?”
Venue: Catania, Italy
Organiser: LEND – Lingua E Nuova Didattica
ECML expert: Maria Jesus Frigols, coordinator of the ECML project "Curriculum development for content and language integrated learning" (CLIL-CD, 2008-2011)
Participants: 100 teachers
ECML contribution: documentation
Website: http://www.lend.it/chi-siamo.html
Programme

ECML Training and consultancy for member States

25 October 2012
“Supporting local networks of users of the European Language Portfolio through an E-Platform” - European Language Portfolio Conference
Venue: Prague, Czech Republic
Experts: Michael Langner, Switzerland/Luxembourg; Margarete Nezbeda, Austria
Local organiser: Kamila Sladkovská, National Institute for Education, Czech Republic and Regional Centre of Education and Language School Providing State Language Exams, Pilsen in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Prague, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Participants: stakeholders in the area of language education in the Czech Republic; teachers and teacher trainers, representatives from universities, policy makers, decision makers, experts
Programme of the Conference (in German)

Preparatory meeting of Workshop 1/2012

29 October 2012
“Using open online resources for language teaching” (More DOTS)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Participants: project team

Workshop 1/2012

• Individuals acting as mentors or tutors, supporting learning of languages by direct or indirect means in non-formal or informal settings (e.g. volunteers working with migrants in the community);
• Coordinators within organisations and associations involved in language mentoring in non-formal and informal contexts;
  
• Policy and decision makers whose portfolios include language mentoring in non-formal and informal contexts.
  

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