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Dimensions for teacher competences

7
Competences
for professional development

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Commitment
to values and principles

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6
Competences for collaboration

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2
Competences in communication

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TEACHER
COMPETENCES
FOR PLURALISTIC
APPROACHES

5
Didactic and pedagogical competences

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3
Digital
competences

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4
Metalinguistic,
metadiscursive
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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

1-Commitment to values and principles for the use of pluralistic approaches

Values and principles regarding...

Diversity

Being interested in and open to plurilingualism and the diversity of linguistic and cultural phenomena
1-a

Being committed to the respect of learners’ recognised rights
1-b

Education

Aspiring to linguistic and cultural equity for learners
1-c

Conceiving the learner as a beneficiary and a resource for plurilingual and intercultural education
1-d

Aspiring to the inclusion of learners and other members of the educational community across their linguistic and cultural diversity
1-e

Conceiving the development of plurilingual and intercultural competence as a goal and a means of the teaching of each particular language
1-f

Considering cooperation with colleagues who teach other languages and subjects as an essential asset in the implementation of pluralistic approaches
1-g

Society

Conceiving the social environment as a beneficiary and a resource of plurilingual and intercultural education
1-h

Conceiving plurilingual and intercultural education as an asset for the development of democratic citizenship, social justice and cohesion
1-i

Work with pluralistic approaches

Having confidence in the benefits of pluralistic approaches
1-j

Having confidence in one’s own ability to use approaches that involve working with multiple languages, linguistic and cultural varieties including unfamiliar ones
1-k

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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

2-Competences in communication specific to pluralistic approaches

Competence in switching languages and registers according to one's communicative intentions, the addressees and their reactions
2-a

Competence in drawing on perceived similarities between languages to communicate
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2-b

Competence in using lesser-known languages to communicate, including by making links with betterknown languages
2-c

Competence in inter- or intra-linguistic mediation where the diversity of repertoires makes this necessary for understanding
2-d

Competence in adapting one's discourse to the known cultural specificities of one's interlocutors and to their reactions
2-e

Competence in drawing on the full range of previous cultural experience to deal with less familiar intercultural situations
2-f

Competence in conducting intercultural mediation for mutual understanding in various contexts of otherness
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2-g

Competence in mediating between linguistic and non-linguistic modalities of communication
2-h

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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

3-Competences in digital technologies

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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

4-Metalinguistic, metadiscursive and meta-cultural competences specific to pluralistic approaches

Competence in analysing situations of multilingualism, and the status and use of languages in their contexts
4-a

Competence in analysing the plurilingual communicative practices of individuals and their evolution
4-b
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Competence in analysing and comparing languages and language varieties, even unfamiliar ones
4-c

Competence in analysing and comparing various cultural phenomena, including in their composite and evolving aspects
4-d

Competence in identifying within communicative practices what belongs to the cultural background of the actors involved
4-e
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Competence in analysing communicative practices at work in various fields, particularly education, and their role in the construction of knowledge
4-f

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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

5-Didactic and pedagogical competences for the use of pluralistic approaches

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Evaluating and assessing learners’ progress and achievements developed through the use of pluralistic approaches Show descriptors	Reflection on the implementation of pluralistic approaches Show descriptors

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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

5-1-Planning a teaching/learning process using pluralistic approaches

Competence in defining learning objectives for plurilingual and intercultural education that are adapted to the context
5.1-a

Competence in identifying the relevance of the use of various pluralistic approaches in one’s context
5.1-b

Competence in basing one’s didactic choices on an analysis of the linguistic and cultural plurality of learners and of the educational context as a whole
5.1-c

Competence in basing one’s didactic choices on an analysis on what the learners have already acquired in terms of plurilingual and intercultural competences as described in FREPA
5.1-d

Competence in organising one’s teaching as a multilingual space by offering plurilingual and intercultural experiences
5.1-e

Competence in selecting the languages and the language registers to be used according to the objectives and the learners’ repertoires
5.1-f

Competence in organising experiences of switching between languages or language registers and exploit them for teaching purposes
5.1-g

Competence in organising teaching in a flexible way so as to accommodate learners’ linguistic and intercultural experiences
5.1-h

Competence in selecting and/or producing a variety of resources and learning materials that are suited to the implementation of pluralistic approaches
5.1-i

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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

5-2-Managing a teaching/learning process using pluralistic approaches

The teaching context

Competence in using pluralistic approaches in ways that are suited to the teaching context and learning objective
5.2-a

Competence in making use of school and community resources, as well as digital resources to increase opportunities for a diversified use of languages and cultures, including learner-to-learner interactions
5.2-b

Language and (inter)cultural learning

Competence in helping learners to draw on their linguistic and cultural repertoires for language learning
5.2-c

Competence in helping learners to draw on their previous language learning experiences and strategies to facilitate their new learning and develop their competence to learn
5.2-d

Competence in helping learners to draw on the similarities between languages to understand and learn them
5.2-e

Competence in helping learners to use the resources provided by switching between languages for better communication and learning
5.2-f

Competence in helping learners to draw on the diversity of languages to develop their metalinguistic, meta-cultural and meta-communicative competences
5.2-g

Competence in combining pluralistic approaches and singular approaches to promote linguistic´and cultural learning
5.2-h

Competence in using different languages to manage interaction, mobilising other speakers if necessary
5.2-i

Competence in making use of opportunities for learner mobility, including virtual, to broaden the range of linguistic and cultural experiences and their exploitation
5.2-j

Competence in exploiting the specific potential of pluralistic approaches for enhancing motivation for language and cultural learning
5.2-k

Education

Competence in raising learners' awareness of their relationship to languages and of the personal and social issues relating to languages and cultures
5.2-l

Competence in exploiting the specific potential of pluralistic approaches for the development of self-esteem
5.2-m

Competence in helping learners to build informed knowledge and representations of linguistic and cultural diversity
5.2-n

Competence in building on pluralistic approaches for the development of commitment to the principles of linguistic, cultural and social equity and democratic citizenship
5.2-o

Facilitating classroom work

Competence in supporting and encouraging learners in activities specific to pluralistic approaches
5.2-p

Competence in creating a positive learning atmosphere towards linguistic and cultural diversity, plurilingualism/ multilingualism
5.2-q

Competence in prompting learners to reflect on ways of using their linguistic and cultural repertoires and their benefits
5.2-r

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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

5-3-Evaluating and assessing learners’ progress and achievements developed through the use of pluralistic approaches

Competence in defining assessment objects that correspond to the plurilingual and intercultural learning objectives of pluralistic approaches
5.3-a

Competence in organising (self-)assessment procedures for assessing the achievement of the plurilingual and intercultural learning objectives of pluralistic approaches
5.3-b

Competence in organising (self-) assessment procedures (e.g. multilingual tasks) that allow learners to draw on their various linguistic and cultural resources
5.3-c

Competence in defining and applying criteria for the (self-) assessment of learners' progress in the development of their plurilingual and intercultural competence
5.3-d

Competence in providing learners with feedback that raises their awareness of the objectives to be achieved in the development of plurilingual and intercultural competence and of their progression
5.3-e

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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

5-4-Reflection on the implementation of pluralistic approaches

Competence in reflecting on the effects of the use of pluralistic approaches on learner development and taking this into account to inform one’s practice
5.4-a

Competence in critically analysing the different phases of one's didactic action in the context of the development of plurilingual and intercultural education
5.4-b

Competence in identifying one' s areas of linguistic and methodological insecurity related to the use of pluralistic approaches and seeking to improve them
5.4-c

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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

6-Competences for collaboration

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Competences for professional development	Comittment to values and principles
Competences for collaboration		Competences in communication
Didactic and pedagogical competences		Digital competences
Metalinguistic […] competences

7-Competences for professional learning and development for pluralistic approaches

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Competences

Dimensions for teacher competences

1-Commitment to values and principles for the use of pluralistic approaches

Values and principles regarding...

Diversity

Education

Society

Work with pluralistic approaches

2-Competences in communication specific to pluralistic approaches

3-Competences in digital technologies

4-Metalinguistic, metadiscursive and meta-cultural competences specific to pluralistic approaches

5-Didactic and pedagogical competences for the use of pluralistic approaches

5-1-Planning a teaching/learning process using pluralistic approaches

5-2-Managing a teaching/learning process using pluralistic approaches

The teaching context

Language and (inter)cultural learning

Education

Facilitating classroom work

5-3-Evaluating and assessing learners’ progress and achievements developed through the use of pluralistic approaches

5-4-Reflection on the implementation of pluralistic approaches

6-Competences for collaboration

7-Competences for professional learning and development for pluralistic approaches