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Programme 2020-2023
Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences

2020 marks the launch of the ECML’s 6th medium-term programme: “Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences.” This programme has been developed in direct response to identified language education priorities in ECML member states. Moreover, it is clearly situated within the context of wider Council of Europe priorities in education, in particular inclusive approaches to education and education for democratic citizenship, where the development of linguistic and intercultural competences plays a key role. The new programme 2020-2023 encompasses 9 projects and 12 Training and Consultancy activities.

New development projects

Together the 9 projects address the following key themes: formative assessment in early language learning and for newly arrived migrant children, languages in support of digital citizenship and other transversal skills, the CEFR Companion Volume and linguistic mediation, CLIL in languages other than English, neighbouring languages in cross-border vocational training, teacher competences for pluralistic approaches.

Training and consultancy

For support in national contexts within the ECML’s Training and consultancy activities, member states can choose from the following 12 areas:

Language of schooling and subject learning – Identifying and integrating linguistic and subject objectives – Hands-on training sessions
A Guide to teacher competences for languages in education
Pluralistic approaches to languages and cultures – A didactic tool for integrated plurilingual and intercultural education
Supporting the language(s) of schooling: the ROADMAP – a web-based, user-friendly and customised self-assessment tool to foster school development
Creating learning environments where modern languages flourish
Using ICT in support of language teaching and learning
Enhancing language learning and teaching through Action Research Communities for language teachers
Quality education in Romani for Europe (QualiRom)
Language for work – How to support work-related language learning for adult migrants
CLIL and beyond: pluriliteracies for deeper learning
Supporting multilingual classrooms **
Evaluation and assessment – Relating language curricula, tests and examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference (RELANG) **

** Activities under the ECML - EC cooperation agreement 2019-2020
    Applications are now closed for this period.

Priorities in ECML member states

Education sectors, target groups and languages