Calendar 2013
April 2013
Training and consultancy for ECML member States - Expert meeting
3-4 April 2013
“Constructing and validating language tests linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)” (RelEx)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Participants: José Noijons, The Netherlands
HOSTED EVENT AT THE ECML PREMISES
5 April 2013
Training of youth workers
Organiser: Kinderbüro Graz
National event
5-6 April 2013
“Plurilingual and intercultural competences: Descriptors and teaching materials” (CARAP national networks)
Venue: Warsaw, Poland
Moderators: Anna Schröder-Sura, Germany; Michel Candelier, France
Local organiser: Justyna Lesisz, Centre for Education Development (ORE), Warsaw, Poland
Participants: Polish teachers and teacher trainers
Hosted event at the ECML premises
8 April 2013
Meeting of the Board of the Austrian Association of the ECML
Participation in an external event
8 April 2013
CONTEXT module DOTS: Workshop
Venue: Akademischen Gymnasium - Innsbruck and HLW Ferrarischule Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria
Experts: Ursula Stickler, Mateusz Stanojevic
Local organiser: Christine Leuprecht (e-mail 1; e-mail 2)
Number of participants: 15
ECML contribution: documentation
Participation in an external event
9 April 2013
CONTEXT module DOTS: Workshop
Venue: BG/BRG Lienz, Tirol, Austria
Expert: Ursula Stickler
Local organiser: Arno Oberegger
ECML contribution: documentation
Participation in an external event
10 April 2013
Seminar for teachers of French as a foreign language
Venue: Warsaw, Poland
Organiser: Anna Grabowska, Programme Coordinator, European Language Label, Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji
ECML expert: Anna Czura
ECML contribution: documentation
Conference on processability theory (Konferanse om prosessbarhetsteori)
11-12 April 2013
Venue: Østfold University College
ECML expert: Eli Moe, coordinator of the ECML project on "Language descriptors for migrant and minority learners' success in compulsory education", Norway
Organiser: Østfold University College, Norway
Participants: teachers, teachers' educators, linguists (Scandinavian participants)
Link to the conference site: http://www.fag.hiof.no/lu/fou/tobano/index.htm
Link to the ECML project site: Language descriptors
ECML contribution: Language descriptors flyer
PARTICIPATION OF ECML STAFF IN AN EVENT
11-13 April 2013
International Conference "Integrating content and language in higher education"
Venue: Maastricht, Netherlands
Organisers: ExHEM; Maastricht University Language Centre
ECML contribution: participation of Waldemar Martyniuk, Executive Director; documentation
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PARTICIPATION in an external event
12 April 2013
Workshop "Task-Based Testing"
within the framework of the event "Language Accreditation Unit for Universities of Central Europe:
Round Table 'Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of UNIcert®LUCE'" organised by CASALC (Czech and Slovak Association of Language Centres in Higher Education) and the Faculty of Applied Languages / University of Economics of Bratislava (11-12 April)
Venue: Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Organiser: Helena Šajgalíková
ECML experts: Stefania Dugovičová and Johann Fischer
Participants: 30-40 experts
ECML contribution: documentation
Preparatory meeting of Workshop 3/2013
12 April 2013
“Signed languages for professional purposes” (PRO-Sign)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Participants: project team
Conference organised by the project team of the ECML’s PRO-Sign project
13-14 April 2013
Conference: “The Common European Framework of Reference for Signed Languages in Higher Education”
Venue: Institut für theoretische u. angewandte Translationswissenschaft - ITAT, Merangasse 70, AT-8010 Graz, Austria
Organisers: Lorraine Leeson, Ireland; Tobias Haug, Switzerland; Christian Rathmann, Germany; Beppie van den Bogaerde, The Netherlands
Working languages: English and International Sign
ECML contribution: presentation by Susanna Slivensky, ECML Head of Programmes; ECML publications
Conference Fee: € 200.-
Registration: http://prosign-estw.eventbrite.ie/
Contact mail: conference-office@cefr4sl.eu
Download preliminary programme and conference announcement here.
Project site: //www.ecml.at/PRO-Sign
Participation in an external event
12-13 April 2013
CLIL Conference "CLIL-explore the difference"
Venue: Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule (KPH, Graz) and ECML
Organiser: KPH; contact: Evelin Fuchs
ECML contribution: documentation
HOSTED EVENT AT THE ECML PREMISES
12-13 April 2013
Training of youth workers
Organiser: Kinderbüro Graz
Workshop 3/2013
15-17 April 2013
“Signed languages for professional purposes” (PRO-Sign)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Lorraine Leeson, Ireland
Co-animators: Tobias Haug, Switzerland; Christian Rathmann, Germany; Beppie Van den Bogaerde, The Netherlands
Working languages: English and International Sign, with simultaneous interpretation
Participants: 1 delegate per member state, nominated by the ECML national nominating authorities
Participants’ profile:
Professional background
Teacher of a national or regional signed language on a university or tertiary level programme that leads to the graduation of students with a minimum of B1/B2 skills in signed languages (typically interpreter training programmes) Applications from Deaf academics who meet this profile are particularly welcome.
Experience, competences required
Have 3-5 years experience in the teaching and assessment of a signed language. Have C1 receptive competence in English or International Sign (the working languages of this project) and B1/B2 productive competence in either of these languages. Be comfortable working in environments that reflect Deaf cultural norms.
Expected involvement/tasks before, during and after the event
Familiarise self with CEFR documentation (COE 2001) and with documents provided in English/International Sign relating to the CEFR and signed languages in advance of workshop. Participate in task of co-creating descriptors for B1/B2 and C1/C2 level at the workshop. Participate in exploring assessment approaches for B1/B2 and C1/C2 levels for productive /receptive/interactive skill sets. Pilot sample curricula and trial assessment methods locally. Report back on same to Coordinating Team. Capacity to translate key documentation to national/regional signed language, following guidelines provided by Coordinating Team
If you wish to participate click here and contact your National Nominating Authority
VISIT of the ecml
15-17 April 2013
Visit of Ms Malgorzata Janaszek, Poland
Participation of ECML staff in an event
18-19 April 2013
International conference "Training of primary school teachers in foreign languages in the context of the development of plurilingualism and interculturality"
Based on the achievements of the national project "Training of primary school teachers in foreign languages in the context of the conception of teaching foreign languages in primary and secondary education"
Venue: Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Organisation: event organised under the auspices of the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic Mr Dušan Čaplovič and with the participation of the Council of Europe experts
Experts: Council of Europe representatives and ECML experts
Participants: 150 participants - decision makers; representatives from the organisations directly managed by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic; representatives of universities; headmasters of schools involved in the project; primary school teachers involved in the project
ECML contribution: participation of Susanna Slivensky, Deputy Executive Director / Head of programmes; documentation
Participation of ECML staff in an event
18-20 April 2013
Conference 2013 „Languages Without Borders, Langues sans frontières“
Venue: Winnipeg, Canada
Organiser: CASLT/ACPLS (Association des professeurs de longues secondes)
ECML contribution: participation of Waldemar Martyniuk, Executive Director; documentation for OLBI's exhibition stand (National Contact Point for the ECML in Canada)
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PARTICIPATION IN AN EXTERNAL EVENT
19-20 April 2013
National seminar: "7. bundesweites Seminar 'Interkulturalität und Mehrsprachigkeit in der schulischen Praxis'"
Venue: Graz, Austria
Organiser: Pädagogische Hochschule Steiermark; KulturKontakt Austria; Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture of Austria (BMUKK)
Participants: 100 teachers
ECML contribution: documentation
HOSTED EVENT AT THE ECML PREMISES
19-20 April 2013
Training of youth workers
Organiser: Kinderbüro Graz
Hosted event at the ecml premises
22 April 2013
Meeting of the Language Network Graz
Organiser: Austrian Association of the ECML
ECML training and consultancy for member States - Training event
22-23 April 2013
“Developing on-line teaching skills” (DOTS)
Venue: Halden, Norway
Experts: Aline Germain-Rutherford, United States of America; Regine Hampel, United Kingdom; Ursula Stickler, United Kingdom
Local organiser: Karin Dahlberg Pettersen, Senior Adviser, Norwegian National Centre for Foreign Languages in Education
Working languages: English, with optional use of German and French
Participants: Members of the Norwegian National Network for English and Foreign Languages (teacher trainers)
Participation in an external event
23 April 2013
OU’s Charter Day
Venue: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Organiser: The Open University
ECML contribution: documentation
Participation in an external event
23 April 2013
CONTEXT module DOTS: Workshop
Venue: Deutschkreutz, Austria
Expert: Dan Funk
Local organiser: ARGE Englisch Berufsschulen/PH Wien, contact: Karin Mayr
Number of participants: 16
ECML contribution: documentation
Training and consultancy for ECML member States - Expert meeting
23-24 April 2013
“Relating language examinations to the common European reference levels of language proficiency: promoting quality assurance in education and facilitating mobility (RelEX - RELANG)”
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: José Noijons, The Netherlands
Participants: project team
Expert meeting
25-26 April 2013
“Languages in corporate quality” (LINCQ)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Wolfgang Mackiewicz, Germany
Participants: project team
VISIT of the ECML
26 April 2013
Group of 8 students from the University Karl-Franzens, Graz; visit of the ECML within the framework of a teaching unit; responsible teacher: Alexandra Gallen
HOSTED EVENT AT THE ECML PREMISES
27 April 2013
Training of youth workers
Organiser: Kinderbüro Graz
Participation in an external event
29 April 2013
CONTEXT module DOTS: Workshop
Venue: Niederösterreich, PH NÖ, St. Pölten, Austria
Experts: Ursula Stickler, Mateusz Stanojevic
Local organiser: Claudia Mewald (e-mail 1; e-mail 2)
Number of participants: 42
ECML contribution: documentation