Calendar 2013
May 2013
Participation in an external event
2 May 2013
In-service training seminar on the Framework of reference for pluralistic approaches to languages and cultures (FREPA/CARAP)
Venue: Bellinzona, Tessin, Switzerland
Organiser: Divisone della scuola, Bellinzona
ECML expert: Jean-François di Pietro
Participants: 30-40 experts
ECML contribution: documentation
Participation in an external event
2 May 2013
CONTEXT module DOTS: Workshop
Venue: Zentrum für Fachsprachen und Interkulturelle Kommunikation, Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz, OÖ, Austria
Experts: Ursula Stickler, Mateusz Stanojevic
Local organiser: Ilse Born-Lechleitner
Number of participants: 20
ECML contribution: documentation
ECML training and consultancy for member States - Expert meeting
2-3 May 2013
“Supporting local networks of users of the European Language Portfolio through an E-Platform”
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Bärbel Kühn, Germany
Participants: project team
Website
Expert meeting
2-3 May 2013
“Developing migrants’ language competences at the workplace” (LanguageforWork)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Matilde Grünhage-Monetti, Germany
Participants: project team
HOSTED EVENT AT THE ECML PREMISES
2-4 May 2013
Training of youth workers
Organiser: Kinderbüro Graz
Participation in an external event
3 May 2013
CONTEXT module DOTS: Workshop
Venue: University of Salzburg, Unipark, Salzburg Nonntal, Vienna
Experts: Ursula Stickler, Mateusz Stanojevic
Local organiser: Michaela Rückl (e-mail 1; e-mail 2)
Number of participants: 21
ECML contribution: documentation
Preparatory meeting of Regional Workshop
7 May 2013
“Using open resources to develop online teaching skills” (More DOTS)
Venue: Zagreb, Croatia
Participants: project team
Participation in an external event
7-10 May 2013
"Teaching foreign languages in the primary and on the KPH Graz"
Venue: Samsun University, Turkey
Organisers: English, French and German Department of Samsun University
Participants: 30-40 students
ECML contribution: documentation
Regional Workshop
8-9 May 2013
Regional Workshop “Using open resources to develop online teaching skills” (More DOTS)
Venue: Zagreb, Croatia
Coordinator: Mateusz-Milan Stanojević, Croatia
Co-animators: Martina Emke, Germany; Pauline Ernest, Spain; Ursula Stickler, United Kingdom
Working languages: English and German, with simultaneous interpretation
Participants: with local or regional participants and up to 6 invited participants from other member states
Participants’ profile:
Professional background
language mentors (minority languages), decision makers/policy makers
Experience, competences required
Language mentors working in informal/non-formal situations (minority languages); policy makers/decision makers; some participants from the Graz 2012 workshop or participants familiar with online technologies
Expected involvement/tasks before, during and after the event
Piloting new DOTS materials, involvement in seed corning the future community of practice, guidelines for policy makers/language mentors on building/promoting online communities
National event
10 May 2013
National event “Plurilingual and intercultural competences: Descriptors and teaching materials” (CARAP national networks)
Venue: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Congress hall, Osijek, Croatia
Moderators: Michel Candelier, France; NN
Local organiser: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, L. Jägera 9, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia; Ninočka Truck-Biljan, Lecturer and National Contact Point for Croatia (contact)
Participants: up to 100 student language teachers, university professors, as well as representatives of decision makers from the main educational institutions in Croatia (Croatian Education and Teacher Training Agency)
Event announcement
More information online
Participation of ECML staff in an event
10 May 2013
Conference on foreign language learning in primary schools
Venue: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Organiser: European and External Relations Committee, Scottish Parliament
ECML contribution: keynote speech by Waldemar Martyniuk, Executive Director; documentation
TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY FOR ECML MEMBER STATES - EXPERT MEETING
10-11 May 2013
“Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning (DOTS - ICT-REV)”
Venue: Zagreb, Croatia
Coordinator: Mateusz-Milan Stanojević, Croatia
Participants: project team
Participation of ECML staff in an event
14-15 May 2013
Working meeting on the CEFR
Venue: Strasbourg, France
Organiser: Council of Europe
ECML contribution: participation of Waldemar Martyniuk, Executive Director, and Susanna Slivensky, Deputy Executive Director / Head of Programmes
PARTICIPATION OF ECML STAFF IN AN EVENT
16-17 May 2013
Meeting of the OMC Group Languages in Education and Training
Venue: Brussells, Belgium
Organiser: European Commission, Directorate General Education and Culture
ECML contribution: participation of Waldemar Martyniuk, Executive Director; documentation
HOSTED EVENT AT THE ECML PREMISES
17-18 May 2013
Training of youth workers
Organiser: Kinderbüro Graz
Hosted event at the ECML premises
24 May 2013
Meeting of the Board of the Austrian Association of the ECML
Participation in an external event
24-25 May 2013
8. Tagung der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Sprachendidaktik (ÖGSD) /
8th Conference of the Austrian Society for Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (ÖGSD): "Was müssen zukünftige SprachenlehrerInnen können und wissen – und lernen sie das in der Ausbildung?"
Venue: University Karl-Franzens, Department of English Studies, Graz, Austria
Organiser: ÖGSD
Participants: student teachers, specialists in didactics, university and college educators, mentors, teachers
ECML contribution: documentation
HOSTED EVENT AT THE ECML PREMISES
24-25 May 2013
Training of youth workers
Organiser: Kinderbüro Graz
Preparatory meeting of the network meeting
27 May 2013
“Literacies through Content and Language Integrated Learning: effective learning across subjects and languages” (CLIL and literacy)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Participants: project team
PARTICIPATION OF ECML STAFF IN AN EVENT
27-29 May 2013
International Conference "Language testing in Europe: Time for a new framework?"
Venue: Antwerp, Belgium
Organiser: University of Antwerp
ECML contribution: participation of Waldemar Martyniuk, Executive Director; documentation
network meeting
28-29 May 2013
“Literacies through Content and Language Integrated Learning: effective learning across subjects and languages” (CLIL and literacy)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Oliver Meyer, Germany
Co-animators: Ana Halbach, Spain; Kevin Schuck, Netherlands; Do Coyle, United Kingdom
Participants: NN