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12.10.2023
National Training Workshop “Using ICT in support of language teaching and learning (ICT-REV)” (21-22 September 2023, Nicosia, Cyprus)
The Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth and the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) jointly organized a two-day workshop entitled ICT-REV: Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning at the Journalists’ House in Nicosia, Cyprus. The workshop took place on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 September 2023 and was attended by 32 academics, inspectors, teacher educators and language teachers of all levels. Participants had the opportunity to develop practical skills in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by actively participating and reflecting on their benefits. The workshop was moderated by a team of three experts from the ECML.
The main objective of the workshop was to present and evaluate a selection of freely available ICT tools and open educational resources supporting language teaching and learning, to train and familiarise teachers, education stakeholders and multipliers in the use of ICT tools, encourage reflection on best practices in task design and sustainable use of ICT on the basis of pedagogical principles, and reinforce synergies among participants.
During the workshop, participants discussed both the opportunities and challenges arising from the use of ICT tools and gained valuable knowledge about different teaching activities based on the use of technology. This two-day online workshop received very favourable comments from the participants.
Greek version:
Επιμορφωτικό σεμινάριο για εκπαιδευτικούς ICT-REV: Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning (21-22 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2023, Λευκωσία)
Το Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Αθλητισμού και Νεολαίας σε συνεργασία με το Ευρωπαϊκό Κέντρο Σύγχρονων Γλωσσών (ΕΚΣΓ) διοργάνωσε διήμερο εργαστήριο με τίτλο ICT-REV: Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning στη δημοσιογραφική Εστία Λευκωσίας με τη συμμετοχή ακαδημαϊκών, επιθεωρητών, καθηγητών ξένων γλωσσών και δασκάλων την Πέμπτη 21 και την Παρασκευή 22 Σεπτεμβρίου 2023. Οι συμμετέχοντες/ουσες είχαν την ευκαιρία να αναπτύξουν τις διδακτικές τους δεξιότητες στον τομέα των Τεχνολογιών Πληροφορικής και Επικοινωνιών (ΤΠΕ/ICT) μετέχοντας ενεργά και αποσπώντας θετικά σχόλια. Το εργαστήριο συντόνισε μια ομάδα τριών εμπειρογνωμόνων του ΕΚΣΓ.
Βασική επιδίωξη του εργαστηρίου ήταν η παρουσίαση και αξιολόγηση μιας επιλογής ελεύθερων διαθέσιμων εργαλείων ΤΠΕ και ανοικτών εκπαιδευτικών πόρων που υποστηρίζουν τη διδασκαλία και εκμάθηση γλωσσών, η κατάρτιση και εξοικείωση των εκπαιδευτικών, φορέων της εκπαίδευσης και πολλαπλασιαστών στη χρήση των εργαλείων ΤΠΕ και τη βιώσιμη αξιοποίηση των ΤΠΕ στη βάση παιδαγωγικών αρχών.
Κατά τη διάρκεια του εργαστηρίου, οι συμμετέχοντες/ουσες συζήτησαν τόσο για τις ευκαιρίες όσο και για τις προκλήσεις που αναδύονται από την αξιοποίηση των ΤΠΕ, και απέκτησαν γνώσεις για διάφορες διδακτικές δραστηριότητες που βασίζονται στη χρήση ψηφιακών εργαλείων, ώστε να τις αξιολογήσουν και να προβληματιστούν σχετικά με τη χρησιμότητά τους.
Maria Iacovidou, local coordinator
07.05.2020
The future of language education in Europe: case studies of innovative practices
The Network of Experts working on the Social Dimension of Education and Training (NESET), one of the seven official knowledge providers of European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC), has recently published a new analytical report, titled ‘The future of language education in Europe: case studies of innovative practices’.
The main purpose of this report is to explore emerging innovative approaches and strategies of language teaching in Europe supporting learners’ plurilingualism, inspire educators and policy makers to innovate and implement forward-looking policies and practices in language education, and contribute to the implementation of the EU Council Recommendation on a comprehensive approach to the teaching and learning of languages (adopted in May 2019).
The publication also refers to the work of the Council of Europe’s European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) and highlights 8 projects and tools promoting plurilingual pedagogies (see pp. 4, 36, 37, 40, 61, 88, 114, 118, 128):
You can access the full report (English) and executive summaries (English, French and German) on the website nesetweb.eu.
24.04.2020
Take your language teaching online! A webinar for language teachers
With Europe still in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are currently obliged to teach fully online. For a lot of language teachers this is a completely new and unfamiliar situation, seemingly with plenty of potential pitfalls.
To offer assistance in this challenging area, we are hosting an online workshop, drawing on the extensive experience and work of the European Centre for Modern Languages’ project ICT-REV: Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning.
The workshop will begin by focusing on teachers’ needs in technology dependent teaching and providing examples of how technology can be used to promote interaction in online language teaching.
Participants will then be able to explore the ICT-REV Inventory of ICT tools and to reflect on how specific applications can be used to bring added value to online language teaching and learning.
The webinar will be interactive and is specifically aimed at helping teachers who are currently obliged to teach fully online as a result of the current situation.
The workshop is open to teachers of all languages and will be offered separately in English, French and German on the following dates/times:
- In English: Wednesday, May 6: 17:00-19:00 CET
- In French: Friday, May 8: 17:00-19:00 CET
- In German: Monday, May 11: 17:00-19:00 CET
If you would like to participate, please register at the following address at least three days before the session you would like to attend, so that you can take part in a short pre-workshop activity.
For any questions regarding registration please contact: barbara.zibret@ecml.at. Make sure to indicate “ICT-REV workshop” and the date you would like to attend in the subject line of your message.