“Plurilingual and intercultural competences: descriptors and teaching materials” (
"Languages at the heart of learning": Event in Slovenia for the promotion of the ECML Call for submissions 2016-2019
5-8 March 2015
22nd International Conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL-Slovenia) :
Presentation of the ECML Call for submissions 2016-2019 “Languages at the heart of learning”
by
Bronka Straus, National Contact Point for the ECML in Slovenia
Venue: Terme Topolšica, Slovenia
Organisation: IATEFL Slovenia
Participants : 170 teachers of English from Slovenia and other states
ECML contribution: documentation related to the Call
ECML training and consultancy for member States
6 March 2015
“Plurilingual and intercultural competences: descriptors and teaching materials” (
FREPA)”:
training
Venue: Pedagogical University Bern – Jura – Neuchâtel, Bienne, Switzerland
Experts: Michel Candelier, France; Ildikó Lörincz, Hungary; Jean-François de Pietro, Switzerland, Brigitte Gerber, Switzerland
Local organiser: Ariane Tonon, Pedagogical University Bern – Jura – Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Working languages: English, French, German, Italian
Participants: language teachers and teacher trainers, multipliers
Website:
http://carap.ecml.at
Preparatory meeting of network meeting
11 March2015
“Signed languages for professional purposes” (
PRO-Sign)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Participants: project team
Network meeting
12-13 March 2015
“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: up to 16 experts
"Languages at the heart of learning": Event in Sweden for the promotion of the ECML Call for submissions 2016-2019 / Participation of ECML staff
13 March 2015
Venue: Stockholm, Sweden
Organisation: National Agency of Education
Contact person: Eva Engdell, National Agency of Education
Participants: about 30 participants
Contribution of the ECML: participation of Sarah Breslin, Executive Director of the ECML; documentation
Hosted event at the ECML premises
16 March 2015
SWITCH language competition / Mehrsprachigkeitswettbewerb „Switch 2015“
Organisation: youth department of the provincial government (A6 FAGD Referat Jugend)
Website
Participation in a Council of Europe event
17-19 March 2015
Steering Committee for Educational Policy and Practice (CDPPE)
Organisation: Education Department - Directorate of Democratic Citizenship and Participation - Directorate General II Democracy Council of Europe
ECML contribution: information, Call for submissions for the ECML programme of activities 2016-2019
"Languages at the heart of learning": Event in Croatia for the promotion of the ECML Call for submissions 2016-2019
18 March 2015
Annual meeting of the regional teacher trainers for the German language
Presentation of the Call by the National Contact Point for the ECML in Croatia
Venue: Zagreb, Croatia
Participants: regional teacher trainers responsible for the professional development of about 500 teachers of German as foreign language
ECML contribution: documentation
Expert meeting
18-19 March 2015
“Diversity in majority language learning” (
MALEDIVE)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Eija Aalto, Finland
Participants: project team
Participation in an external event
18-20 March 2015
Training for teachers of French and German language in bilingual sections:
„‘Echanges en mouvement – Bewegung im Austausch‘ – Neue Impulse für die Austauschpädagogik im bilingualen Bildungsgang“
(Deutsch‐französische Fortbildung für Lehrkräfte an Gymnasien mit zweisprachig deutsch‐französischem Zug in Deutschland sowie in Sections européennes und AbiBac‐Zügen in Frankreich)
Venue: Lunéville, France
Organisation: Goethe-Institut, LIBINGUA
ECML experts: Anna Schröder-Sura, University of Gießen, and Michel Candelier, University of Maine, Le Mans, coordinators of the ECML project "FREPA – Framework of reference for pluralistic approaches to languages and cultures"; workshop and presentation „Der Referenzrahmen für plurale Ansätze zu Sprachen und Kulturen (REPA) als Instrument zur Unterstützung von Begegnungsprojekten“
Programme (in German)
"Languages at the heart of learning": Event in Finland for the promotion of the ECML call for submissions
Expert meeting
19-20 March 2015
“Literacies through Content and Language Integrated Learning: effective learning across subjects and languages” (
CLIL and literacy)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Oliver Meyer, Germany
Participants: project team
"Languages at the heart of learning": Event in Latvia for the promotion of the ECML Call for submissions 2016-2019 / Participation of ECML staff
20 March 2015
"ECML Programme of activities 2016-2019"
Venue: National Centre for Education, Riga
Organisation: Rita Kursite
Participants: 60-70 foreign language teachers’ methods group leaders, university lecturers involved in teacher training
ECML contribution: participation Susanna Slivensky, Deputy Executive Director / Head of programmes of the ECML; documentation
Participation in an external event
20-21 March 2015
Seminar „Interkulturalität und Mehrsprachigkeit als Chance“ „Testen - Beobachten – Fördern: Deutsch unterrichten im Kontext von Migration und Mehrsprachigkeit“
Venue: Pädagogische Hochschule Graz, Austria
Organisation: University College of Teacher Education Styria in co-operation with BIMM (Federal Centre for Interculturality, Migration and Plurilingualism), Austria
Contact: Katharina Lanzmaier-Ugri
Participants: 170 inspectors, head teachers, teachers, student teachers
ECML contribution: ECML and Council of Europe materials for distribution and the planned exhibition, Call for submissions for the ECML programme of activities 2016-2019
Programme and registration (in German)
Innovative methodologies and assessment in language learning, EU – ECML cooperation agreement 2014-2015
25-27 March 2015
“Relating language examinations to the common European reference levels of language proficiency: promoting quality assurance in education and facilitating mobility (
RELANG)”:
national training workshopVenue: Yerevan State University of Languages and Social Sciences “Brusov”, 0002 Yerevan, Tumanyan 42, Armenia
Experts: Gilles Breton, France; José Noijons, The Netherlands
Local organiser: Lusine Fljyan, Vice-rector; Yerevan State University of Languages and Social Sciences “Brusov”
Participants
: Item writers, university lecturers, university representatives from Yerevan, regional university representatives, school representatives
Innovative methodologies and assessment in language learning, EU – ECML cooperation agreement 2014-2015
26-27 March 2015
“Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning (
ICT-REV)”:
national training workshop
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Experts: Martina Emke, Germany; Joe Hopkins, Spain; Ursula Stickler; UK
Local organiser: Eva Gröstenberger, Pedagogical University Burgenland, Austria
Participants: Language teachers, teacher trainers, multipliers
Project site: //ict-rev.ecml.at/en-us/
"Languages at the heart of learning": Event in Ireland for the promotion of the ECML Call for submissions 2016-2019 / Participation of ECML staff
27 March 2015
Venue: Dublin, Ireland
Contact: Nellie Tattersall, Education Service / Léargas
Organisation: Education Service / Léargas
Participants: number to be confirmed
ECML contribution: participation of Michael Armstrong, Head of administration of the ECML; documentation
"Languages at the heart of learning": Event in Lithuania for the promotion of the ECML Call for submissions 2016-2019
27 March 2015
LKPA Annual meeting (Lietuvos kalbų pedagogų asociacija)
Venue: Vilnius, Lithuania
Organisation: LKPA
Contact person: Ms Eglė Šleinotiene, President of LKPA
Participants: 50-60 language teachers, teacher trainers, researchers, experts and language policy makers from the Ministry of Education and Science of Lithuania
ECML contribution: documentation