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ECML Call for proposals for its 2024-27 programme “Language education at the heart of democracy” open until 31 August 2023
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Are you interested in addressing key challenges in language education working within a unique European platform? The European Centre for Modern Languages is launching the Call for project proposals for its next programme, “Language education at the heart of democracy”, starting in January 2024, and based on identified priorities in language education of the Centre’s member states.
The ECML would particularly like to encourage newcomers and the next generation of language professionals to benefit from this unique European platform to discuss, communicate and publish innovative ideas and make a genuine contribution towards enriching language education in Europe.
Dedicated website: English – français
Call brochure: English – French
Call flyer: English – French – German (developed by Österreichisches
Sprachen-Kompetenz-Zentrum)
5 reasons to apply: English – French
Contact for any question: call@ecml.at
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ECML Call for proposals for its 2024-27 programme “Language education at the heart of democracy” open until 31 August 2023
Are you interested in addressing key challenges in language education working within a unique European platform? The European Centre for Modern Languages is launching the Call for project proposals for its next programme, “Language education at the heart of democracy”, starting in January 2024, and based on identified priorities in language education of the Centre’s member states.
The ECML would particularly like to encourage newcomers and the next generation of language professionals to benefit from this unique European platform to discuss, communicate and publish innovative ideas and make a genuine contribution towards enriching language education in Europe.
Dedicated website: English – français
Call brochure: English – French
Call flyer: English – French – German (developed by Österreichisches
Sprachen-Kompetenz-Zentrum)
5 reasons to apply: English – French
Contact for any question: call@ecml.at
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Don't let that be a barrier – check out key information about the ECML here.
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New to the ECML?
Don't let that be a barrier – check out key information about the ECML here.
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How to apply
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Proposal form
To submit your project proposal please:
- download the PDF form: English – French;
- save the form locally;
- send the completed form to call@ecml.at by 31 August 2023.
(Re)Watch the webinar for potential proposal writers recorded on 12 June 2023
The webinar addressed such topics as:
- how ECML projects are organised;
- what kind of project outputs are envisaged;
- what makes a successful project proposal;
- where to find relevant Council of Europe resources and how to build on these;
- how to find team members.
Webinar recording: English – French
PowerPoint presentations: English/French
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How to apply
Proposal form
To submit your project proposal please:
- download the PDF form: English – French;
- save the form locally;
- send the completed form to call@ecml.at by 31 August 2023.
(Re)Watch the webinar for potential proposal writers recorded on 12 June 2023
The webinar addressed such topics as:
- how ECML projects are organised;
- what kind of project outputs are envisaged;
- what makes a successful project proposal;
- where to find relevant Council of Europe resources and how to build on these;
- how to find team members.
Webinar recording: English – French
PowerPoint presentations: English/French
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Themes for project proposals
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Proposals must correspond to one of the themes which are based on the findings of the ECML survey on current priorities in language education in the Centre's member states.
The findings of the survey revealed that certain themes are a priority at multiple levels or “orientations”. These themes have been labelled “top priorities in member states”. Applicants submitting project proposals in this category can choose their preferred orientation:
- policy implementation,
- (language) teacher education (both pre- and in-service) or
- the practice of language teaching and learning (in classrooms or in other formal and/or non-formal settings).
The remaining themes also refer to important priorities in language education identified in the survey. They have been organised according to the specific level or “orientation” most frequently mentioned in the survey.
All submissions will be considered on an equal basis irrespective of the chosen category/priority.
Proposals can address one or more of these priorities.
Many of the themes listed are broad in nature and therefore do not correspond to project titles which should relate clearly to the chosen aspect but be more specific.
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Themes for project proposals
Proposals must correspond to one of the themes which are based on the findings of the ECML survey on current priorities in language education in the Centre's member states.
The findings of the survey revealed that certain themes are a priority at multiple levels or “orientations”. These themes have been labelled “top priorities in member states”. Applicants submitting project proposals in this category can choose their preferred orientation:
- policy implementation,
- (language) teacher education (both pre- and in-service) or
- the practice of language teaching and learning (in classrooms or in other formal and/or non-formal settings).
The remaining themes also refer to important priorities in language education identified in the survey. They have been organised according to the specific level or “orientation” most frequently mentioned in the survey.
All submissions will be considered on an equal basis irrespective of the chosen category/priority.
Proposals can address one or more of these priorities.
Many of the themes listed are broad in nature and therefore do not correspond to project titles which should relate clearly to the chosen aspect but be more specific.
Web section dedicated to the themes for project proposals
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Essential information
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Detailed information about
- ECML project outputs (process, language policy)
- project teams
- activities organised and funded by the ECML
- support from the ECML
- submission deadline and selection procedure
- FAQ
can be found in the dedicated web section.
A project proposal can ONLY be submitted by a prospective project coordinator. This person MUST live and work in an ECML member state. As Spain is in the process of re-joining the ECML, experts living and working in Spain are also eligible to apply.
ALL applications must reach the ECML by 23:00 (CET) on Thursday 31 August 2023. Applications received after this date and incomplete applications will NOT be considered.
The project proposal will be assessed according to selection criteria.
The ECML will inform coordinators whose
project proposals have been chosen in October 2023.
On 16 November 2023 an online exchange and brief presentation of the new coordinators and projects will take place. Following this meeting
unsuccessful candidates will be informed.
On 25-26 January 2024, the new project coordinators will be invited to their first meeting at the ECML (Graz, Austria).
The key steps for submitting your project proposal are outlined here.
Finding team members
Projects are carried out by a team of four experts, each working and living in a different ECML member state. In exceptional cases, applications from non-member states as team members can be accepted (with a maximum of one project team member from a non-member state).
- One of the experts will be the coordinator with overall responsibility for team and project management.
- The website correspondent is primarily responsible for updating the content of the project website. No previous technical expertise is needed.
- The 2nd language documentalist ensures that key documents relating to the project are made available in the second language, including key project terminology.
- The communications officer ensures that information on project developments and expected outcomes are regularly communicated to relevant target audiences by using different communication channels.
The tasks can be shared by the four team members. Further details on the roles can be found in the online FaQ section.
If you are looking for experts for your project team, you could consult the following resources, which may help you identify potential members:
For any further assistance, please consult the ECML: call@ecml.at.
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Essential information
Detailed information about
- ECML project outputs (process, language policy)
- project teams
- activities organised and funded by the ECML
- support from the ECML
- submission deadline and selection procedure
- FAQ
can be found in the
dedicated web section.
A project proposal can ONLY be submitted by a prospective project coordinator. This person MUST live and work in an ECML member state. As Spain is in the process of re-joining the ECML, experts living and working in Spain are also eligible to apply.
ALL applications must reach the ECML by 23:00 (CET) on Thursday 31 August 2023. Applications received after this date and incomplete applications will NOT be considered.
The project proposal will be assessed according to selection criteria.
The ECML will inform coordinators whose
project proposals have been chosen in October 2023.
On 16 November 2023 an online exchange and brief presentation of the new coordinators and projects will take place. Following this meeting
unsuccessful candidates will be informed.
On 25-26 January 2024, the new project coordinators will be invited to their first meeting at the ECML (Graz, Austria).
The key steps for submitting your project proposal are outlined here.
Finding team members
Projects are carried out by a team of four experts, each working and living in a different ECML member state. In exceptional cases, applications from non-member states as team members can be accepted (with a maximum of one project team member from a non-member state).
- One of the experts will be the coordinator with overall responsibility for team and project management.
- The website correspondent is primarily responsible for updating the content of the project website. No previous technical expertise is needed.
- The 2nd language documentalist ensures that key documents relating to the project are made available in the second language, including key project terminology.
- The communications officer ensures that information on project developments and expected outcomes are regularly communicated to relevant target audiences by using different communication channels.
The tasks can be shared by the four team members. Further details on the roles can be found in the online FaQ section.
If you are looking for experts for your project team, you could consult the following resources, which may help you identify potential members:
For any further assistance, please consult the ECML: call@ecml.at.
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Promote the Call
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You are welcome to use the following resources to promote the ECML Call for proposals among your colleagues and target groups:
- key documents: Call brochure and flyer;
- graphic resources: ECML logo, Call banner, Wordle "Priorities";
- interview (in French) by France Education International with the Executive Director of the ECML on the Call for proposals: the concept of language education, the target audience of the Call, the main themes of the next programme and how the future programme takes account of the latest Council of Europe Recommendation on the importance of plurilingual and intercultural education for democratic culture;
- 5 reasons to apply;
- Ingeborg Birnie, project coordinator in the 2020-2023 ECML programme, explains why you should apply for an ECML project (video);
- voices from ECML project coordinators and team members of the ECML programme 2016-2019: “Why I recommend working on a project with the ECML”;
- online calendar of events to promote the Call.
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Promote the Call
You are welcome to use the following resources to promote the ECML Call for proposals among your colleagues and target groups:
- key documents: Call brochure and flyer;
- graphic resources: ECML logo, Call banner, Wordle "Priorities";
- interview (in French) by France Education International with the Executive Director of the ECML on the Call for proposals: the concept of language education, the target audience of the Call, the main themes of the next programme and how the future programme takes account of the latest Council of Europe Recommendation on the importance of plurilingual and intercultural education for democratic culture;
- 5 reasons to apply;
- Ingeborg Birnie, project coordinator in the 2020-2023 ECML programme, explains why you should apply for an ECML project (video);
- voices from ECML project coordinators and team members of the ECML programme 2016-2019: “Why I recommend working on a project with the ECML”;
- online calendar of events to promote the Call.
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Launch event for the ECML Call for proposals: webinar recorded on 15 May 2023
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This one-hour webinar:
- introduced the focus of the Call for proposals and the rationale behind the new programme;
- highlighted the most pressing challenges in language education elicited from a recent survey covering policy makers and language education professionals in the 35 member states of the ECML;
- provided information on how to become involved in the Centre’s next programme and explains the different possibilities for engagement;
- outlined both the benefits and challenges of coordinating/being involved in an ECML project.
The event was aimed at language professionals with an interest in the international context of language education, ECML national contacts and networks cooperating with the Centre, as well as newcomers interested in engaging in its work.
Webinar recording: English – French
PowerPoint presentation: English/French
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Launch event for the ECML Call for proposals: webinar recorded on 15 May 2023
This one-hour webinar:
- introduced the focus of the Call for proposals and the rationale behind the new programme;
- highlighted the most pressing challenges in language education elicited from a recent survey covering policy makers and language education professionals in the 35 member states of the ECML;
- provided information on how to become involved in the Centre’s next programme and explains the different possibilities for engagement;
- outlined both the benefits and challenges of coordinating/being involved in an ECML project.
The event was aimed at language professionals with an interest in the international context of language education, ECML national contacts and networks cooperating with the Centre, as well as newcomers interested in engaging in its work.
Webinar recording: English – French
PowerPoint presentation: English/French
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Participate in the online survey "Promoting excellence in sign language instruction"
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The project team invites all interesting parties to participate in their current survey. The information gathered will be crucial to understand which competencies are required in sign language teachers across Europe. Please pass on the link to anyone you think might contribute to this research work:
http://survey.cefr4sl.eu/index.php?sid=57936&lang=en
Full news item on the latest project developments: English - French
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Participate in the online survey "Promoting excellence in sign language instruction"
The project team invites all interesting parties to participate in their current survey. The information gathered will be crucial to understand which competencies are required in sign language teachers across Europe. Please pass on the link to anyone you think might contribute to this research work:
http://survey.cefr4sl.eu/index.php?sid=57936&lang=en
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Towards a Common European Framework for Language Teachers: Review of frameworks, standards and documents considered for inclusion in the proposed guide
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This unique project reached a first landmark in September 2016 when a Network Meeting took place that brought together a diverse group of 22 specialists from 14 countries. The vigorous discussions of questions such as ‘what do we mean by competence in the case of teachers?’, ‘how can the different dimensions of teacher competence best be organised graphically?’, and ‘how can one compile an accessible directory of the many frameworks of teacher competences that already exist?’ provided plenty of food for thought.
So far, in its preparation for delivering the first of the project’s outputs, a guide to the many existing frameworks, the project team has identified and analysed nearly 40 instruments that set out various kinds of competences for differing groups of language teachers, ranging from student teachers to specialists in CLIL and reviewed a further dozen frameworks or standards developed for teachers of all subjects, along with a range of documents focusing on languages in education published by the Council of
Europe and other international bodies. .
Read the full news item: English – French
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Towards a Common European Framework for Language Teachers: Review of frameworks, standards and documents considered for inclusion in the proposed guide
This unique project reached a first landmark in September 2016 when a Network Meeting took place that brought together a diverse group of 22 specialists from 14 countries. The vigorous discussions of questions such as ‘what do we mean by competence in the case of teachers?’, ‘how can the different dimensions of teacher competence best be organised graphically?’, and ‘how can one compile an accessible directory of the many frameworks of teacher competences that already exist?’ provided plenty of food for thought.
So far, in its preparation for delivering the first of the project’s outputs, a guide to the many existing frameworks, the project team has identified and analysed nearly 40 instruments that set out various kinds of competences for differing groups of language teachers, ranging from student teachers to specialists in CLIL and reviewed a further dozen frameworks or standards developed for teachers of all subjects, along with a range of documents focusing on languages in education published by the Council of
Europe and other international bodies. .
Read the full news item:
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Gazette headline: Programme developments 2020-2023 – “Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences”
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ECML programme developments 2020-2023 – “Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences”
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Gazette headline: Programme developments 2020-2023 – “Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences”
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Gazette headline: Professional Network Forum of the ECML
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“Supporting multilingual classrooms”: Recording of the eTwinning seminar available online
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Linguistic and cultural diversity is now the norm in European classrooms. What does this mean for teachers, both language teachers and teachers of other subjects? How can teachers adapt their methodology to ensure that this linguistic and cultural capital becomes a rich resource for learning? This seminar aimed to encourage teachers to question their own beliefs as they discover for themselves the answers to these questions and the wide range of free resources developed by the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe (ECML) in support of an inclusive, plurilingual and intercultural approach to teaching and learning.
A recording of the seminar involving Sarah Breslin, Executive Director of the ECML, and Terry Lamb, Co-coordinator of the ECML-EC Training and consultancy activity “Supporting multilingual classrooms”, is now available on YouTube.
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“Supporting multilingual classrooms”: Recording of the eTwinning seminar available online
Linguistic and cultural diversity is now the norm in European classrooms. What does this mean for teachers, both language teachers and teachers of other subjects? How can teachers adapt their methodology to ensure that this linguistic and cultural capital becomes a rich resource for learning? This seminar aimed to encourage teachers to question their own beliefs as they discover for themselves the answers to these questions and the wide range of free resources developed by the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe (ECML) in support of an inclusive, plurilingual and intercultural approach to teaching and learning.
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recording of the seminar involving Sarah Breslin, Executive Director of the ECML, and Terry Lamb, Co-coordinator of the
ECML-EC Training and consultancy activity “Supporting multilingual classrooms”, is now available on YouTube.
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New tools added in the Inventory of ICT tools and open educational resources
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The inventory of free online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning has been developed by the ICT-REV project of the ECML for language teachers, teacher trainers, language policy makers and multipliers. It currently contains 92 tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind.
Suggestions for new tools are welcome at any time! Discover the latest resources below:
- Kahoot!: tool allowing those teachers with an interest in gamification to design and use learning games in their classroom. There are 4 different formats available: quiz, discussion, survey or jumble.
- Librivox: platform where independent users share partial or complete audiobooks, which they have recorded themselves. It allows teachers and students of different foreign languages to browse the catalogue by author, title, genre or language and to download the available audiobooks for free.
- Mindomo: tool for collaborating and editing online, drawing mind maps, transforming the maps into dynamic presentations, creating organigrammes, and sharing assignments with your students.
- PodOmatic: allows language teachers and students to browse and find podcasts from users all over the world, to upload audios or videos to create a podcast and share it on different social media, blogs, websites, etc.
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New tools added in the Inventory of ICT tools and open educational resources
The
inventory of free online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning has been developed by the
ICT-REV project of the ECML for language teachers, teacher trainers, language policy makers and multipliers. It currently contains 92 tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind.
Suggestions for new tools are welcome at any time! Discover the latest resources below:
- Kahoot!: tool allowing those teachers with an interest in gamification to design and use learning games in their classroom. There are 4 different formats available: quiz, discussion, survey or jumble.
- Librivox: platform where independent users share partial or complete audiobooks, which they have recorded themselves. It allows teachers and students of different foreign languages to browse the catalogue by author, title, genre or language and to download the available audiobooks for free.
- Mindomo: tool for collaborating and editing online, drawing mind maps, transforming the maps into dynamic presentations, creating organigrammes, and sharing assignments with your students.
- PodOmatic: allows language teachers and students to browse and find podcasts from users all over the world, to upload audios or videos to create a podcast and share it on different social media, blogs, websites, etc.
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The inventory of freely available online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning has been developed by the ICT-REV project of the ECML for language teachers, teacher trainers, language policy makers and multipliers. It currently contains 92 tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind.
Suggestions for new tools are welcome at any time! Discover the latest resources below:
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- eTwinning: online platform for staff working in schools in different European countries for collaborating, communicating and building projects together, such as international school partnerships.
- Flubaroo: tool converting quiz answers into grades; designed for helping teachers to grade and to provide feedback to multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank type assignments.
- Google Earth: with your students you can visit any place in the world without leaving the classroom.
- ipadio: mobile app which allows teachers to make broadcasts through phone calls and then add titles, images etc. to the recording if they wish.
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New tools added in the Inventory of ICT tools and open educational resources
- eTwinning: online platform for staff working in schools in different European countries for collaborating, communicating and building projects together, such as international school partnerships.
- Flubaroo: tool converting quiz answers into grades; designed for helping teachers to grade and to provide feedback to multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank type assignments.
- Google Earth: with your students you can visit any place in the world without leaving the classroom.
- ipadio: mobile app which allows teachers to make broadcasts through phone calls and then add titles, images etc. to the recording if they wish.
The
inventory of freely available online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning has been developed by the
ICT-REV project of the ECML for language teachers, teacher trainers, language policy makers and multipliers. It currently contains 92 tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind.
Suggestions for new tools are welcome at any time! Discover the latest resources below:
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Denmark: New ECML Governing Board member
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The ECML is pleased to welcome Ms Sabine Gadeberg Larsen, Danish Ministry of Education, National Agency for Education and Quality, as the ECML Governing Board member. The ECML would like to express its deepest gratitude to Ms Pernille Skou Brønner Andersen for her continuous support and wholehearted involvement in this role during the last years.
Web pages dedicated to Denmark (official contacts, ECML experts, language education resources)
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Denmark: New ECML Governing Board member
The ECML is pleased to welcome Ms Sabine Gadeberg Larsen, Danish Ministry of Education, National Agency for Education and Quality, as the ECML Governing Board member. The ECML would like to express its deepest gratitude to Ms Pernille Skou Brønner Andersen for her continuous support and wholehearted involvement in this role during the last years.
Web pages dedicated to Denmark (official contacts, ECML experts, language education resources)
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Austria: Revised website dedicated to language education - Radio interview with the Austrian Language Competence Centre - Regional seminar on languages and the teaching of subjects
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Language education in Austria: completely revised web section of the Austrian Ministry of Education (in German)
The Austrian Language Competence Centre (ÖSZ), national contact point for the ECML in Austria, has been interviewed on the event “Sprachen-im-Blick” on 28 June. The interview has been commissioned by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education in cooperation with the teacher training college of Salzburg (Stefan Zweig), and livestreamed on the radio station Agora (Carinthia) on 6 July (2-3 p.m.).
(Re)Listen to the interview on the website of the ÖSZ (in German).
"Sprache und Fachunterricht: Konzepte und Ansätze im Vergleich" (Languages and the teaching of subjects: comparison of concepts and approaches), hosted by the ECML, Graz on 6-7 October 2017, Seminar of the Pedagogical University of Styria and the Austrian Language Competence Centre commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Federal Centre for Intercultural Affairs, Migration and Multilingualism and with the support of the Council of Europe's Centre for Modern Languages and the Association of the European Centre for Modern Languages in Graz.
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Austria: Revised website dedicated to language education - Radio interview with the Austrian Language Competence Centre - Regional seminar on languages and the teaching of subjects
Language education in Austria: completely revised web section of the Austrian Ministry of Education (in German)
The Austrian Language Competence Centre (ÖSZ), national contact point for the ECML in Austria, has been interviewed on the event “Sprachen-im-Blick” on 28 June. The interview has been commissioned by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education in cooperation with the teacher training college of Salzburg (Stefan Zweig), and livestreamed on the radio station Agora (Carinthia) on 6 July (2-3 p.m.).
(Re)Listen to the interview on the website of the ÖSZ (in German).
"Sprache und Fachunterricht: Konzepte und Ansätze im Vergleich" (Languages and the teaching of subjects: comparison of concepts and approaches), hosted by the ECML, Graz on 6-7 October 2017, Seminar of the Pedagogical University of Styria and the Austrian Language Competence Centre commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Federal Centre for Intercultural Affairs, Migration and Multilingualism and with the support of the Council of Europe's Centre for Modern Languages and the Association of the European Centre for Modern Languages in Graz.
- More information (in German)
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Canada: Symposium recording "Immersion in higher education" - OLBI's latest news
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Symposium ‘Immersion in higher education: Where do we stand today?’ (University of Ottawa, 11-12 May 2017)
The event hosted by the Post-Secondary Immersion Research Group (PSIRG) of the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) was an extraordinary occasion for researchers, teachers, students, administrators and all others with an interest in the development of immersion in higher education to gather and share experiences, knowledge, and ideas. The programme featured distinguished speakers from Europe and North America who brought to the table unique perspectives and stimulated dialogue on challenges and achievements in the areas of bilingualism, linguistic models and immersion.
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- Conference web pages : English - French
- Watch the livestreamed plenary sessions:
• Laurent Gajo (Université de Genève): Modes d’enseignement bilingue à l’université : enjeux didactiques et sociopolitiques
• Nina Pilke (Vaasa Universitet): Immersion in Higher Education in Finland: Blind Men Appraising an Elephant in the Room?
• Sonia Soltero (DePaul University College of Education): Dual Language in Higher Education : A New Way to Conceptualize the Development of Academic and Professional Bilingualism
• Xavier Vila (Universitat de Barcelona): The Higher Education Linguistic Models in Catalonia : Origins, Rationales, Achievements and Challenges
Latest newsletter edited by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI), the national contact point of the ECML in Canada:
"In other words / Autrement dit" (June 2017):
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Follow OLBI's news on Twitter! OLBI has a new Twitter account. Follow them and do not hesitate to tag them on your tweets (@ILOB_OLBI)!
Symposium ‘Immersion in higher education: Where do we stand today?’ (University of Ottawa, 11-12 May 2017)
The event hosted by the Post-Secondary Immersion Research Group (PSIRG) of the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) was an extraordinary occasion for researchers, teachers, students, administrators and all others with an interest in the development of immersion in higher education to gather and share experiences, knowledge, and ideas. The programme featured distinguished speakers from Europe and North America who brought to the table unique perspectives and stimulated dialogue on challenges and achievements in the areas of bilingualism, linguistic models and immersion.
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France: Latest newsletters from CIEP – Results of the calls for projects on "Languages and digital technology" and "Cultural action – French language"
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Latest newsletters edited by the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP), the national contact point for the ECML in France:
- Courriel européen des langues, no. 38, May 217: this issue is dedicated to the promotion of ECML projects and the dissemination of ECML tools in France, the latest developments of European institutions and a selection of new resources In the field of language education.
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Results of the call for projects "Languages and digital technology 2017":
This new edition invites to develop digital and innovative tools that facilitate the development, use and mastery of the French language and the languages of France. 25 projects were selected among the 60 ones received.
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Results of the national call for projects “Cultural action – French language”
The call for projects launched by the French Ministry of Culture was a great success and resulted in the submission of about 600 projects. The 160 selected projects will allow to improve the access to the French language for a large number of people through artistic and cultural activities. The projects are intended to support the creation and dissemination of tools for stakeholders in the areas of culture, inclusion, training, justice, and in the social and socio-educational fields; and to encourage associations and cultural institutions to develop actions linking the learning of French language and the artistic practice for the benefit of people experiencing difficulties with the French language.
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France: Latest newsletters from CIEP – Results of the calls for projects on "Languages and digital technology" and "Cultural action – French language"
Results of the call for projects "Languages and digital technology 2017":
This new edition invites to develop digital and innovative tools that facilitate the development, use and mastery of the French language and the languages of France. 25 projects were selected among the 60 ones received.
View Results : English – French
Results of the national call for projects “Cultural action – French language”
The call for projects launched by the French Ministry of Culture was a great success and resulted in the submission of about 600 projects. The 160 selected projects will allow to improve the access to the French language for a large number of people through artistic and cultural activities. The projects are intended to support the creation and dissemination of tools for stakeholders in the areas of culture, inclusion, training, justice, and in the social and socio-educational fields; and to encourage associations and cultural institutions to develop actions linking the learning of French language and the artistic practice for the benefit of people experiencing difficulties with the French language.
See results: English – French
Latest newsletters edited by the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP), the national contact point for the ECML in France:
- Courriel européen des langues, no. 38, May 217: this issue is dedicated to the promotion of ECML projects and the dissemination of ECML tools in France, the latest developments of European institutions and a selection of new resources In the field of language education.
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Germany: Recommendation on the internationalisation of curricula - New LINGO web platform for CLIL lessons
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Recommendation by the General Assembly of the German Rectors' Conference on the internationalisation of curricula: English - German
New LINGO platform for CLIL lessons www.lingonetz.de
From August 2017, LINGO will be the new CLIL platform for young learners in Germany (age groups: 6-12 and 13-16) in the MINT disciplines (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and engineering).
The multimedial offer is designed to support the learning and teaching of German as a foreign language or German as a second language for children and young people at A1 level. The interactive website offers many new contents, an app, a quiz duel, exciting MINT topics and experiments, interactive exercises, a magazine for children on MINT topics, reading and listening texts, etc.
LINGO is supported by the educational publishing house and agency Eduversum Bildungsverlag and agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Goethe Institute as co-editors.
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Germany: Recommendation on the internationalisation of curricula - New LINGO web platform for CLIL lessons
Recommendation by the General Assembly of the German Rectors' Conference on the internationalisation of curricula: English - German
New LINGO platform for CLIL lessons www.lingonetz.de
From August 2017, LINGO will be the new CLIL platform for young learners in Germany (age groups: 6-12 and 13-16) in the MINT disciplines (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and engineering).
The multimedial offer is designed to support the learning and teaching of German as a foreign language or German as a second language for children and young people at A1 level. The interactive website offers many new contents, an app, a quiz duel, exciting MINT topics and experiments, interactive exercises, a magazine for children on MINT topics, reading and listening texts, etc.
LINGO is supported by the educational publishing house and agency Eduversum Bildungsverlag and agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Goethe Institute as co-editors.
Lingo editorial team: redaktion@lingonetz.de
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Greece: New postgraduate programme of studies on language education for refugees and migrants
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The Hellenic Open University launches a new postgraduate programme of studies on language education for refugees and migrants.
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The Hellenic Open University launches a new postgraduate programme of studies on language education for refugees and migrants.
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Ireland: RELANG workshop - "Relating language curricula, tests and examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference" (24-26 May 2017)
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Stakeholders in curriculum design, curriculum implementation, quality assurance, assessment and training for the new specification attended a RELANG workshop in Dublin from 24-26 May. The RELANG initiative offers training to stakeholders in the Member States of the European Union and the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) in relating language tests and examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in a valid way and exploring relationships between foreign language curricula and the CEFR.
The article describes how the CEFR relates to the new Junior Cycle MFL specification.
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Ireland: RELANG workshop - "Relating language curricula, tests and examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference" (24-26 May 2017)
Stakeholders in curriculum design, curriculum implementation, quality assurance, assessment and training for the new specification attended a RELANG workshop in Dublin from 24-26 May. The RELANG initiative offers training to stakeholders in the Member States of the European Union and the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) in relating language tests and examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in a valid way and exploring relationships between foreign language curricula and the CEFR.
The article describes how the CEFR relates to the new Junior Cycle MFL specification.
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Liechtenstein: Plurimobil – Language Stay 2.0 – Supporting qualitative and sustainable language courses abroad (Li-Lingua)
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Successful adaptation and use of the ECML Plurimobil mobility kit in Liechtenstein.
The Erasmus+ project entitled "Language Stay 2.0 - Supporting qualitative and sustainable language courses abroad (Li-Lingua)", carried out by the Office of Education of the Principality of Liechtenstein (Schulamt des Fürstentums Liechtenstein) with the involvement of the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) of the Council of Europe, has been successfully completed.
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The aim was to make a significant contribution to the promotion of the international dimension in school education in Liechtenstein by promoting sustainable and more efficient learning in language stays of pupils.
The ECML was represented as a partner in the initiative by Mirjam Egli-Cuenat and Katharina Höchle-Maier who accompanied and supported the exchange programme.
Following its completion the initiative was noted as a model of good practice by the external evaluator.
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The aim was to make a significant contribution to the promotion of the international dimension in school education in Liechtenstein by promoting sustainable and more efficient learning in language stays of pupils.
The ECML was represented as a partner in the initiative by Mirjam Egli-Cuenat and Katharina Höchle-Maier who accompanied and supported the exchange programme.
Following its completion the initiative was noted as a model of good practice by the external evaluator.
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Successful adaptation and use of the ECML Plurimobil mobility kit in Liechtenstein.
The Erasmus+ project entitled "Language Stay 2.0 - Supporting qualitative and sustainable language courses abroad (Li-Lingua)", carried out by the Office of Education of the Principality of Liechtenstein (Schulamt des Fürstentums Liechtenstein) with the involvement of the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) of the Council of Europe, has been successfully completed.
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Switzerland: Recent publications
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Institute for Pedagogical Research and Documentation (IRDP / Intercantonal Conference of Public Education of French-Speaking Switzerland and of Ticino) – Latest publications:
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Institute for Pedagogical Research and Documentation (IRDP / Intercantonal Conference of Public Education of French-Speaking Switzerland and of Ticino) – Latest publications:
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Slovenia: Call for papers for the International scientific conference “Language and Culture” (Koper, 27-28 October 2017)
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Organised as the 6th biennial conference on “Languages in Contact”.
Venue: Institute for Linguistic Studies of the Science and Research Centre in Koper
Abstracts should be up to 300 words and written in the same language as the presentation and in English.
Deadline for proposals: 15th July 2017.
Four possible thematic areas for the papers: Language and culture within cultural studies; Language, culture and tourism; Culture, plurilinguism and language learning; Language, culture and literature.
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Slovenia: Call for papers for the International scientific conference “Language and Culture” (Koper, 27-28 October 2017)
Organised as the 6th biennial conference on “Languages in Contact”.
Venue: Institute for Linguistic Studies of the Science and Research Centre in Koper
Abstracts should be up to 300 words and written in the same language as the presentation and in English.
Deadline for proposals: 15th July 2017.
Four possible thematic areas for the papers: Language and culture within cultural studies; Language, culture and tourism; Culture, plurilinguism and language learning; Language, culture and literature.
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Related ECML thematic collection on languages and migration:
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The conference (Strasbourg, 20-22 June 2017) addressed the promotion of democracy and human rights through education. Around 300 representatives of governments, education institutions and civil society organisations discussed current challenges and opportunities, shared examples of good practices and lessons learnt, and proposed recommendations for future action, including specific criteria and mechanisms for evaluation of progress, in particular in the framework of the Council of Europe Charter on Citizenship and Human Rights Education.
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Conference “Learning to live together”: A call for enhanced quality of education for democracy
The conference (Strasbourg, 20-22 June 2017) addressed the promotion of democracy and human rights through education. Around 300 representatives of governments, education institutions and civil society organisations discussed current challenges and opportunities, shared examples of good practices and lessons learnt, and proposed recommendations for future action, including specific criteria and mechanisms for evaluation of progress, in particular in the framework of the Council of Europe
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Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: Latest developments
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Developments in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, Sweden
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Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: Latest developments
Developments in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, Sweden
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Last June, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) was officially launched in Berlin at an event organised by the German Federal Foreign Office, the Alliance for the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture, the Council of Europe and the Open Society Foundations. The new institute will focus on creating a space for under-represented Roma artists, performers and thinkers in the mainstream of European art and culture.
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Last June, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) was officially launched in Berlin at an event organised by the German Federal Foreign Office, the Alliance for the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture, the Council of Europe and the Open Society Foundations. The new institute will focus on creating a space for under-represented Roma artists, performers and thinkers in the mainstream of European art and culture.
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Council of Europe Publishing: Latest titles
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Report by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe State of democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Populism - How strong are Europe's checks and balances?
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Human Rights and business – Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States (2016)
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Council of Europe action plan on protecting refugee and migrant children in Europe (2017-2019)
English - French
Migrants in Disaster Risk Reduction - Practices for Inclusion (EUR-OPA)
Available in English only
Cultural participation and inclusive societies - A thematic report based on the Indicator Framework on Culture and Democracy
Available in English only
Annual report on the activities of the European Commission against racism and intolerance (ECRI) covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2016
Annual report: English - French
Council of Europe press release:
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WE CAN! Taking action against hate speech through counter and alternative narratives
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Human rights: a reality for all - Council of Europe disability strategy 2017-2023
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Human Rights and business – Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States (2016)
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Council of Europe action plan on protecting refugee and migrant children in Europe (2017-2019)
English -
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Migrants in Disaster Risk Reduction - Practices for Inclusion (EUR-OPA)
Available in English only
Cultural participation and inclusive societies - A thematic report based on the Indicator Framework on Culture and Democracy
Available in English only
Annual report on the activities of the European Commission against racism and intolerance (ECRI) covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2016
Annual report:
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Council of Europe press release:
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WE CAN! Taking action against hate speech through counter and alternative narratives
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Human rights: a reality for all - Council of Europe disability strategy 2017-2023
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Report by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe State of democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Populism - How strong are Europe's checks and balances?
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Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe – 2017 Edition
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There are over 60 official languages in Europe. It is a continent of considerable linguistic diversity, and that breadth is only increasing with recent migration flows. The 2017 Edition of Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe depicts the main education policies regarding teaching and learning of languages in 42 European education systems.
Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017
(E-book available in English; highlights available in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish)
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European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice,
Modernisation of higher education in Europe: Academic staff – 2017 – Eurydice report, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017 (English only)
European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice, Recommended annual instruction time in tull-time compulsory education in Europe – 2016/17, Eurydice – Facts and Figures, Luxembourg:
Publications Office of the European Union, 2017 (English only)
Eurostat – Migrant integration 2017 edition, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017 (English only)
European Commission, Erasmus+ Virtual exchanges feasibility study – Final report, European Union, 2017 (English only)
Herzog-Punzenberger, B.; Le Pichon-Vorstman, E.; Siarova, H., Multilingual education in the light of diversity: Lessons learned, NESET II report, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017
(Full version in English only, summary in French)
Unesco
A guide for ensuring inclusion and equity in education, Paris, 2017
European Students’ Union
Jens Jungblut, Karolina Pietkiewicz (eds), Refugees welcome? - Recognition of qualifications held by refugees and their access to higher education in Europe – country analyses, Brussels, April 2017
OECD
OECD, "Do new teachers feel prepared for teaching?", Teaching in focus, No. 17, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2017
OECD, Starting strong V: Transitions from early childhood education and care to primary education, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2017
OECD, Starting strong 2017:Key OECD indicators on early childhood education and care, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2017
OECD, OECD, International migration outlook 2017, OECD Publishing, Paris,
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OECD, Greece: Education policy in Greece: A Preliminary Assessment, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2017
OECD, OECD Reviews of evaluation and assessment in education: Romania 2017, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2017
Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and langage learning
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Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe – 2017 Edition
European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice,
Modernisation of higher education in Europe: Academic staff – 2017 – Eurydice report, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017 (English only)
European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice,
Recommended annual instruction time in tull-time compulsory education in Europe – 2016/17, Eurydice – Facts and Figures, Luxembourg:
Publications Office of the European Union, 2017 (English only)
Eurostat – Migrant integration 2017 edition, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017 (English only)
European Commission,
Erasmus+ Virtual exchanges feasibility study – Final report, European Union, 2017 (English only)
Herzog-Punzenberger, B.; Le Pichon-Vorstman, E.; Siarova, H., Multilingual education in the light of diversity: Lessons learned, NESET II report, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017
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Full version in English only,
summary in French)
Unesco
A guide for ensuring inclusion and equity in education, Paris, 2017
European Students’ Union
Jens Jungblut, Karolina Pietkiewicz (eds),
Refugees welcome? - Recognition of qualifications held by refugees and their access to higher education in Europe – country analyses, Brussels, April 2017
OECD
OECD,
"Do new teachers feel prepared for teaching?",
Teaching in focus, No. 17, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2017
OECD,
Starting strong V: Transitions from early childhood education and care to primary education, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2017
OECD,
Starting strong 2017:Key OECD indicators on early childhood education and care, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2017
OECD,
OECD, International migration outlook 2017, OECD Publishing, Paris,
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OECD,
Greece: Education policy in Greece: A Preliminary Assessment, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2017
OECD,
OECD Reviews of evaluation and assessment in education: Romania 2017, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2017
Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and langage learning
Newsletters edited in April / May / June 2017
European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice
There are over 60 official languages in Europe. It is a continent of considerable linguistic diversity, and that breadth is only increasing with recent migration flows. The 2017 Edition of Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe depicts the main education policies regarding teaching and learning of languages in 42 European education systems.
Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017
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With just over two months to go until the 2017 European Day of Languages, preparations are well underway for hundreds of activities around the continent celebrating Europe’s rich mosaic of languages and cultures. Whether you are interested in learning a new language, taking part in competitions and quizzes, discovering methodologies behind language learning or simply enjoying music, dance, theatre and story-telling from different cultures, there is almost certainly a corresponding EDL event close to you on or around 26 September.
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You can find a plethora of creative ideas, interesting facts, materials to download, games, activities on the dedicated European Day of Languages website. The site is now available in 36 languages and contains resources for teachers, students and in fact anyone with an interest in languages. We a very much welcome suggestions regarding ‘language trivia’, unique words, amusing idioms, palindromes and the longest words in the languages you know. If you are planning an event, – we are also delighted to promote your activity.
Some new features which will be shortly added to the site are :
• an ‘all the colours of the rainbow’ section featuring characteristics and expressions associated with colours in different languages;
• a directory of language (teacher) associations in Europe (currently containing over 350 associations).
We will also be running a series of competitions and attempting to set a ’world record’ – so it promises to be a busy but exciting next few months… more details on all of the above to follow at: http://edl.ecml.at
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Get ready for the European Day of Languages!
You can find a plethora of creative ideas, interesting facts, materials to download, games, activities on the dedicated European Day of Languages website. The site is now available in 36 languages and contains resources for teachers, students and in fact anyone with an interest in languages. We a very much welcome suggestions regarding ‘language trivia’, unique words, amusing idioms, palindromes and the longest words in the languages you know. If you are planning an event, – we are also delighted to promote your activity.
Some new features which will be shortly added to the site are :
• an ‘all the colours of the rainbow’ section featuring characteristics and expressions associated with colours in different languages;
• a directory of language (teacher) associations in Europe (currently containing over 350 associations).
We will also be running a series of competitions and attempting to set a ’world record’ – so it promises to be a busy but exciting next few months… more details on all of the above to follow at:
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With just over two months to go until the 2017
European Day of Languages, preparations are well underway for hundreds of activities around the continent celebrating Europe’s rich mosaic of languages and cultures. Whether you are interested in learning a new language, taking part in competitions and quizzes, discovering methodologies behind language learning or simply enjoying music, dance, theatre and story-telling from different cultures, there is almost certainly a corresponding EDL event close to you on or around 26 September.
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The Professional Network Forum of the ECML is comprised of international associations and institutions that share common values and have overlapping expertise in the field of language education and assessment. Under the auspices of the ECML, the members of the Forum share their know-how and work together on areas of common interest in the service of language education.
Members of the Forum: ACTFL, AILA, ALTE, CEL/ELC, CercleS, EALTA, EAQUALS, ECSPM, ECML/Council of Europe, EDiLiC, EFNIL, EPA, EUNIC, FIPLV, IAM, ICC, OLBI.
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Members of the Forum: ACTFL, AILA, ALTE, CEL/ELC, CercleS, EALTA, EAQUALS, ECSPM, ECML/Council of Europe, EDiLiC, EFNIL, EPA, EUNIC, FIPLV, IAM, ICC, OLBI.
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The aim of the PARENTS website is to disseminate knowledge on the benefits of involving parents in plurilingual and intercultural education.
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News from Language for Work (LfW): Quick guide: How to help adult migrants develop work-related language skills – COMBI Multipliers’ event
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Matilde Grünhage Monetti, coordinator of Language for Work (LfW) (http://languageforwork.ecml.at was invited to participate in a multiplier event for the COMBI project in Donostia, in the Basque region of Spain, on 6th and 7th June. The project "Communication competences for migrants and disadvantaged background learners in bilingual work environments" is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. COMBI partners are acting in various officially bilingual regions in Europe.
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News from Language for Work (LfW): Quick guide: How to help adult migrants develop work-related language skills – COMBI Multipliers’ event
(6-7 June 2017, Donostia/San Sebastian, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain)
Matilde Grünhage Monetti, coordinator of Language for Work (LfW) (http://languageforwork.ecml.at was invited to participate in a multiplier event for the COMBI project in Donostia, in the Basque region of Spain, on 6th and 7th June. The project "Communication competences for migrants and disadvantaged background learners in bilingual work environments" is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. COMBI partners are acting in various officially bilingual regions in Europe.
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Promoting linguistic skills a priority under the Czech chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
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The Czech Republic took over the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 19 May. Among the nine designated priorities of the 6 month chairmanship is the promotion of human rights education and linguistic skills.
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The Czech Republic continuously develops and improves tools for linguistic and cultural inclusion in Czech schools to help them deal with the increasing number of pupils whose mother tongue differs from the language of instruction. In this connection, the Czech Chairmanship will actively co-operate with the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe (ECML) on promoting teachers’ and other language professionals’ capacities to develop linguistic skills and intercultural competences of learners, as a prerequisite for their successful education. In the framework of the ECML’s four-year programme 2016-2019, this co-operation will involve the preparation and organisation of mediation skills, as well as the dissemination of the results of projects focused on the work in multilingual classrooms and the establishment of European standards specifying proficiency levels of sign languages. Cooperation will proceed through the membership of the Czech representative in the ECML Governing Board and through the involvement of Czech experts in the project teams and networks.”
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Promoting linguistic skills a priority under the Czech chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
The Czech Republic continuously develops and improves tools for linguistic and cultural inclusion in Czech schools to help them deal with the increasing number of pupils whose mother tongue differs from the language of instruction. In this connection, the Czech Chairmanship will actively co-operate with the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe (ECML) on promoting teachers’ and other language professionals’ capacities to develop linguistic skills and intercultural competences of learners, as a prerequisite for their successful education. In the framework of the ECML’s four-year programme 2016-2019, this co-operation will involve the preparation and organisation of mediation skills, as well as the dissemination of the results of projects focused on the work in multilingual classrooms and the establishment of European standards specifying proficiency levels of sign languages. Cooperation will proceed through the membership of the Czech representative in the ECML Governing Board and through the involvement of Czech experts in the project teams and networks.”
www.coe.int/en/web/chairmanship
The Czech Republic took over the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 19 May. Among the nine designated priorities of the 6 month chairmanship is the promotion of human rights education and linguistic skills.
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Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR) – new website
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The new CEFR website www.coe.int/lang-CECR offers a large range of different resources, contributed by major European institutions and developed in different research projects and investigations.
The innovative and ambitious website developed by the Language Policy Programme (Education Policy Division, Strasbourg) will continue to evolve with other key resources to be added, in particular a new CEFR Companion Volume.
Available today in 40 languages – including non-European ones – the CEFR has enjoyed an increasing success and is now used in a significant number of countries on several continents. The implementation of the CEFR has also benefitted from development projects and training opportunities offered by the European Centre for Modern Languages.
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Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR) – new website
The new CEFR website
www.coe.int/lang-CECR offers a large range of different resources, contributed by major European institutions and developed in different research projects and investigations.
The innovative and ambitious website developed by the Language Policy Programme (Education Policy Division, Strasbourg) will continue to evolve with other key resources to be added, in particular a new CEFR Companion Volume.
Available today in 40 languages – including non-European ones – the CEFR has enjoyed an increasing success and is now used in a significant number of countries on several continents. The implementation of the CEFR has also benefitted from development projects and training opportunities offered by the European Centre for Modern Languages.
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Mercator Network - European Research Centre on Multilingualism and langage learning
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Gazette headline: 26 September - European Day of Languages 2017: a very special day to remember!
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26 September - European Day of Languages 2017: a very special day to remember!
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Gazette headline: 26 September - European Day of Languages 2017: a very special day to remember!
26 September - European Day of Languages 2017: a very special day to remember!
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Preparations are in full flow for the European Day of Languages! With only a few days left before the 2017 edition of the Day, we are very pleased to inform you that over 700 events are already in the Calendar of activities. If you have not already done so, you are still very welcome to promote any events and activities you are involved with in the online calendar!
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Promote the events in your country in the online calendar!
Preparations are in full flow for the European Day of Languages! With only a few days left before the 2017 edition of the Day, we are very pleased to inform you that over 700 events are already in the Calendar of activities. If you have not already done so, you are still very welcome to promote any events and activities you are involved with in the
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To add a little extra spice to the European Day of Languages this year, we are aiming to establish a ‘world record’. We would like to encourage as many people as possible to create a short video clip based on the phrase “I love [a language] because…”.
The video, using the above phrase, can be recorded in any language and can be about any language(s) and uploaded to the dedicated web page: http://edl.ecml.at/record. The clips may involve an individual, a group or a class and should be no longer than 10-20 seconds in length and filmed in landscape format. The more creative the video, the better!
By the closing date on 30 September we hope to compile the largest number of videos ever assembled on the theme of languages.
We are using the hashtag #EDLrecord to promote the initiative.
Further details can be found in the flyer and on the EDL web pages which are available in over 20 languages thanks to the support of many of the National Relays. Some examples of video clips are also included on the webpage.
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World record attempt: “I love [a language] because…”
To add a little extra spice to the European Day of Languages this year, we are aiming to establish a ‘world record’. We would like to encourage as many people as possible to create a short video clip based on the phrase “I love [a language] because…”.
The video, using the above phrase, can be recorded in any language and can be about any language(s) and uploaded to the dedicated web page: http://edl.ecml.at/record. The clips may involve an individual, a group or a class and should be no longer than 10-20 seconds in length and filmed in landscape format. The more creative the video, the better!
By the closing date on 30 September we hope to compile the largest number of videos ever assembled on the theme of languages.
We are using the hashtag #EDLrecord to promote the initiative.
Further details can be found in the flyer and on the EDL web pages which are available in over 20 languages thanks to the support of many of the National Relays. Some examples of video clips are also included on the webpage.
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- ‘All the colours of the rainbow’. This new section features characteristics and expressions associated with colours in different European languages: http://edl.ecml.at/colours.
- A directory of language (teacher) associations in Europe: the Directory originally developed by the ECML’s Language Associations and Collaborative Support (LACS) network is now available online. The directory provides details of over 350 associations/organisations : http://edl.ecml.at/directory.
- Downloadable materials: the materials section of the website has been further developed with a number of downloadable items that event organisers and schools can reproduce themselves http://edl.ecml.at/downloads.
- It is also possible to purchase a T-shirt with the EDL design from an external supplier: http://edl.ecml.at/T-shirts/tabid/3146/Default.aspx.
Competitions
- The voting feature for the most innovative European Day of Languages event in 2017 will be open from 20 September - 20 October, with a prize for the event receiving the most votes in each participating country (where there are more than 10 events registered in the EDL calendar).
- The EDL T-shirt design contest for the 2018 European Day of Languages is now online. Further details are available here.
- Social media: follow us on a dedicated EDL Facebook page
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Other new features and competitions in 2017
New features
- ‘All the colours of the rainbow’. This new section features characteristics and expressions associated with colours in different European languages: http://edl.ecml.at/colours.
- A directory of language (teacher) associations in Europe: the Directory originally developed by the ECML’s Language Associations and Collaborative Support (LACS) network is now available online. The directory provides details of over 350 associations/organisations : http://edl.ecml.at/directory.
- Downloadable materials: the materials section of the website has been further developed with a number of downloadable items that event organisers and schools can reproduce themselves http://edl.ecml.at/downloads.
- It is also possible to purchase a T-shirt with the EDL design from an external supplier: http://edl.ecml.at/T-shirts/tabid/3146/Default.aspx.
Competitions
- The voting feature for the most innovative European Day of Languages event in 2017 will be open from 20 September - 20 October, with a prize for the event receiving the most votes in each participating country (where there are more than 10 events registered in the EDL calendar).
- The EDL T-shirt design contest for the 2018 European Day of Languages is now online. Further details are available here.
- Social media: follow us on a dedicated EDL Facebook page
and on Twitter. A series of posts is using the hashtag #coeEDL to promote the Day and to publicise activities taking place on this special occasion.
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To mark the 2017 European Day of Languages, a statement has been issued by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland. The statement on the occasion of the Day focuses on the role of innovation in language learning and teaching.
In addition, a more detailed Council of Europe declaration will be published on the EDL site closer to the Day.
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2017 Council of Europe EDL statement
To mark the 2017 European Day of Languages, a statement has been issued by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland. The statement on the occasion of the Day focuses on the role of innovation in language learning and teaching.
In addition, a more detailed Council of Europe declaration will be published on the EDL site closer to the Day.
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Language Festival in Graz
This year the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe is again involved in organising a language festival on 28 September from 09:00-18.00. All age groups are invited to the festival which offers a wide range of activities highlighting the linguistic and cultural diversity of the city of Graz. The event features a lively mix of language workshops, games, quizzes and international theatre, music and dance. We hope to attract over 2000 participants this year.
European Commission’s activities
The European Commission’s translation field offices are involved in the organisation of over 50 events taking place in cities around Europe – you can find details of all these events in the online calendar.
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Council of Europe and European Commission events taking place around the Day
Language Festival in Graz
This year the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe is again involved in organising a language festival on 28 September from 09:00-18.00. All age groups are invited to the festival which offers a wide range of activities highlighting the linguistic and cultural diversity of the city of Graz. The event features a lively mix of language workshops, games, quizzes and international theatre, music and dance. We hope to attract over 2000 participants this year.
European Commission’s activities
The European Commission’s translation field offices are involved in the organisation of over 50 events taking place in cities around Europe – you can find details of all these events in the online calendar.
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Launch of the ECML project "A roadmap for schools to support language(s) of schooling"
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The project aims at supporting schools to develop their own strategy regarding languages of schooling, which assures the efficiency in enhancing students’ academic language skills and developing a language-aware school culture. A roadmap for schools to support language(s) of schooling will offer a user-friendly self-assessment tool – the Roadmap - to investigate the school’s strengths and areas to be developed regarding language dimension across all subjects and settings. It will also enable schools to deepen their understanding of the national/regional curricular aims to academic language and literacy skills and assist them in affirming and improving language-sensitive teaching across all subjects.
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Launch of the ECML project "A roadmap for schools to support language(s) of schooling"
The project aims at supporting schools to develop their own strategy regarding languages of schooling, which assures the efficiency in enhancing students’ academic language skills and developing a language-aware school culture. A roadmap for schools to support language(s) of schooling will offer a user-friendly self-assessment tool – the Roadmap - to investigate the school’s strengths and areas to be developed regarding language dimension across all subjects and settings. It will also enable schools to deepen their understanding of the national/regional curricular aims to academic language and literacy skills and assist them in affirming and improving language-sensitive teaching across all subjects.
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"Inspiring language learning and teaching in the early years - Why it matters and what it looks like for children aged 3-12 years": launch of the ECML project website
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This project aims to help teachers and other educators prepare young children to successfully face the challenges of a culturally and linguistically diverse world. It will provide them with learning and teaching resources and strategies which take existing linguistic repertoires into account in order to (further) develop the linguistic and intercultural competences of both learners and educators.
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"Inspiring language learning and teaching in the early years - Why it matters and what it looks like for children aged 3-12 years": launch of the ECML project website
This project aims to help teachers and other educators prepare young children to successfully face the challenges of a culturally and linguistically diverse world. It will provide them with learning and teaching resources and strategies which take existing linguistic repertoires into account in order to (further) develop the linguistic and intercultural competences of both learners and educators.
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Think tank "Language learning pathways": Participate in the online survey until Sunday 1st October 2017 (midnight CET)!
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In January 2018 the ECML will be hosting the third think tank within its 2016-19 Programme, Languages at the heart of learning. The topic is Language learning pathways – how can language education empower the learner as a person and as a citizen? How can it respond to the diverse learner needs and goals?
To find out more and to share your views and experiences, please follow the link to the online survey and you might be selected to come to Graz and participate in the think tank meeting itself.
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Think tank "Language learning pathways": Participate in the online survey until Sunday 1st October 2017 (midnight CET)!
In January 2018 the ECML will be hosting the third think tank within its 2016-19 Programme,
Languages at the heart of learning. The topic is Language learning pathways – how can language education empower the learner as a person and as a citizen? How can it respond to the diverse learner needs and goals?
To find out more and to share your views and experiences, please
follow the link to the online survey and you might be selected to come to Graz and participate in the think tank meeting itself.
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France: new resources and national contact point
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Notes edited by the DEPP-Directorate for Evaluation, Foresight and Performance of the Ministry of National Education, following the 4th edition of the report "Key data on language teaching at school in Europe ":
- Note no. 15 "Learning modern foreign languages in the European Union: focus on students": English - French
- Note no. 16 "Learning modern foreign languages in the European Union: Initial teacher education and mobility in lower secondary education": English - French
Migrants : les échecs de l'apprentissage du français et des valeurs civiques" (Migrants: the failures of learning French and civic values), report written by Roger Karoutchi [available in French only]
New National Contact Point for the ECML in France
The ECML is pleased to welcome Ms Marion Latour from the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP), as its new National Contact Point in France. The ECML would like to express its deepest gratitude to Ms Bernadette Plumelle for her continuous support and wholehearted involvement in this role during the last years.
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France: new resources and national contact point
Latest resources
Notes edited by the DEPP-Directorate for Evaluation, Foresight and Performance of the Ministry of National Education, following the 4th edition of the report "Key data on language teaching at school in Europe ":
- Note no. 15 "Learning modern foreign languages in the European Union: focus on students": English - French
- Note no. 16 "Learning modern foreign languages in the European Union: Initial teacher education and mobility in lower secondary education": English - French
Migrants : les échecs de l'apprentissage du français et des valeurs civiques" (Migrants: the failures of learning French and civic values), report written by Roger Karoutchi [available in French only]
New National Contact Point for the ECML in France
The ECML is pleased to welcome Ms Marion Latour from the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP), as its new National Contact Point in France. The ECML would like to express its deepest gratitude to Ms Bernadette Plumelle for her continuous support and wholehearted involvement in this role during the last years.
Web pages dedicated to France (official contacts, ECML experts, language education resources): English - French
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Migration and refugees
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Launch of the new website of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees on 15 September. The website provides including country reports, thematic work, and migration news: English - French
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Migration and refugees
Launch of the new website of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees on 15 September. The website provides including country reports, thematic work, and migration news: English - French
Subscribe to the Council of Europe Migration Newsletter: English - French
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Launching of the new cycle of the NSC Global Education eLearning courses and of its first course on the intercultural dimension of global education
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North-South Centre (NSC): Global Education eLearning courses
Launching of the new cycle of the NSC Global Education eLearning courses and of its first course on the intercultural dimension of global education
Website: English - French
Forthcoming courses on the Citizenship dimension of Global Education and on the Human Rights dimension of Global Education:
- Citizenship dimension of global education (2-29 October 2017):
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Deadline for submission: 24 September 2017
- Human Rights dimension of global education (9 October-5 November 2017):
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The position paper of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights first provides an overview of school segregation in Council of Europe member states, as well as its main causes. It then reviews the risks that separate education entails and outlines the key principles that should underpin any policy to eradicate segregation and promote inclusive education. Finally, the report sets forth twelve recommendations to develop more inclusive education policies, in particular through improved anti-discrimination legislation, school desegregation strategies and better regulation of school admissions.
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School segregation still deprives many children of quality education
The position paper of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights first provides an overview of school segregation in Council of Europe member states, as well as its main causes. It then reviews the risks that separate education entails and outlines the key principles that should underpin any policy to eradicate segregation and promote inclusive education. Finally, the report sets forth twelve recommendations to develop more inclusive education policies, in particular through improved anti-discrimination legislation, school desegregation strategies and better regulation of school admissions.
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Laura Ambrosio, FSL Professor at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI), University of Ottawa, Canada, spent part of her university professional leave as a guest researcher with the team of the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) from 5 to 23 May 2017.
Laura began her fellowship at the ECML immediately after presenting at the ALTE 6th International Conference: “Learning and Assessment: Making the Connections”, where she spoke about FREPA, the ECML Framework of references for pluralistic approaches, and how these can be used to help integrate students from different linguistic backgrounds. She provided the ECML with detailed feedback on this conference, suggesting ways in which the findings could feed into the work of the centre. Moreover, she contributed to the preparation for the ECML Think tank "Language learning pathways". Her preparatory work served as the basis for developing an online survey which was launched in early September and which will remain online until 1st October 2017. The ECML would like to express its deepest gratitude to Laura for her valuable contribution to the ECML.
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Professional development and collaboration with the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) in Graz, Austria
Laura Ambrosio, FSL Professor at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI), University of Ottawa, Canada, spent part of her university professional leave as a guest researcher with the team of the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) from 5 to 23 May 2017.
Laura began her fellowship at the ECML immediately after presenting at the ALTE 6th International Conference: “Learning and Assessment: Making the Connections”, where she spoke about FREPA, the ECML Framework of references for pluralistic approaches, and how these can be used to help integrate students from different linguistic backgrounds. She provided the ECML with detailed feedback on this conference, suggesting ways in which the findings could feed into the work of the centre. Moreover, she contributed to the preparation for the ECML Think tank "Language learning pathways". Her preparatory work served as the basis for developing an online survey which was launched in early September and which will remain online until 1st October 2017. The ECML would like to express its deepest gratitude to Laura for her valuable contribution to the ECML.
Laura describes her enriching journey at the ECML in the following article: English - French.
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This strand of ECML activities responds in a targeted and bilateral way to specific national priorities in ECML member states.
Twelve training and consultancy events and national support events are still about to be held until December 2017.
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This strand of ECML activities responds in a targeted and bilateral way to specific national priorities in ECML member states.
Twelve training and consultancy events and national support events are still about to be held until December 2017.
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A pluriliteracies approach to teaching for learning
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A pluriliteracies approach builds on CLIL approaches to help learners become better meaning-makers, who can draw on content knowledge to communicate successfully across languages, disciplines and cultures. In this way it promotes deep learning and helps develop responsible, global citizens.
Web resources for teachers, teacher trainers, educational authorities responsible for CLIL programmes, teacher associations:
- Informative videos on a pluriliteracies approach
- Ideas for putting a pluriliteracies approach into practice
- A glossary of CLIL-related terms
Authors: Oliver Meyer, Do Coyle, Ana Halbach, Kevin Schuck,Teresa Ting.
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A pluriliteracies approach to teaching for learning
A pluriliteracies approach builds on CLIL approaches to help learners become better meaning-makers, who can draw on content knowledge to communicate successfully across languages, disciplines and cultures. In this way it promotes deep learning and helps develop responsible, global citizens.
Web resources for teachers, teacher trainers, educational authorities responsible for CLIL programmes, teacher associations:
- Informative videos on a pluriliteracies approach
- Ideas for putting a pluriliteracies approach into practice
- A glossary of CLIL-related terms
Authors: Oliver Meyer, Do Coyle, Ana Halbach, Kevin Schuck,Teresa Ting.
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This website is being developed in the framework of a new project of the Education Policy Division and provides information and knowledge about the basics of Digital Citizenship Education. The project will contribute to reshaping the role that education plays in enabling all children to acquire the competences they need as digital citizens to participate actively and responsibly in democratic society, whether offline or online.
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Launch of a new Digital Citizenship Education website
This website is being developed in the framework of a
new project of the Education Policy Division and provides information and knowledge about the basics of Digital Citizenship Education. The project will contribute to reshaping the role that education plays in enabling all children to acquire the competences they need as digital citizens to participate actively and responsibly in democratic society, whether offline or online.
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The National Examinations Centre of Slovenia concluded the project on relating national foreign language examinations to the CEFR. The main aims of the project were to ensure the comparability of different examinations and to facilitate the mobility of candidates who pass the Matura foreign language examinations. Students who reach the CEFR level cut score now receive a certificate indicating their CEFR level of proficiency. With the certificate they will be able to prove that they possess adequate language skills for studying or working abroad.
In the process of linking the examinations to the CEFR the Centre adopted the methodology described in the Manual for Relating Language Examinations to the CEFR.
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In this process two training and consultancy workshops within the framework of the RELANG initiative were organised in Slovenia.
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Slovenia: new certificate of language proficiency
The National Examinations Centre of Slovenia concluded the project on relating national foreign language examinations to the CEFR. The main aims of the project were to ensure the comparability of different examinations and to facilitate the mobility of candidates who pass the Matura foreign language examinations. Students who reach the CEFR level cut score now receive a certificate indicating their CEFR level of proficiency. With the certificate they will be able to prove that they possess adequate language skills for studying or working abroad.
In the process of linking the examinations to the CEFR the Centre adopted the methodology described in the Manual for Relating Language Examinations to the CEFR.
More information (in Slovene)
In this process two training and consultancy workshops within the framework of the RELANG initiative were organised in Slovenia.
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The Companion Volume is intended as a complement to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR). It represents another important step in a process that has been pursued by the Council of Europe since 1971 and owes much to the contributions of members of the language teaching profession across Europe and beyond.
The “Companion Volume” is the Council of Europe’s response to requests that have been made by the groups involved in the field of language education to complement the original illustrative scales with more descriptors. In addition to the extended illustrative descriptors, it contains an introduction to the aims and main principles of the CEFR.
The volume contains:
- a text explaining key aspects of the CEFR for teaching and learning;
- updated versions of the 2001 scales (gaps filled: better description at A1 and the C-levels, new analytic scale for phonology);
- descriptors for new areas: mediation (including reactions to creative text/literature), online interaction , and plurilingual/pluricultural competence;
- examples for the mediation descriptors for the four domains public, personal, occupational, educational;
- a brief rationale for each descriptors scales (old as well as new);
- a brief account of the development project.
The French version will be published before the end of the year, with German following next Spring.
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Recently published: CEFR Companion volume with New Descriptors
The Companion Volume is intended as a complement to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR). It represents another important step in a process that has been pursued by the Council of Europe since 1971 and owes much to the contributions of members of the language teaching profession across Europe and beyond.
The “Companion Volume” is the Council of Europe’s response to requests that have been made by the groups involved in the field of language education to complement the original illustrative scales with more descriptors. In addition to the extended illustrative descriptors, it contains an introduction to the aims and main principles of the CEFR.
The volume contains:
- a text explaining key aspects of the CEFR for teaching and learning;
- updated versions of the 2001 scales (gaps filled: better description at A1 and the C-levels, new analytic scale for phonology);
- descriptors for new areas: mediation (including reactions to creative text/literature), online interaction , and plurilingual/pluricultural competence;
- examples for the mediation descriptors for the four domains public, personal, occupational, educational;
- a brief rationale for each descriptors scales (old as well as new);
- a brief account of the development project.
The French version will be published before the end of the year, with German following next Spring.
More information on the CEFR website.
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Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning: selected tools included in the ICT-REV inventory
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The inventory of freely available online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning has been developed by the ICT-REV project of the ECML for language teachers, teacher trainers, language policy makers and multipliers. It contains 99 tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind. Discover the latest resources:
- Storify allows teachers to let their students create their own online stories by putting together text and content brought from different social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr. The results will be stored in their account and can be embedded in different platforms or websites.
- SurveyMonkey is an online survey creation tool. With a free account, up to 10 questions can be made and 100 responses collected. There is a wide range of question types (open/closed, multiple choice, comment box, etc.).
- Post-it® Plus is an app that helps you organise your post-its, ideas, and brainstorming sessions after any team meeting or after a class. With this app, you can take pictures of the post-its or papers, organise them, and share them with your team or your class. You can also include your images into PowerPoint, Excel, Dropbox and others.
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Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning: selected tools included in the ICT-REV inventory
The inventory of freely available online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning has been developed by the ICT-REV project of the ECML for language teachers, teacher trainers, language policy makers and multipliers. It contains 99 tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind. Discover the latest resources:
- Storify allows teachers to let their students create their own online stories by putting together text and content brought from different social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr. The results will be stored in their account and can be embedded in different platforms or websites.
- SurveyMonkey is an online survey creation tool. With a free account, up to 10 questions can be made and 100 responses collected. There is a wide range of question types (open/closed, multiple choice, comment box, etc.).
- Post-it® Plus is an app that helps you organise your post-its, ideas, and brainstorming sessions after any team meeting or after a class. With this app, you can take pictures of the post-its or papers, organise them, and share them with your team or your class. You can also include your images into PowerPoint, Excel, Dropbox and others.
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European Day of Languages 2017 – a record-breaking day!
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Based upon this year’s enthusiastic response to the European Day of Languages, languages and language learning appear to be more popular than ever around the continent.
In his statement on the occasion of the Day, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, highlighted the great value of Europe's cultural diversity, “Europe's nations are always at their strongest and most prosperous when we are open and outward-facing, willing to embrace other ways of life, and when we welcome those who can contribute to our societies”.
This diversity was very evident in the 1,400 EDL events registered in the online calendar of activities. The number possibly only represents the tip of the iceberg, with at least 50 countries celebrating the Day this year, including Japan, South Africa and the United States. A huge variety of events covering all ages were on display. Activities such as Summercove school’s “European Rap” reflected the linguistic diversity present in the classroom and, at the other end of the age spectrum, there were also events for the ‘not so young’, such as the “Sprachentag für Senioren”, encouraging the older generation to learn new languages or reactivate old ones! Romania, with over 300 events registered, again proved to be the most popular country for celebrating the Day. In total, the EDL website was accessed over 1.6 million times during the month of September which surpassed all previous records.
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European Day of Languages 2017 – a record-breaking day!
Based upon this year’s enthusiastic response to the European Day of Languages, languages and language learning appear to be more popular than ever around the continent.
In his statement on the occasion of the Day, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, highlighted the great value of Europe's cultural diversity, “Europe's nations are always at their strongest and most prosperous when we are open and outward-facing, willing to embrace other ways of life, and when we welcome those who can contribute to our societies”.
This diversity was very evident in the 1,400 EDL events registered in the online calendar of activities. The number possibly only represents the tip of the iceberg, with at least 50 countries celebrating the Day this year, including Japan, South Africa and the United States. A huge variety of events covering all ages were on display. Activities such as Summercove school’s “European Rap” reflected the linguistic diversity present in the classroom and, at the other end of the age spectrum, there were also events for the ‘not so young’, such as the “Sprachentag für Senioren”, encouraging the older generation to learn new languages or reactivate old ones! Romania, with over 300 events registered, again proved to be the most popular country for celebrating the Day. In total, the EDL website was accessed over 1.6 million times during the month of September which surpassed all previous records.
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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Latest developments in Austria, Denmark and Montenegro
- Website: English - French - Also available in German, Italian and Russian
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Sign languages and the CEFR for Languages: PRO-Sign publication now available in Estonian and Icelandic
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Estonian version: PRO-SIGN - Viipekeeled ja Euroopa keeleõppe raamdokument - Ühtsete keeleoskustasemete kirjeldused
Icelandic version: PRO-SIGN - Táknmál og hinn samevrópski viðmiðunarrammi tungumála. Útlistun á almennum viðmiðunarstigum
Authors: Lorraine Leeson, Beppie van den Bogaerde, Christian Rathmann, Tobias Haug
The ECML would like to express its deepest gratitude to:
- the Language Policy Department, Ministry of Education and Research (Tartu), for the translation into Estonian - Contact: Pille Põiklik, Chief Expert; and
- the Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Reykjavík) for the translation into Icelandic - Contact: Kristín Lena Þorvaldsdóttir, Department Director, Sign Language Department
The publication is now available in Czech, English, Estonian, German and Icelandic.
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Sign languages and the CEFR for Languages: PRO-Sign publication now available in Estonian and Icelandic
Estonian version: PRO-SIGN - Viipekeeled ja Euroopa keeleõppe raamdokument - Ühtsete keeleoskustasemete kirjeldused
Icelandic version: PRO-SIGN - Táknmál og hinn samevrópski viðmiðunarrammi tungumála. Útlistun á almennum viðmiðunarstigum
Authors: Lorraine Leeson, Beppie van den Bogaerde, Christian Rathmann, Tobias Haug
The ECML would like to express its deepest gratitude to:
- the Language Policy Department, Ministry of Education and Research (Tartu), for the translation into Estonian - Contact: Pille Põiklik, Chief Expert; and
- the Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Reykjavík) for the translation into Icelandic - Contact: Kristín Lena Þorvaldsdóttir, Department Director, Sign Language Department
The publication is now available in Czech, English, Estonian, German and Icelandic.
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10 December - European Action Day of the No Hate Speech Movement youth campaign
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8-9 December, Strasbourg (European Youth Centre) - Love Human Rights - Everyday, Everyone, Everywhere - is the motto of the European Action Day of the No Hate Speech Movement youth campaign to celebrate the International Human Rights Day marked on 10 December.
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10 December - European Action Day of the No Hate Speech Movement youth campaign
8-9 December, Strasbourg (European Youth Centre) - Love Human Rights - Everyday, Everyone, Everywhere - is the motto of the European Action Day of the No Hate Speech Movement youth campaign to celebrate the International Human Rights Day marked on 10 December.
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10 Years (2007-2017) of Intercultural Cities: Making Diversity Work for Cities Milestone event in Lisbon
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Cities in Europe and in the world can gain immensely through cultural diversity with a variety of skills and creativity, while adopting policies and practices that facilitate intercultural interaction and inclusion.
The Council of Europe celebrated this real success-story in Lisbon (28-29 November) with a Milestone Event, organised in co-operation with the city of Lisbon and Portuguese authorities: "Urban policies for inclusive migrant integration and diversity advantage".
The Intercultural Cities’ programme offers a comprehensive methodology for city leaders and a range of analytical and assessment tools, including the Intercultural Cities Index, that municipalities can use to evaluate the success of their integration strategies.
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10 Years (2007-2017) of Intercultural Cities: Making Diversity Work for Cities Milestone event in Lisbon
Cities in Europe and in the world can gain immensely through cultural diversity with a variety of skills and creativity, while adopting policies and practices that facilitate intercultural interaction and inclusion.
The Council of Europe celebrated this real success-story in Lisbon (28-29 November) with a Milestone Event, organised in co-operation with the city of Lisbon and Portuguese authorities: "Urban policies for inclusive migrant integration and diversity advantage".
The Intercultural Cities’ programme offers a comprehensive methodology for city leaders and a range of analytical and assessment tools, including the Intercultural Cities Index, that municipalities can use to evaluate the success of their integration strategies.
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Ireland: launch of the strategy for foreign Languages in education 2017-2026 and the policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022
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New strategy for foreign Languages in education 2017-2026
On 4 December 2017 the Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D., launched the government’s strategy for foreign languages in education 2017-2026. The Plan sets out a roadmap to put Ireland in the top ten countries in Europe for the teaching and learning of foreign languages, through a number of measures targeted at improving proficiency and increasing the number of languages taught and immersion programmes.
Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022
In October 2016 the Irish Department of Education and Skills launched its policy on Gaeltacht* Education 2017-2022. The Policy sets out a vision for Gaeltacht education that recognises the role that schools and early-years settings play in providing high quality Irish-medium education and in fostering Irish-language proficiency and usage in the wider Gaeltacht community. It aims to support and improve the quality of Irish-medium instruction in Gaeltacht schools and pre-schools, and to ensure the availability of a high quality and relevant Irish-medium educational experience for all young people living in Gaeltacht. Through this policy schools located in Gaeltacht planning areas can opt to seek recognition as a “Gaeltacht school” where the school commits to delivering all curriculum areas and subjects through the medium of Irish and engages with the community in the Gaeltacht language planning process. The development and implementation of the Policy is a central commitment contained in the national Action Plan for Education 2016-2019 and plays a key role for the future of the language and Irish culture.
(*) Gaeltacht is the Irish word for an Irish speaking area.
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New strategy for foreign Languages in education 2017-2026
On 4 December 2017 the Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D., launched the government’s strategy for foreign languages in education 2017-2026. The Plan sets out a roadmap to put Ireland in the top ten countries in Europe for the teaching and learning of foreign languages, through a number of measures targeted at improving proficiency and increasing the number of languages taught and immersion programmes.
Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022
In October 2016 the Irish Department of Education and Skills launched its policy on Gaeltacht* Education 2017-2022. The Policy sets out a vision for Gaeltacht education that recognises the role that schools and early-years settings play in providing high quality Irish-medium education and in fostering Irish-language proficiency and usage in the wider Gaeltacht community. It aims to support and improve the quality of Irish-medium instruction in Gaeltacht schools and pre-schools, and to ensure the availability of a high quality and relevant Irish-medium educational experience for all young people living in Gaeltacht. Through this policy schools located in Gaeltacht planning areas can opt to seek recognition as a “Gaeltacht school” where the school commits to delivering all curriculum areas and subjects through the medium of Irish and engages with the community in the Gaeltacht language planning process. The development and implementation of the Policy is a central commitment contained in the national Action Plan for Education 2016-2019 and plays a key role for the future of the language and Irish culture.
(*) Gaeltacht is the Irish word for an Irish speaking area.
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New law relating to Luxembourg citizenship from 8 March 2017
This new law, which came into effect on 1 April 2017, aims to facilitate access to Luxembourg citizenship, ensuring equity and social cohesion. The granting of citizenship is dependent, among other things, on knowledge of the Luxembourgish language. This must be documented through a certificate confirming successful completion of the language evaluation examination in Luxembourgish. The Luxembourgish language evaluation examination includes an oral production test at the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and an oral comprehension test at B1 level. The Institut National des Langues is responsible for organising the language evaluation examination in Luxembourgish and for assessing and certifying the required level of competence.
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New law relating to Luxembourg citizenship from 8 March 2017
This new law, which came into effect on 1 April 2017, aims to facilitate access to Luxembourg citizenship, ensuring equity and social cohesion. The granting of citizenship is dependent, among other things, on knowledge of the Luxembourgish language. This must be documented through a certificate confirming successful completion of the language evaluation examination in Luxembourgish. The Luxembourgish language evaluation examination includes an oral production test at the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and an oral comprehension test at B1 level. The Institut National des Langues is responsible for organising the language evaluation examination in Luxembourgish and for assessing and certifying the required level of competence.
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Recommendations for language teaching and examples of good practice
The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Directors of Education (CDIP) has adopted recommendations relating to the teaching of national languages and of English. In line with the recommendations, examples of good practice in language teaching have also been published. They have been organised into seven themes covering all types of immersion schools, pluralistic approaches, assessments and exchanges. They are available online on the Langues.educa platform, which also offers teachers a tool for the self-assessment of their language skills.
- Newsletter of the CDIP: French - German
- Recommendations for compulsory foreign language teaching (national languages and English) at school: French - German
- Examples of good practice of language teaching / Self-assessment tool for teachers’ language skills: German - French - Italian
Institute for Pedagogical Research and Documentation (IRDP / Intercantonal Conference of Public Education of French-Speaking Switzerland and of Ticino) – Latest documentary monitoring:
22 September - 4 October 2017
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Recommendations for language teaching and examples of good practice
The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Directors of Education (CDIP) has adopted recommendations relating to the teaching of national languages and of English. In line with the recommendations, examples of good practice in language teaching have also been published. They have been organised into seven themes covering all types of immersion schools, pluralistic approaches, assessments and exchanges. They are available online on the Langues.educa platform, which also offers teachers a tool for the self-assessment of their language skills.
- Newsletter of the CDIP: French - German
- Recommendations for compulsory foreign language teaching (national languages and English) at school: French - German
- Examples of good practice of language teaching / Self-assessment tool for teachers’ language skills: German - French - Italian
Institute for Pedagogical Research and Documentation (IRDP / Intercantonal Conference of Public Education of French-Speaking Switzerland and of Ticino) – Latest documentary monitoring:
22 September - 4 October 2017
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"Promoting excellence in sign language instruction - Descriptors and approaches to assessment" (Pro-Sign 2)
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This resource establishes European standards for sign languages for professional purposes in line with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and provides an overview of assessment descriptors and approaches.
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"Promoting excellence in sign language instruction - Descriptors and approaches to assessment" (Pro-Sign 2)
This resource establishes European standards for sign languages for professional purposes in line with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and provides an overview of assessment descriptors and approaches.
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ECML training workshop "Plurilingual and intercultural learning through mobility" (Yerevan, Armenia, 10-11 October 2017)
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The workshop "Plurilingual and intercultural learning through mobility" was organised for the school and university language teachers, student teachers and language teacher volunteers to train them to prepare the learners for activities before, during and after mobility projects and to improve the quality assurance and capacities of institutions involved in international programmes.
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ECML training workshop "Plurilingual and intercultural learning through mobility" (Yerevan, Armenia, 10-11 October 2017)
The workshop "Plurilingual and intercultural learning through mobility" was organised for the school and university language teachers, student teachers and language teacher volunteers to train them to prepare the learners for activities before, during and after mobility projects and to improve the quality assurance and capacities of institutions involved in international programmes.
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Teacher education for linguistic diversity colloquium: live webcast on 13-14 December 2017
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The colloquium on “Teacher education for linguistic diversity: the contribution of the ECML“ is organised by the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe in cooperation with the European Commission.
With the increasingly diverse linguistic and cultural composition of classrooms around Europe, this topic has become a central issue in language education, has been addressed in several ECML projects and is given current priority by the European Commission. The colloquium will provide an opportunity to reflect on and evaluate the contributions made by the plethora of didactic research and innovative practices which have arisen over the past fifteen years.
At the core of this colloquium will be the contribution made by the Framework of Reference for Pluralistic Approaches (FREPA) and its impact on different aspects of language education throughout Europe.
Due to the high level of demand to participate in the event, the ECML has decided to stream the event live, starting from 9:30 am on 13 December and concluding at 13:00 on 14 December. The event will be in English and French and will be streamed in the original language of the speaker only.
During the colloquium, the following issues will be addressed:
- supporting multilingual classroom and language-sensitive teaching
- teaching tools for supporting diversity in education;
- the role of plurilingualism in new curricula;
- plurilingual curricula scenarios at different educational stages;
- reference frameworks for pluralistic approaches in teacher education
- the perspective of the European Union;
- examples of responses to linguistic diversity in specific member states.
The colloquium will be of particular interest to those who are engaged in pluralistic education, whether as teachers, teacher educators or curriculum designers, and aims to support their efforts in facilitating change in this area.
For further information on the event, including the Colloquium programme, please visit the colloquium webpage.
WEBCAST – starting on Wednesday, 13 December at 09:30.
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Teacher education for linguistic diversity colloquium: live webcast on 13-14 December 2017
The colloquium on “Teacher education for linguistic diversity: the contribution of the ECML“ is organised by the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe in cooperation with the European Commission.
With the increasingly diverse linguistic and cultural composition of classrooms around Europe, this topic has become a central issue in language education, has been addressed in several ECML projects and is given current priority by the European Commission. The colloquium will provide an opportunity to reflect on and evaluate the contributions made by the plethora of didactic research and innovative practices which have arisen over the past fifteen years.
At the core of this colloquium will be the contribution made by the Framework of Reference for Pluralistic Approaches (FREPA) and its impact on different aspects of language education throughout Europe.
Due to the high level of demand to participate in the event, the ECML has decided to stream the event live, starting from 9:30 am on 13 December and concluding at 13:00 on 14 December. The event will be in English and French and will be streamed in the original language of the speaker only.
During the colloquium, the following issues will be addressed:
- supporting multilingual classroom and language-sensitive teaching
- teaching tools for supporting diversity in education;
- the role of plurilingualism in new curricula;
- plurilingual curricula scenarios at different educational stages;
- reference frameworks for pluralistic approaches in teacher education
- the perspective of the European Union;
- examples of responses to linguistic diversity in specific member states.
The colloquium will be of particular interest to those who are engaged in pluralistic education, whether as teachers, teacher educators or curriculum designers, and aims to support their efforts in facilitating change in this area.
For further information on the event, including the Colloquium programme, please visit the colloquium webpage.
WEBCAST – starting on Wednesday, 13 December at 09:30.
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Forthcoming training and consultancy events
This strand of ECML activities responds in a targeted and bilateral way to specific national priorities in ECML member states.
Consult the calendar 2017-2018:
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This project aims to address the teacher training need by providing the basis for a teaching methodology which integrates new technologies. The project workshop (Graz, 10-11 October 2017) brought together 40 participants from 34 countries. The participants had the opportunity to discover the pedagogical approach guiding the e-LANG project, to explore the training modules developed by the project team, and to contribute to the project by creating real-world tasks and suggesting resources for language activities.
During their meeting which followed the workshop (Graz, 12-13 October) the project team worked on the pedagogical framework detailing the main principles of the socio-interactional approach (which guides the entire project). By the end of 2017 or beginning of 2018, it will also be possible to freely access the first training modules on Moodle. These will be offered to teachers interested in developing their digital literacy.
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Digital literacy for the teaching and learning of languages (e-LANG)
This project aims to address the teacher training need by providing the basis for a teaching methodology which integrates new technologies. The project workshop (Graz, 10-11 October 2017) brought together 40 participants from 34 countries. The participants had the opportunity to discover the pedagogical approach guiding the e-LANG project, to explore the training modules developed by the project team, and to contribute to the project by creating real-world tasks and suggesting resources for language activities.
During their meeting which followed the workshop (Graz, 12-13 October) the project team worked on the pedagogical framework detailing the main principles of the socio-interactional approach (which guides the entire project). By the end of 2017 or beginning of 2018, it will also be possible to freely access the first training modules on Moodle. These will be offered to teachers interested in developing their digital literacy.
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Workshop “Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning” (Luxembourg, 21-22 September 2017)
The workshop "Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning" enabled course organisers and teachers to integrate ICT tools in their teaching in a productive and reflected manner. Attitudes towards technology in teaching were discussed in an open environment that encouraged the exchange of pedagogical practices and (classroom) experiences.
Workshop “Adult migrants – Quality assurance in language and citizenship courses” (Luxembourg, 21-22 September 2017)
The training workshop targeted at course organisers and teachers who work in a school environment that caters to a large immigrant population. Referring to the Self-assessment handbook for providers of courses for adult migrants, participants were encouraged to consider how well courses are designed for this particular student population and to what extent the learning objectives are derived from a needs assessment of this specific student group.
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Workshops in Luxembourg
Workshop “Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning” (Luxembourg, 21-22 September 2017)
The workshop "Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning" enabled course organisers and teachers to integrate ICT tools in their teaching in a productive and reflected manner. Attitudes towards technology in teaching were discussed in an open environment that encouraged the exchange of pedagogical practices and (classroom) experiences.
Workshop “Adult migrants – Quality assurance in language and citizenship courses” (Luxembourg, 21-22 September 2017)
The training workshop targeted at course organisers and teachers who work in a school environment that caters to a large immigrant population. Referring to the Self-assessment handbook for providers of courses for adult migrants, participants were encouraged to consider how well courses are designed for this particular student population and to what extent the learning objectives are derived from a needs assessment of this specific student group.
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Workshop "Beyond CLIL" (Amersfoort, Netherlands, 13 September 2017)
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The presentation delivered by ECML representatives gave participants a new perspective on their current teaching and on the way they can support their students experience a deeper learning. It also helped to further develop their understanding in the area of "Pluriliteracies".
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Workshop "Beyond CLIL" (Amersfoort, Netherlands, 13 September 2017)
The presentation delivered by ECML representatives gave participants a new perspective on their current teaching and on the way they can support their students experience a deeper learning. It also helped to further develop their understanding in the area of "Pluriliteracies".
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Towards a Common European Framework for Language Teachers
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In 2018, the project will develop a new inventory, drawing on existing models of teacher competences. This will seek to link individual competences with professional learning experiences that further develop the capacity of teachers to place languages at the heart of learning and to support key Council of Europe actions in the field of education.
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Towards a Common European Framework for Language Teachers
In 2018, the project will develop a new inventory, drawing on existing models of teacher competences. This will seek to link individual competences with professional learning experiences that further develop the capacity of teachers to place languages at the heart of learning and to support key Council of Europe actions in the field of education.
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"Developing language awareness in subject classes": project workshop (Graz, Austria, 16-17 November 2017)
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The workshop focused on the development of concepts and materials and piloting activities. The participants gained increased awareness of what language means when learning a subject matter. They could also become familiar with methods and concrete scenarios on how to support L2 students learning subject matter content.
Four teachers from Andorra, Austria, Canada and Iceland describe how they could benefit from the approaches discussed at the event here.
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"Developing language awareness in subject classes": project workshop (Graz, Austria, 16-17 November 2017)
The workshop focused on the development of concepts and materials and piloting activities. The participants gained increased awareness of what language means when learning a subject matter. They could also become familiar with methods and concrete scenarios on how to support L2 students learning subject matter content.
Four teachers from Andorra, Austria, Canada and Iceland describe how they could benefit from the approaches discussed at the event here.
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European University Association
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