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European Centre for Modern Languages

The promotion

of the

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

in the activities of the ECML

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• Enlarged Partial Agreement of the Council of Europe

• 33 member states

• situated in Graz, Austria

European Centre for Modern Languages

Mission of the Centre:

• to provide support for the implementation of language policies

• to promote innovative approaches to the learning and teaching of modern languages

                         

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Language Policy Division, Strasbourg

• Developing language policy instruments

• Setting standards for language education

European Centre for Modern Languages, Graz

• Training multipliers

• Disseminating good practice

• Developing networks of experts

Department of Language Education and Policy

Promoting linguistic diversity and language learning at the Council of Europe

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Examples of work related to the CEFR

Publications

• Heyworth, Dupuis, Leban, Szsztay, Tinsley (2003): Facing the Future. Language Educators across EuropeFace à l’avenir. Les enseignants en langues à travers l’Europe

• Hasselgreen (2003):Bergen ‘Can do’ project

European Centre for Modern Languages

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Examples of work related to the CEFR

Projects in the 2004 – 2007 medium-term programme

• Little, Hodel, Kohonen, Meijer, Percolová:

ELP_TT Training teachers to use the European Language Portfolio

• Bosshard, Meijer, Langé, Tänzer, Thorogood, Schärrer:

impelELP implementation support   

European Centre for Modern Languages

Presentation of project results at the ECML conference in Graz, 27 – 29 September 2007

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Call for proposals for the3rd medium-term programme

2008-2011

Empowering Language Professionals

Competences – Networks – Impact – Quality

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Thematic strands

A EvaluationEvaluation

B Continuity in Continuity in language learninglanguage learning

C Content and Content and language educationlanguage education

D Plurilingual Plurilingual educationeducation

• Relevance for better quality in language education

• Key issues identified by member states & experts

• Focus on methodology

• Emphasis on European dimension

• Complementary to EC themes but different focus

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EvaluationEvaluation

Possible sub-themes:• quality assurance in testing/assessment

• learner self-assessment

• teacher evaluation and self-assessment

• linking school exams to European standards

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Continuity in language Continuity in language learninglearning

Possible sub-themes:• the link between learning a first foreign language

and other languages

• the disjuncture between primary and secondary school language teaching

• learner motivation and learner age

• new media and autonomous language learning

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Content and language Content and language educationeducation

Possible sub-themes:

• the content of foreign language classes

• content-based approaches for languages other than English

• teacher education for CLIL

• evaluation of processes and outcomes for CLIL

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Plurilingual EducationPlurilingual Education

Possible sub-themes:

• integrated didactics

• learning the language of your neighbours

• how intercultural competence is integrated in teacher training

• benefiting from diversity: the role of community languages

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Project formats and resultsExpected project products

• New developments• Reference tools• “How-to” manuals• Training kits

Expected project products• Recommendations and strategies

for further dissemination

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Medium-term projects:

Focus on development of materials, tools, strategies

Short-term projects:

Focus on implementation and dissemination

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Project selection procedure

Expert advisory group:

assessment of proposals

Bureau of the Governing Board:

draws up shortlist of projects July 2007

Governing Board:

final selection of proposals September 2007

More information at: www.ecml.at/call

Application deadline: 1 May 2007

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