Collaborative Community

Aproach to Migrant Education

Overview of project

Challenges addressed by project

Centre européen pour les langues vivantes

European Centre for Modern Languages

CoEduMigrant Project Overview

ECML project (2013-2014) which builds on expertise in inclusive education from Canada, France, Great Britain, Spain and Greece.

Focuses on (language) learning in informal and formal settings.

An approach that draws upon migrant experiences, multilingual and multimodal literacies and alternative educational practice and materials. 

Project AimsPromoting collaborative community approaches to education through:

1. Creation of learning communities by involving parents/educators/community members in ‘dynamic interactive groups’.

2. Development of teacher education module that promotes collaborative community approaches to learning.

3. Creating multilingual multimodal educational resources.

Tensions & challengesThe place of plurilingual resources

(heritage languages) and cultures in education

Addressing language hierarchies within school (equitable language policy)

Critically examining terminology

Challenging the either/or dichotomy (National language or heritage language)

Look through a pluri/multilingual lens?

Giving all members of the community a voice (listening)