ecml professional network forum graz, 7 january 2010 johanna panthier language policy division
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ECML Professional Network ForumGraz, 7 January 2010
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Language Policy Division
Language Policy Division
Since 1960 : 50th anniversary in 2010
• foreign / second languages : European Cultural Convention, article 2 :
member states committed to ensure learning/teaching of each other languages language learning for communication
Major projects and publications
• Threshold level objectives for nearly 30 languages (+ Waystage and Vantage)
• CEFR and related tools– General Guide and Case studies– Reference level descriptions– ELP– Manual for Relating language exams to
CEFR– Guide for test development – Material illustrating the CEFR levels– …
2005 : 3th CoE Summit
Social cohesion becomes one of the major priorities access to quality education depends on a good mastery of the language(s) of schooling
Languages of schooling
= Language(s) used as a medium of instruction
● language as subject ● language(s) in other subjects
Equal opportunities for all learners
• Special attention to vulnerable learners: often learners from a migrant background and/or low SES
• Building on their plurilingual repertoires and pluricultural experiences
Work so far
• 1 academic and 3 intergovernemental conferences
• Building a network• Analys of curricula for all subjects• Production of texts / tools for the
production of contextualised descriptors
Some ‘products’
• Framework for early second language learning (language of host country)
• Tools for the production of language competence descriptors for learning History and Sciences
• Some contextualised descriptors• ...
In preparation
• Guide for the development of curricula for plurilingual and intercultural education (+ modules)
• Policy paper for the linguistic and educational integration of migrant children (+ toolkit)
• Principles and guidelines for the integration of adult migrants
• …
Plateform of resources and references for plurilingual and intercultural education
WWW.COE.INT/LANG
Langues régionales, minoritaires
et de la migration
LANGUE(S) DE SCOLARISATION Langues étrangères -
vivantes et classiques
Langue comme matière Langue(s)
des autres matières
L’apprenant et les langues présentes à l’école
Réflexions sur l'usage de descripteurs dans l'apprentissage,
l'enseignement et l'évaluation
Geneva, 2-4 November 2010
First Policy Forum on all languages in
education, languages for education
in a plurilingual and intercultural perspective
Websites
Language Policy Division
www.coe.int/lang
www.coe.int/portfolio
Division des Politiques linguistiques – DGIV - Conseil de l’Europe – F-67075 Strasbourg Cedexe-mail: decs-lang@coe.int
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