Calendar 2014

5–7 March 2014

“Relating language examinations to the common European reference levels of language proficiency: promoting quality assurance in education and facilitating mobility (RELANG)”: national training workshop

Venue: Montenegro

Experts: José Noijons, the Netherlands; Jana Bérešová, Slovak Republic

Local organiser: Nataša Peric, Montenegro

Participants: teacher trainers, supervisors, university teachers 

ECML training and consultancy for member States

18 March 2014

Statutory meeting

19-20 March 2014

 

20-21 March 2014

“Quality Education and language competences for the 21^st century: traditions, challenges, and visions”

Venue: Alte Universität Graz, Austria

Organised by: the Austrian Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture in cooperation with the Austrian Association for the ECML and the ECML

 

5th ECML Professional Network Forum

21 March 2014

“Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning (ICT-REV)”: national training workshop

Venue: Norway

Experts: Regine Hampel, Germany; Joe Hopkins, Spain

Local organiser: Renate Evjenth, Norwegian Centre for Foreign Languages in Education, adviser for English

Participants: language teachers

 

24 March 2014

Language contest "Switch 2014"
Organisation: A6 FAGD Referat Jugend

25-26 March 2014
Meeting of the Steering Committee for Educational Policy and Practice (CDPPE)
Venue: Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France
Organisation: Council of Europe
ECML representative: Sarah Breslin, Executive Director

25 March 2014

“ECML publications for plurilingual and intercultural education in use” (PIU)

Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria

Participants: project team

26-28 March 2014

“ECML publications for plurilingual and intercultural education in use” (PIU)

Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria

Coordinator: Ulrike Haslinger, Austria

Co-animators: Gerard Doetjes, Norway; Marita Gareis, Sweden; Evelyne Pochon-Berger, Switzerland

Working languages: English and German, with simultaneous interpretation

Participants: 1 delegate per member state, nominated by the ECML national nominating authorities

Participants should be policy-makers and expert decision-makers in language teaching education and occupy a leading position in implementing the training of language teachers.

Moreover, they should have an interest in foreign language teaching, innovating pedagogical practices with regard to plurilingualism and interculturalism, exchanging expertise with European colleagues, and they should also have a strong awareness of the linguistic demands of a multilingual European society. Ideally, they should speak or understand at least two languages. 

Expected involvement
Before the workshop: Participate in the survey “European Centre for Modern Languages’ (ECML) project databank”; needs analysis (Do the member states need publications on and exchange of expertise on plurilingual and intercultural education?) and research on other language activities for plurilingual and intercultural education, investigation on the ECML products chosen (reception/implementation).
During the workshop: report on investigations, design realistic implementation scenarios for the products, exchange of expertise.
After the workshop: participate in follow-up activities (e.g. fill in a questionnaire, send reports on workshop and on concrete multiplying activities).

 

If you wish to participate click here and contact your National Nominating Authority

26-28 March 2014

“Relating language examinations to the common European reference levels of language proficiency: promoting quality assurance in education and facilitating mobility (RELANG)”: national training workshop

Venue: Prague, Czech Republic

Experts: Jana Berešová, Slovak Republic; Gilles Breton, France

Local organiser: Kamila Sladkovská, National Institute for Education, Czech Republic

Participants: test developers, item writers, teachers, teacher trainers of Czech as a foreign language