Plurilingualism and pluriculturalism in content-based teaching: A training kit, 2011
Mercè Bernaus, Áine Furlong, Sofie Jonckheere, Martine Kervran
The training kit shows in which way the languages and cultures present in the classroom can be developed as a cross-curricular resource at primary and secondary level. It offers twenty-six contentbased didactic units in English, French and Spanish to be used in classrooms.
Languages: English, French
EPLC: Inhaltsorientiertes frühes Fremdsprachenlernen, 2011
Dominique Groux, Renate Krüger, Chantal Muller, Dorieta Zdravkova Chakarova
La publication propose des modules basés sur des contenus disciplinaires pour l'enseignement et l'apprentissage des langues étrangères dans les écoles primaires. Ces modules proposent des feuilles de travail pour les élèves, ainsi que des lignes directrices pédagogiques pour les enseignants du primaire.
Languages: French, German
Using the European Language Portfolio, 2011
Barbara Lesničar, Margarete Nezbeda, Heike Speitz, Martine Tchang-George, Ülle Türk
The ECML presents a dedicated site on the use of the European Language Portfolio in different contexts with a special focus on teacher training. The site forms part of a new Council of Europe portal for the ELP including a registration system for European Language Portfolio models.The site will be updated on an ongoing basis.
Languages: English
TEMOLAYOLE – Teaching modern languages to young learners: teachers, curricula and materials, 2011
Marianne Nikolov
The Temolayole Book is the outcome of a conference in Hungary on the teaching of languages to young learners. It consists of 10 articles recounting different aspects of good practice in this field, with an emphasis on teacher education, and the design of curricula and teaching materials. A range of innovatory projects are described, and topics include action research, the use of stories, methodology and cross border exchanges.
Languages: English, Hungarian
Information and Communication Technologies and young language learners, 2003
Mario Camilleri, Valerie Sollars
This publication describes a project, which aimed at integrating web-based communication with a thematic story approach to teaching a foreign language to 8 to 10 year-olds. The aim was to encourage the use of the World Wide Web as a medium over which children could publish their language productions to an audience of peers from participating schools in 21 European countries.
Languages: English, French
An early start: Young learners and modern languages in Europe and beyond, 1999
Helena Curtain, Marianne Nikolov
The idea for the comparative study dates from ECML, workshop No.2/97 entitled 'Theme -based Foreign Language Teaching to Young Learners' hosted in Graz. Participants from 20 countries attended. In the publication An Early Start: Young Learners and Modern Languages in Europe and Beyond, 18 articles present different approaches to early language learning on a national basis.
Languages: English, French
Thematic collections: Presentation and evaluation of work carried out by the ECML from 1995 to 1999, 2003
David Newby
The years 1995-1999 represented a period of considerable importance, both for the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) and for language teaching in general. In this time, following the launch of the ECML, it held a large number of workshops, initiated and supported research and development networks to promote language learning and teaching on a European scale.