PA-LINGUI, the new ECML project, was officially launched on 6 March 2020. In a webinar attended by professionals from all over Europe, Canada and Japan, the PA-LINGUI team set the stage and presented the key ideas of the project.

PA-LINGUI is very interested in the language pathways of young children from 3 to 12 years old (hence the origin of the acronym) and the ways of making these visible (hence the project subtitle)

Young children’s language learning pathways
Making early language learning visible

The question of “how” is at the forefront: encouraging reflection, exchanges, the sharing of ideas and experiences, the sharing of inspiring and innovative practices throughout the four years of the project.

Flore Schank, Ingeborg Birnie and Dana Musilova took the opportunity to invite the participants in the webinar to follow the progress of the project closely through a discussion forum which is accessible from the project web page 

www.ecml.at/younglearnerpathways

 Flore Schank, PA-LINGUI project coordinator

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"PA-LINGUI - Young children’s language learning pathways" is one of the 9 new projects of the ECML's programme "Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences" (2020-2023).

Related ECML publication

Inspiring language learning in the early years - Why it matters and what it looks like for children age 3-12 This website helps teachers and other educators to prepare young children to successfully engage in a culturally and linguistically diverse world.

Related ECML thematic collection

Early language learning