The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) of the Council of Europe is pleased to announce the completion in both English and French of its TePA resource website “Developing teacher competences for pluralistic approaches – Tools for teacher education” (www.ecml.at/pluralisticteachercompetences), an output of the ECML programme “Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences” (2020-23).

This website contains a rich variety of resources for teacher educators, teachers of languages and other subjects and designers of teacher education programmes by providing two types of tools to aid the development of teacher education programmes and courses: a reference framework of teacher competences for pluralistic approaches and sequences of tasks for teacher education.

The tools proposed on this website complement the Framework of Reference for Pluralistic Approaches to Languages and Cultures (FREPA, 2012). FREPA outlines the competences that learners need to develop in the course of plurilingual and intercultural learning, while TePA focuses on teachers' competences for using pluralistic approaches in their teaching in the context of plurilingual and intercultural education.

Faced with the current challenges in language education, particularly in an increasingly diverse and interconnected world, the resources and ideas on this site will provide teachers and teacher educators with the inspiration and tools they need to embrace linguistic and cultural diversity in the classroom, fostering inclusive and enriching learning environments for all learners.

TePA flyer: English – French