1. ECML Professional Network Forum Graz, 7 January 2010 www.coe.int Johanna Panthier Language Policy Division

2. 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

3. 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 –…

4. 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

5. Languages of schooling = Language(s) used as a medium of instruction language as subject language(s) in other subjects

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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...

9. 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 …

10. Plateform of resources and references for plurilingual and intercultural education WWW.COE.INT/LANG Langues r é gionales, minoritaires et de la migration LANGUE(S) DE SCOLARISATION Langues é trang è res - vivantes et classiques Langue comme mati è re Langue(s) des autres mati è res L apprenant et les langues pr é sentes à l é cole Réflexions sur l'usage de descripteurs dans l'apprentissage, l'enseignement et l'évaluation

11. Geneva, 2-4 November 2010 First Policy Forum on all languages in education, languages for education in a plurilingual and intercultural perspective

12. Websites Language Policy Division www.coe.int/lang www.coe.int/portfolio Division des Politiques linguistiques – DGIV - Conseil de lEurope – F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex e-mail: decs-lang@coe.intdecs-lang@coe.int