1. Strasbourg, founded 1949 Oldest and geographically largest European institution (47 member states) Intergovernmental co-operation Areas of action Human rights (European Court of Human Rights) Legal co-operation Social cohesion Education, Culture & Heritage, Youth & Sport The Council of Europe

2. Languages at the Council of Europe Languages are the basis of: communication, intercultural dialogue, democratic citizenship, social cohesion Promotion of: Plurilingualism of citizens Linguistic diversity in member states

3. Department of Language Education and Policy Language Policy Division, Strasbourg European Centre for Modern Languages, Graz European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, Strasbourg Directorate General of Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport

4. European Centre for Modern Languages, Graz Founded in Graz, Austria, 1994 Enlarged Partial Agreement of Council of Europe 33 member states Implementation of language education policies through: Dissemination of good practice Promotion of innovation Training of multipliers Development of networks of experts

5. European Centre for Modern Languages, Graz Structures of the ECML Governing Board representatives of 33 member states meets once per year minimum Bureau Chair, 2 Vice Chairs, 4 members meets 3 x per year National Nominating Authorities National Contact Points Austrian Association ECML Secretariat

6. Programme structure 4 year medium term programme About 20 projects in ECML programme term Projects are run by 4 international experts Annual programme 8-10 workshops, conferences in Graz, events in member states. 750 particpants Online documentation of project and results.

7. The ECML programme 2004-2007 Four thematic strands Linguistic and social diversity Multicultural society and intercultural competence Professional development for language educators Innovation and new technologies Further project information: http://www.ecml.at/mtp2/mtp2.asp http://www.ecml.at/mtp2/mtp2.asp

8. Results of the programme 2004-2007 The ECML provides all project results online in downloadable version free of charge. Publications Reports CD-ROMs Project websites Project flyers Project stands for exhibitions

9. ECML programme 2008–2011 Thematic areas AEvaluation BContinuity in language learning CContent and language education DPlurilingual education Why these areas were chosen Relevance for better quality in language education Focus on methodology Emphasis on European dimension Complementary to EC themes but different focus

10. ECMLwww.ecml.atwww.ecml.at Language Policy Divisionwww.coe.int/langwww.coe.int/lang European Language Portfoliohttp://www.coe.int/portfoliohttp://www.coe.int/portfolio European Day of Languages www.coe.int/EDLwww.coe.int/EDL European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages www.coe.int/T/E/Legal_Affairs/Local_a nd_regional_Democracy/Regional_or_ Minority_languages/ Council of Europe websites