1. European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe in Graz, Austria

2. ECML mission Implementation of language policies Promotion of innovative approaches to the learning and teaching of modern languages Strategic objectives of the ECML : Training multipliers Supporting professional networks Focus on the practice of the learning and teaching of modern languages

3. How the ECML works Governing Board: ministerial representatives from each member state 4-year programmes addressing priority issues in language education Projects involving experts of all ECML member states Cooperation with major international institutions and associations in language education ECML publications ECML website www.ecml.at

4. ECML support for multilingual classrooms Evolving ECML expertise: Foreign language classroom Foreign languages in content learning Linguistic and cultural diversity Plurilingualism The learner with all his/her languages in different contexts

5. ECML spport for multilingual classrooms Examples ECML programme 2004-2007 VALEUR - Valuing all languages in Europe “Additional” languages (other than national or regional languages ) Overview of educational provision made for them Promotion of educational, social and cognitive benefits of plurilingualism Recommendations for how to deal with linguistic diversity www.ecml.at/Programme/Programme20042007

6. ECML spport for multilingual classrooms Examples ECML programme 2008-2011 MARILLE - Majority language in multilingual settings Teachers as agents for plurilingualism in majority language teaching Small-scale activities (e.g. planning a lesson, relating to all languages spoken in the classroom) Strategic approaches (e.g. involving head teachers or parents) http://marille.ecml.at

7. ECML spport for multilingual classrooms Examples ECML programme 2008-2011 Conbat + PLURILINGUALISM AND PLURICULTURALISM IN CONTENT-BASED TEACHING - A TRAINING KIT combining CLIL with plurilingual and pluricultural approaches using the languages and cultures present in the classroom as a cross- curricular resource 26 content based units in English, French and Spanish to be used in classrooms http://conbat.ecml.at

8. D R A F T

9. Context Right to education (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN) Encouraging linguistic diversity (Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, UNESCO) Strategy for multilingualism (European Union) Living together. Combining diversity and freedom in 21 st -century Europe (Council of Europe)

10. ECML long-term vision Focus on the learner, the learner’s needs and the learner’s perspective Building on diversity Promoting inclusive approaches Aiming at plurilingual and intercultural competences Considering both, formal and informal/non- formal learning contexts

11. Inclusive education „Exclusion is a consequence of negative attitudes and a lack of response to diversity in race, economic status, social class, ethnicity, language, religion, gender, sexual orientation and ability“ (UNESCO)

12. ECML programme 2012-2015 DRAFT

16. ECML programme 2012-2015 D IVERSITY IN MAJORITY LANGUAGE LEARNING Focus on teacher education for the majority language (e.g. French in France, Polish in Poland) Encouragement of collaboration between teachers of all languages Expected outputs: A review of practice in teacher education for majority language teachers Sample teaching materials to illustrate good practice Guidelines for teacher educators

17. ECML programme 2012-2015 L ANGUAGE DESCRIPTORS FOR MIGRANT AND MINORITY LEARNERS ’ SUCCESS IN COMPULSORY EDUCATION Targeting educators’ awareness of learners’ need for successful schooling Targeted age groups: learners aged 11/12 and 15/16 Language competence required for curriculum subjects (social sciences and maths) Expected outputs: Descriptors in four languages (Finnish, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Portuguese) Guidelines to draft levels for other languages

18. ECML programme 2012-2015 L ITERACIES THROUGH CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIL approaches targeting academic literacies in secondary education Support for learners in attaining academic language proficiency Expected outputs: A guide for CLIL teachers / teacher educators on developing academic literacy at secondary level A self-evaluation guide on good CLIL practice and sample teaching materials

19. ECML programme 2012-2015 C OLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY APPROACH TO MIGRANTS ’ EDUCATION Fostering links between schools, homes and the community: collaboration with parents, local libraries and art institutions Enhancing literacy development through plurilingual approaches Expected outputs: Guidelines on the development of literacy for migrants in schools Guidelines for cooperation between the community, parents and the school Guidelines for the effective use of resources such as libraries and art centres

20. ECML programme 2012-2015 I NVOLVING PARENTS IN PLURILINGUAL AND INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION Mediating knowledge relating to cognitive and social benefits of plurilingual and intercultural education Involving parents in activities and training teachers to overcome barriers to involve parents Expected outputs: Information material to inform the general public – especially parents - of the benefits of plural approaches Networks of mediators to present and disseminate relevant approacheswww.carap.ecml.at

21. ECML programme 2012-2015 DRAFT Want to stay informed? Visit the programme website http://www.ecml.at/learningthroughlanguages