Take part in a series of ECML webinars in May and June
As part of its mission to promote excellence in language education, the ECML is pleased to invite you to participate in a series of webinars in May and June 2022. For more detailed information on content and registration, please see below:
Thursday 12th May 16h (CET) Supporting the linguistic integration of young refugees from Ukraine
Target group: pre-primary, primary and secondary teachers (of languages and other subjects)
Has your school opened its doors to refugees from Ukraine? What impact has this had on learning and teaching? Do you feel confident in supporting learners who struggle to understand you or to make themselves understood? Do you have access to appropriate resources? This webinar will provide you with guidance and teaching resources to address these new challenges and ensure a welcoming atmosphere, conducive to learning. You will discover how best to value this linguistic diversity in your classroom in ways that also foster the development of the language of schooling.
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Tuesday 17th May 16h (CET) Language learners’ voices – lessons learned from Covid
Target group: language teachers (all levels)
Would you like to find out more about our initiative – The future of language education in the light of Covid”? Would you be interested in helping us understand how learners’ experienced language learning and teaching during the pandemic so that together we can build a more promising future for language education?
This webinar will provide an overview of the initiative, present the initial findings from a pilot project based on classroom activities to elicit learners’ voices and invite participating teachers to take part in the next stage. The initiative is coordinated by the ECML’s Professional Network Forum and takes place in cooperation with the European Commission.
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Tuesday 14th June 16h (CET) A new Council of Europe Recommendation on language education
Target group: education decision-makers at national/regional or institutional levels
In February this year, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted the first comprehensive Recommendation in the field of languages – Recommendation R(2022)1 on the importance of plurilingual and intercultural education for democratic culture.
This webinar will explain the background to this Recommendation – where it came from, how it is structured, and why it was adopted. It will focus on key messages and what these mean for decision-makers, drawing on the seven principles that underpin the Recommendation’s conception of plurilingual and intercultural education. It will conclude by outlining the series of follow-up events planned for the academic year 2022-2023 that will explore specific aspects of the Recommendation and their implications for different target groups.
Sign up now: https://www.ecml.at/Resources/Webinars/tabid/5456/language/en-GB/Default.aspx