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1. General approach and framework :

The general aim of the training activities of the Pestalozzi Programme is to train education professionals to become multipliers for Council of Europe standards and values in education.

The work is based on three main pillars

- Content : standards and principles as well as project results of the Council of Europe

- Methodology : learner-centred, peer-training, collaborative work on issues of common concerns to find fit solutions for diverse contexts

- Four-fold concept of competences development : developing sensitivity and awareness, knowledge and understanding, individual practice, societal practice

2. Number : CoE 2010 1118-1120 Austria

3. Related Council of Europe Project :

Language and Cultural Diversity (LCD), coe.int/Pestalozzi

4. Dates : 18/11/2010 – 20/11/2010

5. Deadline for application : 22/10/2010

6. Working language(s) : English & German

Simultaneous translation will not be provided. Participants should have a good knowledge of both languages (English and German should be understood and spoken).

7. Venue :

European Centre of Modern Languages

Address : Nikolaiplatz 4, 8020 Graz

Tel : ++ 43 316 323 554

Fax : ++ 43 316 323 5544

E-mail : information@ecml.at

Web site : ecml.at

8. Number of available places :

15 participants from the signatory States to the European Cultural Convention

15 participants from the host country

9. Target group :

Educational experts and teachers in secondary education dealing or being confronted with plurilingualism.

10. Focus of the training activity :

Aspects, challenges and advantages of plurilingualism represented by the plurality of community languages spoken in Europe; areas of conflict between a virtually monolingual education system and the reality of plurilingual classrooms.

11. Expected results :

Awareness of the resource represented by the languages and cultures across Europe, plurilingualism and diversity as resource in education for democratic citizenship and social cohesion; examples of good practice and possible transfer into other settings.

12. Outline of programme :

The Linguistic Situation of Communities in Europe (examples from member states)

Support for plurilingualism and social cohesion in the school context and outside

• Facts and Trends

• Best practice examples, national and international

• The local context: school visits

13. Organising body :

Verein Europäisches Fremdsprachenzentrum, Nikolaiplatz 4, 8020 GRAZ

Kontakt: Ms Ursula NEWBY

Tel : ++ 43 316 323 554 23

Fax : ++ 43 316 323 554 4

E-mail : verein.efsz@ecml.at

Web site : ecml.at

Pädagogische Hochschule Steiermark, Zentrum 4, Fachbereich Sprachen und Kulturen

Ortweinplatz 1, 8010 GRAZ

Kontakt: Ms Martina PREISEGGER

Tel : ++ 43 316 8067 2403

Fax : ++ 43 316 8067 2499

E-mail : martina.preisegger@phst.at

Web site : phst.at

14. European Workshop Director :

Ms Ursula NEWBY

Verein Europäisches Fremdsprachenzentrum, Nikolaiplatz 4, 8020 GRAZ

Tel : ++ 43 316 323 554 23

Fax : ++ 43 316 323 554 4

E-mail : verein.efsz@ecml.at

Web site : ecml.at

15. Travel and subsistence expenses :

Travel expenses :

Participants from the signatory States : Travel expenses of those participants are covered by the Council of Europe according to the rules.

Participants from the host country : This will be a regular PH in-service training seminar and participating teachers will be reimbursed as usual.

Subsistence expenses :

Subsistence expenses are always covered by the host country for all participants. Any travel or activity, included in the programme of the European Workshop, should also be taken in charge by the host country.

16. Other information :

The success of the training activities depend on the commitment of all the participants. By accepting to participate in the Pestalozzi programme, participants and facilitators agree to participate actively and assiduously in all the phases of the activity.

Information for participants from the signatory States to the European Cultural Convention :

Travel expenses : Participants benefiting from reimbursement of their travel expenses are advised to consult carefully on the website the section about “Rules”. Application form : Candidates must send their application form duly completed to the National Liaison Officer of their country of residence. All information available on : [pic]

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Plurilingualism, Diversity and Social Cohesion in Schools

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