[ACLA-CAAL] ECML/CELV NEW Call for nomination / Nouvel Appel à nomination: Think tank (8-9/2/2022)

Mon Nov 8 20:38:47 UTC 2021

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Chers/Chères collègues,

L’Institut des langues officielles et du bilinguisme (ILOB) de l’Université d’Ottawa agit à titre de Point de contact national au Canada pour le Centre européen pour les langues vivantes (CELV) du Conseil de l’Europe. Dans ce contexte, je partage avec vous l'invitation à participation à au groupe de réflexion (Think Tank)  « Transversal competences in foreign language education” within the framework of the ECML’s medium-term programme of activities 2020-2023 » qui aura lieu à Graz (Autriche) les 8 et 9 février 2022. Notez que les langues de travail pour ce groupe de réflexion sont l’anglais et l’allemand.  Pour plus d'informations sur le projet, veuillez consulter le message ci-dessous et les pièces jointes à ce message.

L’ILOB a l’occasion de nomminer un.e. participant.e  à cet atelier du CELV qui pourrait intéresser plusieurs chercheurs et chercheuses canadien.ne.s. Notez qu’il est demandé à tous les participant.e.s du CELV de s’engager à et d’être en mesure de jouer un rôle actif avant, pendant et après l’activité à laquelle ils prennent part, ainsi que de diffuser des informations sur le projet et les résultats de celui-ci dans leur pays.

Si vous avez des questions ou si vous souhaitez être considéré.e pour cette nommination, veuillez nous contacter à l’adresse suivante: ccerbal at uottawa.ca<mailto:ccerbal at uottawa.ca> et nous retourner votre formulaire de nomination complété avant le 28 novembre 2021.

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Dear Colleagues:

The Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI)  of the University of Ottawa acts as the Canadian National Contact Point for the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) of the Council of Europe. In this context I am sharing with you the invitation to participation to the Think Tank “Transversal competences in foreign language education” within the framework of the ECML’s medium-term programme of activities 2020-2023” which will take place in Graz (Austria) on February 8-9, 2022. For more information on the project please check the message below and the documents attached to this message.

OLBI has the opportunity to nominate one participant to the next ECML workshop that could be of interest for many canadian reserchers. Note that all ECML participants are expected to be able to take an active role before, during and after the activity they attend, and to disseminate the information and results obtained in their countries.

Please contact us at ccerbal at uottawa.ca<mailto:ccerbal at uottawa.ca> and return the completed nomination form before November 28, 2021 if you have questions or if you want to be considered for the nomination.

Bien cordialement / Best regards,
Catherine Levasseur

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Catherine Levasseur, Ph.D. (pronoms : elle, la | pronouns: she, her)
Professeure adjointe | Assistant Professor
Directrice par intérim, Centre canadien d’études et de recherche en bilinguisme et aménagement linguistique (CCERBAL<https://ccerbal.uottawa.ca/fr>)
Acting Director, Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning (CCERBAL<https://ccerbal.uottawa.ca/en>)

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Please find enclosed the call for nomination of participants for an ECML Think tank “Transversal competences in foreign language education”/
„Transversale Kompetenzen in der Fremdsprachenbildung“ in 2022.

Veuillez trouver ci-joint l’appel à nomination de participants au groupe de réflexion du CELV « Transversal competences in foreign language education » /
« Transversale Kompetenzen in der Fremdsprachenbildung » en 2022.

Conditions specific to the Think tank / conditions particulières relatives au groupe de réflexion (en anglais) :

Working languages : The working languages will be English and German with simultaneous interpretation between these two languages.

Description of the Think Tank:
Transversal competences (TCs) refer to ‘knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that learners need to fulfil their potential and contribute to the well-being of their communities’ (OECD’S Learning Compass 2030). Various other terms, such as ‘soft skills’, ‘interdisciplinary skills’, ‘life skills’, ‘21st century skills’ etc. are used to describe the same or a similar range of competences. In many education systems, the development of learners’ transversal competences, such as co-operation, problem solving, critical thinking, and digital literacy, has become an important focus of policy.

TCs do not relate specifically to the learning of languages or any school subject but are relevant across the spectrum of all subjects in school curricula. Together with the foregrounding of plurilingual approaches and mediation arising from the Council of Europe initiatives, this focus on TCs is having an impact on school curricula for a range of different subjects, including foreign language education.

The Think Tank will bring together language professionals working in this area to review and explore ways in which learners’ TCs may be developed as part of foreign language education and how teachers and future teachers can be supported in this task. Participants will also be invited to suggest ways in which these ideas may be channelled into a follow-up project.

Expected outputs of the Think Tank

  *   an overview of current educational policy and practice in this area in member states;
  *   examples of classroom activities for incorporating TCs;
  *   some guidelines for language teachers and teacher educators to help them incorporate transversal competences in foreign language education;
  *   suggestions for key areas to be the focus of a follow-up project.

Expected outcomes of the Think Tank for the participants

  *   increased competence in incorporating TCs into (foreign) language pedagogy and teacher education including development of teaching materials;
  *   a better understanding about which TCs are addressed in some national curricula and why, and how the selection is made, including the usefulness of competence frameworks;
  *   identification of the professional learning and other needs of teachers and teacher educators in this area, and how these needs could be met;
  *   a network of teachers and teacher educators working in this area.

To introduce the work of the ECML to people and organisations not familiar with our institution we recommend to use the following documents:
Afin de présenter le travail du CELV à des personnes ou à des organisations qui ne sont pas familiarisées avec notre institution, nous recommandons d’avoir recours aux documents suivants :
http://www.ecml.at/Aboutus/Pressandinformation/tabid/150/language/en-GB/Default.aspx
http://www.ecml.at/Aboutus/Pressandinformation/tabid/150/language/fr-FR/Default.aspx
Programme 2020-2023 - Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences
Programme 2020-2023 -  Inspirer l'innovation dans l'éducation aux langues : contextes changeants, compétences en évolution
www.ecml.at/inspiringinnovation<http://www.ecml.at/inspiringinnovation>

Best wishes,

Margit Huber

Programme and Logistics Assistant
Assistante aux programmes et à la logistique

European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe
Promoting excellence in language education
Centre européen pour les langues vivantes du Conseil de l´Europe
Pour l’excellence dans l’éducation aux langues

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