Rethinking Language Education in EU

Dina and Thomas have been contributing to the work of the EU Commission: Rethinking Language Education in EU and they would like to share this very useful collection of the links to some of the European Commission’s latest reports and relevant projects.

• “Migrants in European schools: learning and maintaining languages” report: https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/c0683c22-25a8-11e8-ac73-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-67513028
• “Rethinking language education and linguistic diversity in Schools” report : https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/de1c9041-25a7-11e8-ac73-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-69196245
• Web page about multilingual classrooms with links to reports: http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/multilingualism/multilingual-classrooms_en
• Web page about school education of migrants: http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/migration/schools_en
• Multilingual Education in the light of Diversity – main authors are from the SIRIUS policy network
• Preparing Teachers for Diversity: the Role of Initial Teacher education
• Language teaching and learning in multilingual classrooms
• Migration Policy Institute of an excellent new publication: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/mainstreaming-how-europes-education-systems-can-boost-migrant-inclusion

Some of the recommendations and conclusions from these publications have found their way into the draft proposal for a Council Recommendation on a comprehensive approach to language learning, which is planned for adoption on 16 May: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2018-1505009_en

Finally some useful videos. You will find more on the School Education Gateway YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/schoolgateway/videos

• ELL general video presentation (with subtitles in ALL EU languages): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PI0PBWUe94
• Refugee Access Programme  – European Language Label project from Ireland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEMVOFULbg4
• Wise Words – European Language Label project from Denmark: http://www.grocaspersen.dk/
• Learning from each other 1: Sweden: https://europa.eu/!wv68UU (about integrating young migrants in school)
• Learning from each other 2: Sachsen, Germany https://europa.eu/!HU78Jp (about assessing and integrating young migrants in school)
• A translanguaging project: “Comparons nos langues”: https://youtu.be/_ZlBiAoMTBo