Europe

Tue, 29/03/2011

International Joint Programmes: Challenges and Practices in the European Higher Education and Research Area

The European Conference of Bologna Experts "International Joint Programmes: Challenges and Practices in the European Higher Education and Research Area" will take place on 19-20 May 2011 in Villeneuve d'Ascq (France).

Mon, 02/05/2011

REAL directory is now online: connecting language teacher associations in Europe!

The REAL Directory, which includes details of over 230 language teacher associations throughout Europe, is now online. If you haven’t been contacted about your Association’s inclusion in the Directory, let us know!

Thu, 24/03/2011

aPLaNet - Autonomous Personal Learning Networks for Language Teachers

The European project 'aPLaNet - Autonomous Personal Learning Networks for Language Teachers' is designed to help language educators build their own professional learning networks online to improve their language teaching.

Tue, 22/03/2011

REAL 2010 Seminar photos are online

Check out the highlights of the 2010 seminars through our photo galleries! These events brought together language teachers and association leaders in Germany, Romania and Poland, and will be followed this summer by three more in Italy, France and Spain.

Mon, 07/03/2011

10 million use Europass CV for job-search

More than 10 million people are now using a 'Europass' online Curriculum Vitae to help them find a job, according to the latest figures compiled by the European Commission. By offering a standardised CV template, available in 26 languages, Europass helps jobseekers to market their knowledge and skills in a user-friendly way to employers all over Europe and beyond. Almost half of Europass users are under the age of 25.

Mon, 07/03/2011

VILL@GE Project

The goal of the Vill@ge project (Virtual Language Learning through Edutainment Activities) is to set-up a virtual reality language learning network for primary school children and higher education students throughout Europe. The language learning network consists of a central node and three VR pilot sites in the U.K., Greece and Hungary.

Mon, 07/03/2011

Key Findings for Early Language Learning in Europe (ELLiE) Study

ELLiE is a transnational, longitudinal study of the introduction of second/foreign language learning in primary school classrooms in seven European countries. The study has been set up in response to the rapid expansion of provision for early languages learning that has recently occurred in Europe and many other parts of the world.

Tue, 18/01/2011 - Thu, 20/01/2011

Third consortium meeting - A big step forward

The third consortium meeting of the REAL project partners took place at the University of Leicester, in the United Kingdom, from 18-20 January 2011.

Mon, 07/03/2011

Intergovernmental Language Policy Forum 'The right of learners to quality and equity in education - The role of linguistic and intercultural competences'

The Intergovernmental Language Policy Forum about took place in Geneva (Switzerland) on 2-4 November 2010. It was organised on the initiative of the Council of Europe’s Language Policy Division (LPD) and at the invitation of the Swiss authorities represented by the State Secretariat for Education and Research and the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Directors of Education. The report by Francis Goullier is now available.

Mon, 07/03/2011

FILTA - Film in Language Teaching Association

FILTA - Film in Language Teaching Association - is an association of language teachers, film educators and researchers, which provides a forum for the exchange of information (materials, events, resources, research) related to the use of film in language teaching.

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The first REAL2 partner meeting in Sèvres took place in late February. All partners from the core team sent representatives to this meeting which was hosted by CIEP, pilot of the project. We worked hard over the four days of the meeting planning all the various elements which must now come together to make REAL2 a success.