REGIO PROJECT FINAL CONFERENCE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 17

REGIO PROJECT FINAL CONFERENCE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 17 th JUNE 2013 p Language Learning Promotion Plan in the context of Galicia

Definition v A plan of the Consellería de Cultura, Educación y Ordenación Universitaria that: v Embedded in the current situation of the Gallician education system v Develops a series of actions in the foreign language context v It aims at improving student and teachers’ foreign language competences v Adult Education and directives for life long learning are included

General objective v. The general objective of the Foreign Language Learning Plan is : v To allow students to become independent learners in a foreign language, with the necessary oral and expression competences when they finish their secondary education. v To provide teachers progressively with the didactic and lingustic competences to prepare students to acquire the previous competence skills.

PGPLE: 3 focus points v Action plan with three main thematic focus: Ø 1: Schools Ø 2: Students Ø 3: Teachers

1: Schools v Transformation of bilingual sections in plurilingual schools v Set up of Plurilingual school network. v Language Assistants v Bilingual Sections v “Foreign Visiting” Teachers v Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas

Bilingual Sections v Bilingual teaching of a non linguistic subject or module in a foreign language and/or Gallician or Spanish. v Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach v Implemented in Primary, Secondary and Vocational Training Education. Ø Ø 2. 373 Bilingual Sections Ø 39. 463 Students Ø v 649 Schools 310 Teachers Foreign languages delivered: German, French, English, Italian and Portuguese

Plurilingual Schools v Schools where non linguistic subjects of the Curricula are delivered in a foreign language to all the students. v Primary and secondary Schools v Delivery: from only a subject to a third of the total school lesson timetable. v Currently in Galicia: Ø 148 Plurilingual schools Ø 10. 008 Students Ø 224 Teachers

Escuelas oficiales de idiomas (EOI) v State schools for language learning Ø 11 EOI and 28 Sections v 11 languages: German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, Gallician, languages English, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Russian. v More than 30. 000 students v Modalities: Ø Oficial: face-to-face and distance learning (That’s English!) Oficial Ø Libre (private candidate): Certification examinations candidate) (nivel básico A 2, nivel intermedio B 1 y nivel avanzado A 2 B 2), C 1 B 2 v Other courses: CALC, CFR, private sectors, Celga, monográphic CALC v 31 language assistants in English, French, German and Chinese

School support with native speakers v Assistant to CLIL teachers and foreign language teachers v Language Assistants in English, German, French, Chinese and Portuguese v 408 language Assistants in Gallician state schools in 2012 -2013. v Essential piece in the students’ improvement of oral skills in the foreign language. v In Plurilingual schools, in EOI and in schools with Bilingial Sections.

2: Students v Foreign language learning v International education programmes.

CUALE Programme v Extra Language teaching v In Secondary and Vocational Schools v Students are preparted to EOI examinations. v Levels delivered : A 1, A 2, B 1 y B 2 v All school year after school v Free and non-compulsory activities. v Languages delivered: English and French Ø 28 schools Ø 1. 331 students

International Student Education Programmes.

3: Teachers v In-service teacher training v International Programmes

Teacher in-service training Itineraries: PIALE Programme v For foreign language Specialist and non-specialist teachers v Course length: 1 -4 weeks, according to modality. v 140 places: UK (45), Canada (65), Germany (5), France (25), Portugal (10) v 3 modalities: modalities Ø Modality 1: immersion (3 phases) ü ü ü Ø Modality 2: integration (2 phases) ü ü Ø Phase A: training course in Galicia (75 horas) Phase B: immersion in UK, Canadá. (3 weeks) Phase C: material design (25 hours) Integration (100 hours): school immersion Canadá Material design (25 horas) Modality 3: courses (2 phases) ü ü Training (50 hours): in France, Germany or Portugal France Material design (25 horas)

CALC Courses v Cursos de Actualización Lingüística y Comunicativa v In-service training aiming at preparing teachers for language acreditation. v Specific preparation for Certificate exams in EOI v 120 horas per level v 3 levels: A 2, B 1 y B 2 A 2 v Delivered in Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas v In-service attendance certificate at the end of the course v 2012 -2013: 63 courses Ø English: 53 courses Ø French: 10 courses

Web pages p http: //www. edu. xunta. es/web/linguasestr anxeiras/ p http: //www. edu. xunta. es/web/programas europeos p THANK YOU!!