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The European Dimension across the Curriculum of English Language Teaching. Angela Charalambous Eudhokia Anastassiou. EUROPEAN DIMENSION. QUALITY EDUCATION. The European Dimension = cognition+affection. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The European Dimension
across
the Curriculum of
English Language Teaching
Angela CharalambousEudhokia Anastassiou
EUROPEAN DIMENSION
QUALITY EDUCATION
The European Dimension=
cognition+affectionActivities to equip children, young people and
adults with knowledge, skills and competences to understand, participate and benefit from
Europe
Towards
The development of Quality Education and encouragement between Member States
Acting Together
European Citizenship being active - having the knowledge and
skills and competences to make a difference
Schools can foster the idea of European integration
through
1) the harmonisation of the system to the new challenge (outside the classroom)
2) the curricula (inside the classroom)
The Cyprus curriculumThe Cyprus curriculumis humanistic, is humanistic,
aiming at the development of aiming at the development of ““round personalities”, round personalities”,
mentally, morally and aesthetically refined, mentally, morally and aesthetically refined, healthy, active and creative, healthy, active and creative,
able to promote intercultural understanding, able to promote intercultural understanding, tolerance, cooperation and respect tolerance, cooperation and respect
among individuals so that the ideas ofamong individuals so that the ideas of democracy, freedom, justice and peace democracy, freedom, justice and peace
can prevail and the can prevail and the European dimension European dimension of education of education can be realised. can be realised.
European Dimension and the Cy Curriculum
separate subject – Civics
Citizenship education in schools is offered as:
integrated into traditional subjects (e.g. history, religious education, geography, literature, music,art, Languages )
cross-curricular educational theme present throughout the curriculum
extracurricular activities in the context of Lifelong Learning Programme
Role of Languages
The teaching and dissemination of the languages of the member states are key issues in the process of developing active citizenship
***Call for new approaches in teaching and learning
Cy English Curricula “learners with fully developed personalities empowered by multilingual competencies, are better prepared to take on both individual and collective responsibility, have a better chance to benefit from the opportunities offered to
them in national, European and international contexts and are more willing to commit
themselves to the promotion of such values as Equity, Tolerance, Justice and Peace”.
Allocation of teaching periods of languages
PRIMARY 2h per week at the last three years
LEVEL CLASS AGE LANGUAGE(S)/PERIODS
GYMNASIUM (lower sec)
A 12 ENGLISH /3p FRENCH /2pB 13 ENGLISH /3p FRENCH/2pC 14 ENGLISH /3,5p FRENCH /2p
LYCEUM(upper sec)
A 15 ENGLISH /3p FRENCH /2pB 16 ENGLISH
2p or 6pFRENCH2p or 6p
*Other languages
C 17 ENGLISH2p or 6p
FRENCH 2p or 6p
* German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Russian
Teaching Methods and Approaches • Learner-centred• “eclectic approach” • Differentiated Instruction- equal opportunities for ALL • Communicative competence• Intercultural competence• Cooperation- Collaboration - Partnerships• Content based/Thematic -oriented • Active, experiential work – Learning how to Learn• Lifelong Learning Skills
Language rooms A place with a mission!
If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a dayIf you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime
(Confucius 551-479BC)
Language rooms A serious proposition to move away from the rigid boundaries of the traditional classroom and open new ways in language learning enhancing Ss’ cognitive and metacognitive development
user-friendly flexible
multimodal
pleasant
A communicative and collaborative centre!
multifunctional
Technology
Real language in context, away from coursebooks
and conventional classrooms
Teaching materials/Coursebooks
• Gymnasium Level - Magic Moments series • Lyceum Level – Going for Gold• Adaptation of authentic material• Cross-curricular training• English- a medium of communication
European Language PortfolioAccredited model No83.2006Class A Gymnasium, 12-15 years oldPiloting Basis in 2005
AIMS:a) provide and sustain motivation
through longer term continuing education,
b) enhance the recognition of the language learning achievement of
learners and c) enhance coherence in educational
systems and efficient interfaces between educational sectors
European Language Portfolio
Actions to ensure the successful implementation in Class A, Gymnasium
1. Two-day Seminar on Training teachers ton use the European Portfolio, by Ulle Turk
2. Teachers who attend become multipliers and co-ordinators in their school unit
3. A guide prepared by the Ministry with suggested steps
4. Informative leaflets for the parents
Extracurricular activities Lifelong Learning Programme – Comenius European Language Label Spring Day for Europe European Day of Languages Partnerships - Euroscola e-twinning European Youth Parliament
Coming together is a beginning Keeping together is a progress
Working together is a success
Henry Ford
‘Coming together is a Beginning
Keeping together is a Progress
Working together is a Success’ Henry Ford