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The one-day event “Multiple voices in the classroom: Harnessing the power of regional and minority languages in secondary education” will be broadcast online from 09:00 – 12:30 and from 15:45-17:30 (Central European Time) on 4 December.
The colloquium will explore the impact of demographic changes on the vitality of Regional and Minority Languages (RMLs) and their role in secondary education in contexts where Regional and minority languages (RMLs) are prevalent. It will also examine how evolving policy frameworks are expected to shape RML instruction and investigate the factors likely to motivate newcomers to learn these languages. Focusing on secondary education, the event will address the challenges RMLs are facing in increasingly multilingual classrooms, highlighting promising pedagogical practices. Innovative teaching models to support RML learning which are potentially transferable/adaptable to other contexts will be showcased.
The event takes place within the context of the 2025 cooperation action between the European Commission and the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe. It will take full account of the work already conducted both by the Council and the European Commission in this area, as well as the concerns expressed within the Minority Safepack initiative with regard to the sharing of good practice among European educational systems.
The working languages of the colloquium are English and French.
The description and programme of the colloquium, together with the list of speakers and panel members are available at: https://www.ecml.at/RML2025colloquium
Links for livestream (4 December, 09:00 – 12:30 and 15:45 – 17:30 CET):
Registration: No prior registration is required.
The ECML does not provide participation certificates for its streamed events.
PowerPoint presentations will be posted on the ECML website after the colloquium.
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