NATIONAL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELL IN AUSTRIA PROSPER-ASE LANGUAGE CENTRE, ROMANIA.

NATIONAL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELL IN

AUSTRIAPROSPER-ASE LANGUAGE CENTRE, ROMANIA

THE EUROPEAN LANGUAGE LABEL IN AUSTRIA

• Awarded since 1998 – under the name of ESIS (European Language Innovation Seal)

• Addressed to individuals or organisations that implement innovative projects in the field of language learning and teaching

• Institution in charge: Österreichisches Sprachen Kompetenz Zentrum (Austrian Centre for Language Competence ÖSZ) together with the Ministry of Education, Ministry for Science and Research and the National Agency for Lifelong Learning

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELL BY ÖSZ

• yearly organization and publication of the call for applicants

• selection process of the applications • organization of the award ceremony• evaluation of the situation regarding the ELL • yearly report including the presentation of all

the awarded projects in the respective year• monitoring and valorization of projects that

were awarded the European Language Label

THE LABEL CAMPAIGNSDISSEMINATION OF THE ELL

Publication of brochures – info about application(selection criteria, theme of the year, prize, contact details, etc.)

Same info on the ÖSZ website, and analyses re the no. of applications by target groups

Online project databank – by years, indicating ELL winners

Organisation of yearly award ceremonies

Leading position (in terms of no. of applications and data use and evaluation)

Fostering networking -SPIN – connects schools and teachers

CALLS FOR APPLICANTS

Since 1998Two exceptions: 2001 and 2012 – evaluation

years

2001 – evaluation of period 1998-20002012 – evaluation of 27 ELL winners with

respect to plurilingualism/multilingualism and language teaching in school education

SELECTION OF WINNING PROJECTS

Submitted projects should be:- At an advanced stage of implementation- Be able to demonstrate pertinent evaluation

findings and resultsInitiatives of a pure commercial nature are not

taken into considerationThe ELL in Austria – contribution to support and

stimulate language diversity and social cohesion

TARGET LANGUAGES

English – the most common (69 out of 111 projects)

German, Italian, French, Croatian, Turkish, Bosnian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovenian, Chinese, Portuguese, Lebanese, Bulgarian, Russian (incl. languages of migrants and asylum seekers)

APPLICATIONS VS. AWARDED PROJECTS

Highest no of applications – 100 in 2002Lowest no. – 21 in 2009/ 25 in 2006

Highest no of winners – 31 in 1998Lowest no – 5 in 2006

To avoid “Label inflation” – max. no of prizes to be awarded is 15 labels

PRIZES

Framed certificate

Right to display the logo of the European Language Label with indication of the year

750 euro

PRIORITIES

- represented by themes chosen every year

AWARDED PROJECTS BY EDUCATIONAL SECTORS

Schools- 79%Adult education – 31%VET – 20%Teacher training – 18%Higher education – 12%

EVALUATION BY THE NELLIP TEAM

Reasons for applying for the ELL

To fight prejudices To attract attention to less known cultures To disseminate information about their

project To inspire and encourage others to apply Because the project complied with the

priorities of the year and the evaluation criteria

BENEFITS OF THE ELL

Satisfaction of having contributed to fostering tolerance among children

Gaining acceptance and prestige within their institution

Higher number of students enrolled in the respective institution

No mention of how the money received was used

RECOMMENDATIONS

Promoting the visibility of the ELL among language providers and experts:

- By applying a targeted information strategy (presenting int ELL at international events on language learning)

- Publication of articles in specialised press, plus online

- Using social networks developed for/by language learning providers

Identifying strategies to make winning the ELL more appealing