Next stepsTasks: (1) Language Policy Division (2) member statesI. Language Policy Division (LPD):

• Working Group (WG) – open-ended depending on needs

• Authoring group formed from within WG to draft framework elements

• WG guides project development and reviews draft framework elements before wider consultation with countries

• Suggests other inputs e.g. studies• Helps prepare conferences

Conferences and seminars European Conferences: • exploring and developing European cooperation

on common priorities• taking stock of developments on Framework and

related activities• informing on national + European developments

(e.g. case studies)• making proposals for future work• policy recommendations• convergences between languages

• Seminars (smaller focused events, think tanks…)

- specific priorities e.g. migrant children, literature….

• Strasbourg or host country

Member statesEach member state to nominate an LE correspondent for LPD - 1 correspondent per national education authority

Purpose:

- liaison with LPD

Functions:

- communicating national priorities/needs + important national initiatives

- identifying national expertise

- national/federal consultation on framework proposals

- disseminating Council of Europe developments and updates on progress

- helping with LPD requests for information/documentation

- representing the country at LE conferences

- proposing national seminars/meetings

- Language Education Policy Profiles

Completed: 7• Hungary

• Norway

• Cyprus

• Slovenia

• Luxembourg

• Lombardy

• Lithuania

Language Education Policy Profiles

Underway: 4

• Slovak Republic

• Ireland

• Poland

• Austria

• Valle d’Aosta

Planned: 2

• Armenia

• Sheffield

First task: completion of post conference feedback form

A Form containing these questions will be sent to you by e-mail after the end of this Conference. It should be returned to the Language Policy Division by 10 November. Thank you.

• How helpful were the background papers made available before the Conference ?

• Did you find the case studies/other presentations helpful in understanding the topic?

• To what degree did the Conference raise or address issues which are relevant to the situation in your country?

• Were there issues raised during the Conference which you didn’t expect? If yes, please specify. ./..

Feedback Form

• What are your national/federal priorities at this time in order of importance?

• How might your country be actively involved in the LE project? e.g. if a seminar, please suggest a theme/issue

• If you wish to suggest individuals/institutions with special expertise, please give full details of kinds of expertise/functions and contact details

• The Language Policy Division wishes to establish a list of correspondents for the LE project. Please indicate who should be contacted in the first instance in your country.

Thank you