INVOLVING PARENTS IN PLURILINGUAL AND

INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION

María Sastre

Centre functions as a catalyst for reform in the teaching

and learning of languages.

http://www.ecml.at/

The ECML is a Council of

Europe institution based in

Graz, Austria.

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European Council of Modern European Council of Modern Languages - ECMLLanguages - ECML

Publications for implementing pluralistic approaches in classrooms in order to develop the plurilingual and intercultural competences of learners of all subjects.

http://carap.ecml.at

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To whom are these publications?

- Teachers of all subjects with an interest in plurilingual

and intercultural education

- Teacher trainers

- Decision-makers, curriculum/programme designers

- Textbook writers

http://carap.ecml.at

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The publications present a list of descriptors (knowledge, attitudes and skils), considered necessary within the perspective of a plurilingual and intercultural education, that are available online: (http://carap.ecml.at/Components/3Tablesofdescriptors/tabid/2663/language/en-GB/Default.aspx) ,

It provides teaching materials for putting the development of these

resources into practice.

http://carap.ecml.at

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http://parents.ecml.at/en-us

Workshop 3/201428-30 April 2014

Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria

Coordinator: Stéphanie Clerc, France

Co-animators: Anna Maria Curci, Italy; Brigitte Gerber,

Switzerland; Xavier Pascual Calvo, Spain

Objective:

To develop an active network to disseminate educational practices to involve

families in the development of plurilingual and intercultural education.

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http://parents.ecml.at/en-us

Participants:

- heads of parents’ associations;

- heads of cultural or language associations;

- heads of teachers’ associations;

- representatives of teachers’ trade unions;

- teacher trainers;

- educational policy makers;

- school inspectors;

- educators also involved with extra curricular/out of school activities .

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Story bagsParents read a book to their children, find the

keywords and fill a bag with physical objects

related to the story so the chidren can later tell the

story. The parents prepare the material with the

children and meet at the kindergarden with all other

parents.

INCLUSIVE APPROACHESINCLUSIVE APPROACHES

Story factorsPupil transport material in an envelop to tell their parents a story at home. The parents

are the public.

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The story treeThe teacher make a tree with the front page of the books that parents have read to

their children. Parents are invited to come and read the stories in their

moterlanguage to all the children.

INCLUSIVE APPROACHESINCLUSIVE APPROACHES

Plurilingual interactive theaterTheater were the parents participate acting on their own language.

Collecting activityCollect songs, setences or stories around one thema form different countries.

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Image BookPictures of objects are taken and a book make with them. The parents will write the

name of the photographied items in the book in their own language.

INCLUSIVE APPROACHESINCLUSIVE APPROACHES

The traveling masquoteThe masquote is a small animal that the child that is

travelling take with him/her. The masquote send letters to

the classmates in the language of the visited country.

Parents presentationsParents visit the school/kinder and present their language and culture to the pupils.

The teachers prepare the parents for the presentation.

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OBSTACLES FOR THIS APPROACH:

In the school it is said that they will only use one language.

Lack of knowledge on the profits of plurilingualism and our work.

No translations because it costs a lot of work.

Don´t know how to proceed with this approach.

Tension between different comunities.

Parents don´t speak the language.

INCLUSIVE APPROACHESINCLUSIVE APPROACHES

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OBSTACLES FOR THIS APPROACH:

Teachers don´t want to involve parents, the curriculum is long enough

Teachers doubt about the ability of parents to teach.

TEACHERS DON´T WANT THE CHILDREN TO SPEAK ARABIC AT

SCHOOL ....... BUT ENGLISH IS OK

INCLUSIVE APPROACHESINCLUSIVE APPROACHES

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Teachers are the key for: comunicating with the parents. advertising the benefits of

plurilingual chidren. trusting that parents can also teach

at the school.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BRAINSTORM:HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BRAINSTORM: “How to involve parents in plurilingual and “How to involve parents in plurilingual and

intercultural education” intercultural education”

Teacher training

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Organizing activities such as: “Café plurilingual” Multicultural activities where language is not

main focus (dance, cooking, ...) International day of the school .....

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BRAINSTORM:HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BRAINSTORM: “Improving plurilingual and intercultural “Improving plurilingual and intercultural

education” education”

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Deirdre – Ireland “We are writers”: Create and publish a book where the children

are the wirters, they write in their mothertongue (http://writers.scholastic.co.uk/)

Barbara Noel Day – Denmark “Funds of knowledge for

teaching”: Teachers visit the families at home searching for

cultural resources.

Some projects presentedSome projects presented

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Main website of the european council of modern

languages:

Www.ecml.at

Website for the FREPA (CARAP) project:http://carap.ecml.at/

Website for the CARAP for Parents project:http://carap.ecml.at/Forparents/Abstract/tabid/2981/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

Where to find more info and more projectsWhere to find more info and more projects

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