UNIT 3: MULTILINGUALISM IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

UNIT 3: MULTILINGUALISM IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

1. The Education System and Languages in Contact

   • The legal framework
     • Obligatory Secondary Education, Batxillerat and Vocational Education Training
     • Pre-primary Education
     • Multilingualism
     • General Regulations
     • Adult Education
     • Official certificates entitling language-based subject teaching
   • Bilingual Educational models
     • Consell Valencià de Cultura: when 2 languages are in contact, pupils should be fully exposed to the least widespread one
     • Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua: teaching and learning on and in Valencian should be completed, not replaced by other language
   • Valencian linguistic model
     • Languages in the Valencian education model
       • Valencian
       • Spanish
       • English
       • Other foreign tongues
     • Objectives of the multilingual and intercultural education programme
       • Guarantee students in Valencian education acquire linguistic competence
         • Speaking & writing in both official languages, proficiency in 1 or + foreign languages & enriching cultural contact with extra-curricular languages
         • Interest & curiosity about languages. Knowledge about them
       • Guarantee = opportunities for all students in Valencian education
       • Guarantee social & institutional use of Valencian within the education system
     • Basic language reference levels
       • On finishing obligatory education: B1 Valencian & Spanish, A1 in 1st foreign language
       • On finishing post-obligatory pre-university stages: B2 Valencian & Spanish, A2 in 1st foreign language
     • Multilingual and Intercultural Education Programme (MIEP)
       • Time devoted to official languages<25%
       • Time devoted to foreign language: 15-25%
       • To calculate those %, will be counted:
         • Lessons of Valencian & Spanish
         • Lessons of oral communicative competence
         • Lessons of other subjects in official languages
     • Language distribution across stages
       • Second pre-primary education cycle
       • Primary education
       • Obligatory secondary education and batxillerat
       • Special education
       • Adult education
       • Vocational Education Training
     • Language distribution for newly arrived students and adult education
       • Newly arrived students
         • Curriculum accommodation
       • Adult education
         • Curriculum accommodation
     • Promotion of Valencian and improvement of foreign language skills
       • Public-funded schools: Valencian 50%, English 25%
   • The school language project (SLP)
     • SPL is a tool by which every school articulates and customises the MIEP
     • Structure of SLP (3 parts)
       • Plan defining learning languages stating
       • School language normalisation plan
       • Project assessment tools
     • Drafting and approval
       • SPL will be in forced in 4 years, after it will be assessed and modified if necessary
     • Repercussion on the annual general plan and the improvement action plan
       • School annual general plan will contain all measures, improvements and innovations previewed by the SLP.
   • Classroom didactic intervention
     • Valencian teachers adapt SLP to their lessons and take CLIL as reference framework
   • Foreign language skill accreditation of teachers
     • Minimum CEFR certificate to teach in Valencian, Spanish or English=C1
     • Provisional measure until 2026-2027=English B2
   • Implementation time schedule and applicable regulations in the meantime
     • 2018-2019: Pre-primary and 1st cycle of primary education
     • 2019-2020: 2nd and 3rd cycles of primary education and special education
     • 2020-2021: Obligatory secondary education, batxillerat, vocational education training and adult education
   • Bilingual and multilingual programmes before Law 4/2018
     • Primary education
       • Multilingual Programme of Valencian Teaching: Valencian basic learning language
       • Multilingual Programme of Spanish Teaching: Spanish basic learning language
     • Obligatory Secondary Education and batxillerat
       • Teaching through Valencian programme
       • Progressive incorporation programme
     • Organisational documents for bilingual and multilingual programmes
       • School Educational Project
       • Linguistic Normalisation Plan
       • The Particular Programme Design
       • The School Linguistic Programme

2. Internationalisation and its importance in the Educational System

   • Internationalisation alternatives. MECD programmes and other programmes
     • Personnel
       • Education Counsellors
       • Education Aggregates
       • General Secretaries
       • Teaching Technical Consultants
       • Teachers
     • Centres
       • Education offices
       • Schools
       • Resource centres
     • MECD programmes
       • Schools owned by the Spanish State
       • Mixed ownership schools
       • School groups of Spanish language and culture
       • Spanish sections at schools owned by other states
       • European Schools
       • Bilingual sections in Central Europe, Eastern Europe, China and Turkey
       • Covenant schools
       • International Spanish Academies
       • Spanish private schools abroad
     • Other programmes
       • Visiting teachers to USA, Canada and UK
       • Language assistants
   • Erasmus +

3. The Common European Framework of Reference

   • Recommendations, contributions and orientations of the Council of Europe for the teaching and learning of languages
     • The Council of Europe
       • International organisation created in 1949
       • Council of Europe ≠ European Union
       • Aims to:
         • Facilitate cooperation among institutions
         • Consolidate recognition of language qualifications
         • Help enhance multilingualism in multicultural enviroment
         • Protect and develop diversity for the heritage of linguistic diversity
         • Promote effective international communication
         • Facilitate communication anf mobility of European cirizens
       • 49 members
     • The Common European Framework of Reference
       • Lays basis for design language materials in Europe
       • Main goal: offer equal opportunities
       • Describes what to learn in a language to be effective and communicative
       • Specifies the skills needed to interact effectively
       • Defines language competence levels
     • Multilingualism
       • Knowledge and coexistence of different languages in a given society
       • Attained by:
         • Diversifying languages offered in educational system
         • Encouraging pupils to learn +1 foreign language
       • Aims to:
         • Develop a linguistic repertory (all linguistic abilities have a place)
   • The Common Reference Levels
     • Flexibility in a branching approach
       • Levels divided into 3 big blocks
         • A1 & A2 (Basic)
         • B1 & B2 (Independent)
         • C1 & C2 (Proficient)
     • Communicative language competences
       • Scaled descriptors for linguistic, pragmatic and sociolinguistic competences
         • Listening
         • Reading
         • Spoken interaction
         • Spoken production
         • Writing