Dissemination and Implementation of
ELP in Austria
A short overview
Strategic considerations
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ELP Models
• ELP for Young Learners
(Age 6-10)
• ELP for Lower Secondary
(10-15)
• ELP for „Young Adults“
(15-19+)
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Common characteristics
• Designed as to stimulate and support
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modern, functional language teaching,
language and intercultural awareness
learning and research techniques
Introspection, self-awareness (matched to age
group)
– autonomous planning, goal setting
• Developing pluri-/multilingualism
– Plurilingualism (e.g. dialect, migrant background)
– Multilingualism in the classroom / community
• Getting used to an „international“ instrument
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Testing and evaluating ..
• Each Portfolio was
– piloted by 40 teachers & 800 – 1000 students
– evaluated systematically by both target groups
– revised after evaluation
• Topics of Evaluation were
– General acceptance, usability, layout, preferences for
parts of ELP, etc.
– Actual work in the classroom, influence on teaching
and learning behaviour (ESp 15+), changes in
teaching methodes and styles
– Teacher-student interaction, teacher-cooperation
– Conditions for dissemination of ELP to a wider public;
– Necessary conditions for teachers to (learn to)
introduce the ELP into their classrooms
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Strategies of dissemination &
implementation
• Pilot teachers  multipliers/TT database on ÖSZ
website
• Teacher training (in-service)
• Design of teacher education courses
• Offer of ELP „free of charge“ for interested schools
• Connect ELP to innovations widely known in the
public (educational standards)
• CROMO (intercultural supplement; It/SLO/AT)
• PR (educational electronic platforms)
• Project „SEMLANG“ (ELP in European teacher
education – „Kelly report“)
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Strategies: Publications
Designed as „help for
self-help“-materials:
• Special focuses (e.g
checklists for slower
learners; „CROMO on
intercultural learning))
• Practical teaching
examples
• Materials for Multipliers
• Step-by-step guides for
the practical use of ELP
in the classroom
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It‘s all not
enough!
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Supporting / impeding
factors
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• ELP meets interest of
motivated teachers
• Makes „pedagogical
dreams“ come true
• „European“ instrument
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• Preaching to the converted
• No intrinsic need for ELP
felt
• Not widely known
• Price (costs)
• Challenging (complexity,
text load)
• Little interest from the side
of parents, school
inspection
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Impact on language
teaching and learning
Very hard to estimate!
• More discussion about pedagogical/ methodological
issues, such as
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learner autonomy / self-directed learning
Assessment, (self-)evaluation
CEFR (tertiary colleges; universities)
Interest of publication houses
BUT: more conservative language textbooks! (???)
• Pluri- and Multilingualism high(er) on the agenda
– Conferences, meetings
– LEPP-process in AT
– Working programme of the Minister
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The future …
… is not ours to see, BUT:
• Embed ELP in current school development
initiatives (e.g. „Neue Mittelschule“)
• Some flexibility in ELP application to be considered
… (reduce complexity?)
• Link to schoolbooks
• Electronic versus palimpsest …??
• From „ELP-couples“ to whole school approach (cf.
John Trim: „If in doubt, small is beautiful…“)
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Merci für Ihre attention!
Gunther Abuja
[email protected]
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