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NATIONAL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELL IN. AUSTRIA PROSPER-ASE LANGUAGE CENTRE, ROMANIA. The European Language Label in Austria. Awarded since 1998 – under the name of ESIS (European Language Innovation Seal)
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NATIONAL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELL IN AUSTRIA PROSPER-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 byÖSZ • 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 – infoaboutapplication(selectioncriteria, theme of theyear, prize, contact details, etc.) Same info on theÖSZ website, andanalyses re the no. of applicationsbytargetgroups Online projectdatabank – byyears, indicating ELL winners Organisation of yearlyawardceremonies Leadingposition (in terms of no. of applicationsand data useandevaluation) Fosteringnetworking -SPIN – connectsschoolsandteachers
Calls for applicants Since 1998 Two exceptions: 2001 and 2012 – evaluation years 2001 – evaluation of period 1998-2000 2012 – evaluation of 27 ELL winners with respect to plurilingualism/multilingualism and language teaching in school education
Selection of winningprojects • Submitted projects should be: • At an advanced stage of implementation • Be able to demonstrate pertinent evaluation findings and results Initiatives of a pure commercial nature are not taken into consideration The 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. awardedprojects Highest no of applications – 100 in 2002 Lowest no. – 21 in 2009/ 25 in 2006 Highest no of winners – 31 in 1998 Lowest 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 bythenellip 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