"Quality in the linguistics integration of adult migrants: from values to policy and practice"

Strasbourg, 3-4 June 2014

 

Programme including presentations

Tuesday 3 June 2014

09.00 – 10.00: OFFICIAL OPENING - Chair: Philia Thalgott

  • Ulrich Bunjes, Acting Director of Democratic Citizenship and Participation, DG II
  • Luís Filipe Castro Mendes (orig. FR), Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Portugal and Chair of the Rapporteur Group on Education, Culture, Sport, Youth and Environment (GR-C), Committee of Ministers
  • Pierre-Yves Le Borgn’ (orig. FR), Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)   [blog]

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFERENCE: Richard Rossner, Rapporteur

10.00 - 11.00: Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants (LIAM) - COUNCIL OF EUROPE VALUES: POLICY GUIDELINES AND SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS / Chair: Villano Qiriazi

  • Integration tests: helping or hindering integration? - Recommendation 2014(2034) from the Parliamentary Assembly to the Committee of Ministers, and accompanying Report: Philia Thalgott
  • Guide to policy development and implementation: David Little
  • LIAM dedicated website: www.coe.int/lang-migrants : Jean-Claude Beacco
  • From one country to another, from one language to another ISBN 978-92-871-7870-1

11.00 - 11.30: Break

11.30 – 12.30: LIAM: POLICY AND PRACTICE – REPORT ON THE 3RD COUNCIL OF EUROPE SURVEY / Chair: Joseph Sheils

  • Presentation of main results and trends: Reinhilde Pulinx and Claire Extramiana
  • Open discussion

12.30 – 14.00: Lunch (provided)

14.00 – 14.15: Introduction to group tasks

14.15 – 15.30: GROUP WORK
Participants will divide into groups to discuss the following two sets of topics:

  • 1a What linguistic resources do migrants need in order to function in a new society?
  • 1b Why do the CEFR levels required for residence and/or citizenship vary across member states?
  • 2a Do language tests help or hinder process of integration?
  • 2b What are the alternatives to language tests?

15.30–16.00: Break

16.00 – 17.30: PROJECTS TO FACILITATE THE INTEGRATION OF ADULT MIGRANTS / Chair: Hans-Jürgen Krumm

  • Language for Work networking project: an ECML project, Alexander Bradell, project’s link person and principal author of the website
    Questions from the audience
  • Responding to the language needs of adult migrants: the fide project, Myriam Schleiss, manager of the fide project, Federal Office for Migration, Switzerland (with video examples illustrating scenarios)
    Questions from the audience
  • Conclusion by the chair

Wednesday 4 June 2014

09.00 – 10.30: Introduction to Day 2
USING THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE’S INSTRUMENTS FOR LIAM / Chair: Jean-Claude Beacco

REPORTS ON PILOTING

  • a. The ELP approach for adult migrants: teaching, learning, assessment:
    • Introduction by Barbara Lazenby Simpson , followed by a presentation by Costanza Bargellini and Silvana Cantù, Fondazione ISMU, Progetto ‘Vivere in Italia’, Milano  (Report on piloting )
    • Questions and comments
  • b. Quality in the provision of language courses for LIAM: using the Council of Europe’s self-assessment instrument:
    • Introduction by Richard Rossner , followed by a presentation by Nataša Pirih-Svetina, Centre for Slovene as a second language, University of Ljubljana  (Report on piloting )
    • Questions and comments

10.30 – 11.00: Break

11.00 – 12.30: REPORTING BACK ON GROUP DISCUSSIONS (rapporteurs as panel) / Chair: David Little

 OPEN FORUM.
Questions arising from the group discussions and other issues raised by participants

12.30 – 14.00: Free time for lunch

14.00 – 14.45: PRESENTATIONS / Chair: Philia Thalgott

  • OECD: Immigrants’ mastery in the host-country language: Challenges and policy responses in OECD countries, Cécile Thoreau, Administrator, International Migration Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
  • European Commission: Overview of EU actions in support of linguistic integration, Eva Schultz, Policy Officer, Immigration and Integration Unit, DG Home Affairs

14.45 – 15.30: ROUND TABLE City policies to facilitate the (linguistic) integration of adult migrants / Moderator: Imogen Lamb, Journalist, Radio France Internationale, Paris

  • Hamburg, Germany: Anja Nikodem, coordinator of the project « Dialogue in German » established by the city council
  • Strasbourg, France: Mine Günbay, city councillor (responsible for areas such as the Council for foreign residents, Women’s rights, Citizen participation)
  • Torres Vedras, Portugal: Ana Umbelino, city councilor (responsible for cultural and social affairs)
  • Wels, Austria: Claudia Gloessl, Urban Community, Head of Office, Department for Women, Equality, Integration
  • Interaction with audience

15.30 – 16.00: Some priorities for Council of Europe action plan. Richard Rossner , Rapporteur / Chair: Philia Thalgott

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