Eaquals | 2017 Report PNF | ECML Graz | 13-14th December 2017 Peter Brown, Eaquals Founder Chair & Trustee Lou McLaughlin, Eaquals Executive Director ©Eaquals www.eaquals.org #eaquals

Mission & Aims To foster excellence in language education across the world by providing guidance and support to teaching institutions and individuals. To improve the experience of language learners by developing quality standards for the teaching of modern languages To deliver accreditation against these standards for providers of language education To develop practical resources, and offer training and support for those working in the field of modern languages ©Eaquals

Eaquals General Updates Membership:143 accredited members in 36 countries Accreditation Scheme: further developed – CPD  CQD MoUs with Groupement FLE, English UK, and Aqueducto Appointment of Executive Director, January 2017 Appointment of Communications Officer, March 2017 Eaquals Blog: ©Eaquals

Partnership Updates Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrant programme (CoE) Completed with launch of online toolkit for volunteers working with refugees. This took place in Strasbourg, November 2017. Headed by Richard Rossner. ‘Digital Literacy for the Teaching and Learning of Languages’ (ECML) 42 participants from ECML member countries reviewed the project so far, and created tasks for the intended project outputs – ‘real-world tasks using public-facing web spaces’. This took place in Graz in October 2017.Thom Kiddle represented Eaquals. CEFR Companion volume with New Descriptors (CoE) Co-operation – Eaquals descriptors, workshops, provision of experts, … European Day of Languages 2017 (ECML) ©Eaquals

Project Updates Academic Resource Development, 2018 CPD Scheme, 2018 Project focusing on downloadable resources for training input sessions. CPD Scheme, 2018 Pilot scheme completed early 2017. CPD scheme officially launched at Annual Conference in April 2017. Optional scheme for all Eaquals accredited members to participate in with their employees. Teacher Award Scheme, 2018 Aimed at recognizing the work of language teachers – honouring exceptional language teachers – for all languages, all levels, and in all contexts. The main aim is to: promote and disseminate good practices in language teaching, foster a culture of sharing, and appreciate those dedicated to the language teaching profession. ©Eaquals

Publishing Updates Language Education Management Oxford University Press Building quality language education 1: Language Teaching Competences, 2017 2: Language Course Management, 2017 3: Language Course Planning, forthcoming Spring 2018 ©Eaquals #eaquals 6

Eaquals Events Eaquals Annual International Conference 2018: 26-28th, April, Prague Corinthia Hotel, Prague Registration now open. Eaquals Workshop Meetings 2018: 23-24th November, Edinburgh ©Eaquals

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