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In this video about An Intercultural Look at our Schools Toolkit, we visit Coláiste Mhichíl, CBS Sexton Street, Limerick. We hear about how the framework was used to address the intercultural dimension in the school. The principal, teachers, pupils and parents discuss the Toolkit in action. They all agree about how it has really positively impacted and assisted the school.
As one pupils concluded, “I would really appreciate that every school in Ireland participate in this program.”
This is an excerpt from Immersion, a powerful short film by Richard Levien This clip shows Moisés in math class and plunges us into the reality of the classroom as experienced by Moises. The video illustrates why it’s so important that teachers of EAL students use strategies to support the development of academic language in different subject areas and encourages us not to make assumptions about the student’s competence based on their language proficiency language(s) of schooling”.
Using the ECML project as a springboard, we have adapted and contextualised the ECML Roadmap for Use in Post-Primary Schools in Ireland. The result is this toolkit for self-evaluation and support for intercultural and linguistic diversity in schools wishing to address inclusion.
This video showcases the work of Dr Dee McGarry, Language Support Programme teacher in St Mark’s Community School in Tallaght. The role of the L1 (first language) in supporting English language acquisition and the role of the English Language Support Programme in promoting L1 use are highlighted.
Intercultural competence is the capacity to recognise, respect and interpret cultural diversity and difference in all their forms. The development of intercultural competence is an explicit goal of post-primary education in Ireland.
This article provides relevant background information
This Guide focuses mainly on the CEFR Companion Volume’s role in enhancing engagement in language education.
It is intended as a starting point for a continuing reflection on the centrality of action and agency in the language learning/teaching process, and on enhancing learner agency and engagement in plurilingual and intercultural language education.
The integration of intercultural content across a variety of subject areas provides the student with a more coherent and richer learning experience.
To support teachers with this integration, these guidelines present five themes within which the content of intercultural education may be developed.
The Post-Primary Languages Ireland | Primary Intercultural Guidelines are designed to help principals and teachers in primary schools respond to the opportunity of integrating the home languages of EAL pupils in the activities of the classroom and develop pupils’ intercultural learning and they incorporate many very practical ideas on how to do this.
Designed to create tangible materials which support the demands of this context, the INCLUDEED Erasmus+ project aims to integrate migrants and refugees through one of Europe’s greatest assets – their languages. This guide aims to become an ally of both those who wish to deepen their knowledge of the migration phenomenon and those who wish to facilitate the integration process of these groups.
Vocal in Need is a project lead by Munster Technological University. It hosts online training materials that deal with language and cultural awareness for people working with refugees and migrants. In 2020 they were awarded the European Language Label Award by Léargas.
A School of Sanctuary is a school that is committed to creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment that benefits everybody, including anyone in its community who is seeking sanctuary. It is a school that helps it students, staff, parents and the wider community to understand what it means to be seeking sanctuary, and to extend a welcome to everyone regardless of their status.
Promising practices are gathered from all over Europe and organised in a searchable database the purpose of which is to both inspire and help the schools plan a whole-school strategy.
This EA ‘toolkit’ aims to help schools to create and sustain a welcoming and inclusive environment for students and parents from all backgrounds and ensure equal access for all.
CEFR linked descriptors for mathematics and history/civics
These resources highlight challenges for young learners in subject classes where the language of instruction is not their first language. The focus is on minimum language standards in history/civics and mathematics for learners aged 12/13 and 15/16. The language descriptors are linked to CEFR levels A2, B1 and B2 and available in six languages.
Access to education and success at school depend heavily on language competences. The Platform is an instrument enabling member states to develop their programmes relating to languages of schooling and all language teaching while also benefitting from their own experience and expertise.
Support for Primary and Post-Primary Teachers in Ireland who work with English language learners.
Careers Portal‘s mission is to provide the most up-to-date career information supporting career and educational research in an integrated, innovative, supportive and engaging manner.
There are Career Guidance tools for all.
The aim of Languages Connect is to build awareness of the many advantages of having foreign language skills, and to make foreign language learning more appealing to everyone.
