Nell’Ambito delle attività dell’EUNIC, promosse dalla Presidenza Francese del Consiglio dell’Unione Europea, vi invitiamo alla conferenza INSPIRING PLURILINGUALISM: STAKES AND PERSPECTIVES IN EUROPE che si terrà il prossimo martedì 29 marzo alle ore 9.30 presso l’Eurofound Conference Centre, Wyattville Rd, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18 e Online.
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Opening remarks by Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne T.D. and H.E. Vincent Guérend, French ambassador to Ireland
Event moderated by Dr Déirdre Kirwan
PROGRAMME
9:30-10:00AM – OPENING
- Thomas BYRNE T.D., Minister of State for European Affairs
- Vincent GUEREND, Ambassador of France to Ireland
10:00-11:00AM – SESSION 1: Plurilingualism as a “way of Being” in Europe
What approaches for language education policies in Europe?
- Monica BARNI (Italy), Professor of Educational Linguistics – University for Foreigners of Siena: Why is it important to learn one or more languages since childhood? The Italian model
- Karen RUDDOCK (Ireland), Post Primary Languages Ireland Director: Support for Plurilingualism – Languages Connect: Ireland’s Foreign Languages in Education Strategy
- Dimitar KAMBOUROV (Bulgaria), Associate professor, Lector of Bulgarian language, literature and Culture in Trinity College Dublin: A Bulgarian Model – Foreign Language Schools as a Meritocratic Solution within an Egalitarian Tradition
11:00AM-12:00PM – SESSION 2: Innovative practices
Focus on innovative practices to facilitate communication and exchange between Europeans with different mother tongues
- Arnd WITTE (Germany), Emeritus Professor of Modern Languages, Maynooth University: Teaching and Learning Modern Foreign Languages – Innovative Practice in Germany
- Dr Stella STRZEMECKA (Poland), Lecturer at the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków: Growing up multicultural and multilingual: the experiences of Polish migrant children in Norway and their relevance for Ireland.
- Dr Giorgos PAPANTONIOU (Greece), Assistant Professor in Ancient Visual and Material Culture at Trinity College Dublin: Fostering Greek language and culture in Ireland
- Carlos CEIA (Portugal), Professor of English Studies at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, NOVA University of Lisbon: Innovative practices at university language institutes to promote plurilingualism effectiveness
12:00-12:30PM – SESSION 3: Multilingualism as a factor of inclusion in education and society. The role of digital technology.
Language learning and use should be a place to experience diversity but also inclusion.
- Antoine DESTRES (France), Paris Academy Director: The bilingual schools’ curriculum in Paris, factor of attractiveness and inclusivity for public schools
- Dr Kenia PUIG (Ireland) , Education Officer and Teaching and Learning Manager at PPLI: Driving Innovation, Inclusion, and Quality Teaching and Learning via Blended Learning courses
12:30PM – CLOSING REMARKS by Jonathan Claridge, Deputy Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Ireland