National Report on European Language Label in the Czech Republic

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National Report on European Language Label in
the Czech Republic

• Raya Stanachkova
• Project coordinator
• KU TU Ltd.
• Sofia, Bulgaria

NELLIP project Second partner meeting 13-14
November 2012 Florence, Italy
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The European Language Label in Czech Republic

• The ELL in the Czech Republic is being managed by
  the National Agency for European Educational
  Programmes (NAEP)
• NAEP is responsible for implementation of the
  Lifelong Learning Programme and other educational
  programmes in the Czech Republic
• The ELL in the Czech Republic provides support to
  new activities in the field of language education
  in order to promote the educational community and
  inspire others to implement such activities in
  language teaching
• Organisations of all types can participate in the
  European Language Label initiative in the Czech
  Republic

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The Label Campaigns

• The Label campaigns in the Czech Republic is
  organised by NAEP and focus on the following
  phases
• promotion of the opportunities offered by the
  European Language Label
• publication of the call for tender
• selection and awarding of candidates
• organization of the award ceremony
• follow-up activities on dissemination of the
  labeled initiatives and popularization of the
  good practices
• The promotion activities for the Label include
• NAEP website (www.naep.cz)
• Promotional materials
• Information provided during events organised by
  NAEP on national level or focused on language
  promotion
• Information shared through NAEPs informational
  channels and network of partners and associates
• The call for tenders is published on NAEPs
  website and advertised through the dissemination
  channels described above
• Selection criteria are published every year
  against which the submitted proposals are being
  evaluated
• At the award ceremony the winning organizations
  are provided with the opportunity to present the
  awarded initiatives, and where applicable, to
  demonstrate their products

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Priorities

• For the 2012-2013 Campaign, the priorities
  defined by the European Commission are
• language learning based on the new technologies
• multilingual classrooms
• In the Czech Republic the national priorities for
  the 2012 European Language Label campaign are
  directed towards
• Use of new technologies in language learning
• Multilingual classrooms
• Language learning in vocational education
• Language learning for disadvantaged people

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Labeled initiatives in Czech Republic

• In the Czech Republic the European Language Label
  was awarded for the first time in 2002
• In 2004 a new category of the ELL was introduced
  - European language teacher of the year (granted
  once every two years)
• Currently (2012 including) a total of 71 language
  initiatives have received the award in the Czech
  Republic
• The highest number of awarded projects is focused
  on English, followed by German, Czech and French
  
• Lanterna Futuri represented the Czech Republic
  at the Label of the Labels ceremony held in
  Cyprus on 26-28 September 2012.

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Evaluation and Follow Up

• KU TU Ltd has selected labeled good practices
  from the Czech Republic which address the current
  policies on language learning
• The selected case studies and best practices
  cover all 4 identified sectors for language
  educations - School Education, Higher Education,
  Adult Education, Vocational Education and
  Training
• The higher number of awarded projects concern the
  School Education sector, followed by the
  Vocational Education and Training, Higher
  Education and Adult Education sectors
• Most of the awarded projects are in the area of
  raising intercultural awareness and raising the
  quality of language teaching and learning

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Impact and Exploitation of the European Language
Label

• The most frequently stated reasons for applying
  for the European Language Label can be summarized
  as follows
• to ensure better visibility of the initiative
• to ensure greater sustainability of the results
• to ensure European quality recognition for the
  initiative and product
• to ensure further dissemination opportunities
• to create networking opportunities
• The most frequently pointed out benefits from the
  impact of the award on the initiatives according
  to the interviewed promoters could be summarized
  as follows
• better visibility of the initiative
• opportunity for creating new collaborations
• sustainable dissemination of the project and
  better popularity
• official recognition of the quality of the
  project and its outcomes

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Recommendations

• A number of recommendations were provided to
  future applicants
• defining the target groups and their specific
  needs
• taking into account the award criteria during the
  project implementation
• providing a description of the innovation of the
  products developed and their applicability with
  the target groups
• explaining the transferability potential of the
  project in other context and different target
  groups
• providing a clear plan for continuation of the
  project beyond the contractual period and
  sustainability of the achieved results
• The following recommendations could be directed
  towards the Czech National Agency and the
  European Commission in order to improve the
  quality and significance of the ELL
• to organise wider dissemination campaigns for the
  European Language Label
• to raise awareness of the benefits from receiving
  the Label to language learning providers and
  other interested organizations and individuals
• to organise more events focusing on the exchange
  of information and experience among promoters of
  successful projects and good practices
• to encourage more active cooperation between the
  labeled initiatives and the National Agency in
  order to spread the results of the successful
  projects more widely
• to increase the attractiveness of the award

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Best Practices

• 4 best practices have been identified from the
  Czech Republic
• They address the quality criteria for the
  European Language Label
• Most important factors for selection
• successfully addressing the needs of the specific
  target groups
• quality of the developed products and achieved
  results
• the innovation in the used methods and approaches
• transferability of the project
• potential for sustaining the results in the long
  term