Implementing an ELP in Thuringia, Germany

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Implementing an ELP in Thuringia, Germany

• Project C5 of the ECML 2nd medium-term programme
  (IMPEL)

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Implementing an ELP in Thuringia, Germany

• developed
• by
• Thuringian Ministry of Education

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The Starting Up in 1999

• ? Thuringian curricula for foreign languages
  lessons from 1999/2001
• Researches of the University of Erfurt Increase
  in efficiency of English lessons under changed
  pre-conditions (English in primary schools)
  here interim report from September 2001
• ? Principles and Guidelines of the European
  Council for the compilation of a portfolio model
  

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Main Focus

• To make a real contribution in bridging the gap
  between Primary School Secondary Schools
• To make a change in paradigm seeing language
  learning from the point of view of the learner
• To ensure the comparability of Thuringian
  diplomas in the European context
• To guarantee time and cost efficient work with
  the ELP

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Only one folder for the different age groups

• Primary School
• (8-11 year old)
• Lower Secondary School
• (10-16 year old)
• Higher Secondary School

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Learning Competence
Areas of competence
Self-competence
Social competence
Method competence
Subject competence
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Timeline and action plan

• 2000/2001 - introduction to test (800 copies)
• 2002 validation, unofficial english
  and french, polish versions,10.000 copies and 24
  schools to test the practicability
• 2004 5.000 copies for further implementation
  and start of the new project to make the ELP more
  useful
• 2007/2008 new generation of curricula for all
  subjects, validation of the new model for
  livelong language learning

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Co-operation
regional network, work with schools
Team Centre
ELP-TT-Team, 5 persons coordinated by the
institute for TT
Team North
regional network, work with schools
ELP-Team, 5 persons coordinated by the ministry
Team West
Uni- versity
Team East
Team South
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Teachers Training
network-based teachers training in co-operation
with our institute of teachers training
Online-material
Regular meetings
Part 1 - Knowledge Language policy (COE, EU
...) LL concepts in our country
(Thuringia) CEF PEL tests for teachers they
have to manage it to get the certificate
Part 2 Work tools for lessons for complete
curricula - teachers of one school have to
co-operate didactical portfolio for
the teacher ELP for the teacher
Part 3 communication (in planning) chat room
to give an advice and examples of best
practice forum for the teachers of one school
and for all teachers working with ELP
Found of all material, in various printed versions
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