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Dissemination and Implementation of ELP in Austria

A short overviewStrategic considerations

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ELP Models

• ELP for Young Learners (Age 6-10)

• ELP for Lower Secondary (10-15)

• ELP for „Young Adults“ (15-19+)


Common characteristics

• Designed as to stimulate and support – modern, functional language teaching, – language and intercultural awareness– learning and research techniques– Introspection, self-awareness (matched to age

group)– autonomous planning, goal setting

• Developing pluri-/multilingualism– Plurilingualism (e.g. dialect, migrant background)– Multilingualism in the classroom / community

• Getting used to an „international“ instrument


Testing and evaluating ..

• Each Portfolio was – piloted by 40 teachers & 800 – 1000 students– evaluated systematically by both target groups– revised after evaluation

• Topics of Evaluation were– General acceptance, usability, layout, preferences

for parts of ELP, etc.– Actual work in the classroom, influence on teaching

and learning behaviour (ESp 15+), changes in teaching methodes and styles

– Teacher-student interaction, teacher-cooperation– Conditions for dissemination of ELP to a wider public;– Necessary conditions for teachers to (learn to)

introduce the ELP into their classrooms


Strategies of dissemination & implementation

• Pilot teachers multipliers/TT database on ÖSZ website

• Teacher training (in-service)• Design of teacher education courses• Offer of ELP „free of charge“ for interested schools• Connect ELP to innovations widely known in the

public (educational standards)• CROMO (intercultural supplement; It/SLO/AT)• PR (educational electronic platforms)• Project „SEMLANG“ (ELP in European teacher

education – „Kelly report“)


Strategies: Publications

Designed as „help for self-help“-materials:

• Special focuses (e.g checklists for slower learners; „CROMO on intercultural learning))

• Practical teaching examples

• Materials for Multipliers• Step-by-step guides for

the practical use of ELP in the classroom


It‘s all not enough!


Supporting / impeding factors

++• ELP meets interest of ELP meets interest of

motivated teachersmotivated teachers• Makes „pedagogical Makes „pedagogical

dreams“ come truedreams“ come true• „„European“ instrument European“ instrument

----• Preaching to the convertedPreaching to the converted• No intrinsic need for ELP No intrinsic need for ELP

feltfelt• Not widely knownNot widely known• Price (costs)Price (costs)• Challenging (complexity, Challenging (complexity,

text load)text load)• Little interest from the side Little interest from the side

of parents, school of parents, school inspection inspection


Impact on language teaching and learning

Very hard to estimate!• More discussion about pedagogical/

methodological issues, such as– learner autonomy / self-directed learning– Assessment, (self-)evaluation– CEFR (tertiary colleges; universities)– Interest of publication houses– BUT: more conservative language textbooks! (???)

• Pluri- and Multilingualism high(er) on the agenda– Conferences, meetings– LEPP-process in AT– Working programme of the Minister


The future …

… is not ours to see, BUT:

• Embed ELP in current school development initiatives (e.g. „Neue Mittelschule“)

• Some flexibility in ELP application to be considered … (reduce complexity?)

• Link to schoolbooks• Electronic versus palimpsest …??• From „ELP-couples“ to whole school approach (cf.

John Trim: „If in doubt, small is beautiful…“)

Dissemination and Implementation of ELP in Austriawww.oesz.at

Merci für Ihre attention!

Gunther Abuja

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