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SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES Democratic citizenship through education, culture and youth policies European Centre for Modern

rn Languages Enlarged Partial Agreement Created in 1994 31 members

The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) is an enlarged partial agreement with the objective to promote excellence and innovation in language education practice. It does this through a 4-year programme comprising a series of projects organised in cooperation with multipliers in language education. The Centre cooperates actively with other international organisations and with civil society in the form of the Professional Network Forum. The 2012-2015 programme entitled Learning through Languages is based upon an inclusive approach to plurilingual and intercultural education and will focus on the right of the learner to good quality language education. It will also assist member states in applying key instruments developed by the Language Policy Division, as well as addressing regional and minority language issues related to the work of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. The programme builds upon the Centres previous work, widening the scope of its activities to move beyond the foreign language classroom and include all linguistic abilities and the needs of all groups of learners. It aims to achieve significant impact on learning by: developing practical tools and materials either directly for the use of learners or for teachers, teacher educators and/or other actors in the field of education; communicating and disseminating results of ongoing and completed ECML projects to key stakeholders. In both years, the Centre will directly involve approximately 1,000 educational professionals as well as offering a wide range of consultancy services.

The Centre is regarded as a network leader and primary reference point in its domain of work. Since its establishment it has published over 70 products which are available free of charge to the general public. 31 members: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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