A warm welcome on behalf of the Generalitat of Catalonia and of our Ministery of Education, to this International Study Visit on “Language learning spaces: diversity and
transversality 2013″. We hope that you will find this event a stimulating and rewarding experience.
Catalonia has two official languages: Calatan and Spanish. Plurilingualism is an aim
in our educational system, for developing professional, social and academic skills.
Our main challenge is to help students to develop a plural identity by accepting many
contextual languages, as a pathway towards social cohesion in diversity. To reach EU 2020 aims, Catalonia is developing specific programmes for reading and implementing CLIL approaches in language teaching.
We have developed several projects for inclusion, community building and cultural interaction through language learning. During this Study Visit you will have the opportunity to visit schools and to converse with teachers and advisors who are dealing with language learning in both formal and informal environments.
The purpose of a study visit is to generate an exchange of experience and good practice between the country you visit and the countries you all come from. Thus, participating in a study visit can be an exciting experience and an important learning tool for you and your colleagues, as well as for the organisers.
During the visit you are invited to prepare a group report summarising your experience. This will help Cedefop disseminate to others what you have learnt, and reach colleagues who share your interest but did not participate in this particular study visit: feel free to share this information with other people!.
In order to prepare a proper session to introduce everybody’s education context, we will organise a round table. Please, note that we will provide instructions and templates for your slides as soon as possible.
