1. Key Activity 2 - Languages

2. Content
1. Multilingualism policy: an overview
2. Languages in the LLP
3. KA2 priorities
4. KA2 projects & transversality
5. Facts & figures
6. Award criteria
7. Application quality – some advice
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3. 1. Multilingualism Policy
 Linguistic diversity
 Lifelong language learning
 Economic competitiveness and employability
 Social cohesion and intercultural dialogue
More info on policy on the Languages website
http://ec.europa.eu/languages
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4. 2. Languages in the LLP
 Promotion of language learning and linguistic
diversity: general objective
 Specific support under KA 2: Languages
a) Multilateral projects
b) Networks
c) Accompanying Measures
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5. 3. Key Activity 2 Priorities
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6. KA 2 Multilateral projects - 6 priorities in 2012
Priority 1: Cooperation between the worlds of
education, training and work
Possible activities:
• > highlight the importance of languages for companies
and training institutions;
• >develop innovative language learning materials
adapted to the needs of companies, etc.
More on Languages and Business:
http://ec.europa.eu/languages/languages-mean-business/index_en.htm
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7. KA 2 Multilateral projects - 6 priorities in 2012
Priority 2: Promoting the learning of less used
European languages
English is taught to over 90% of pupils
across Europe.
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8. KA 2 Multilateral projects - 6 priorities in 2012
Priority 3: Key competencies throughout the
education and training system
Immersion: more than a summer course
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9. KA 2 Multilateral projects - 6 priorities in 2012
Priority 4: Social inclusion and gender equality
in education, including the integration of
migrants and Roma
Language learning for better integration in
society and the labour market
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10. KA 2 Multilateral projects - 6 priorities in 2012
Priority 5: Learning the languages of
neighbouring countries
Who is my neighbour?
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11. KA 2 Multilateral projects - 6 priorities in 2012
Priority 6: Early language learning
 Involving parents, educators and competent
organisations to support language learning in
the pre-primary
More info on early language learning:
http://ec.europa.eu/languages/languages-of-europe/early-
language-learning_en.htm
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12. KA 2 Networks - 4 priorities in 2012
Priority 1: Social inclusion and gender equality
in education, including the integration of
migrants
Language learning for better integration in
society and the labour market
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13. KA 2 Networks - 4 priorities in 2012
Priority 2: Spreading the results of European
Language Label projects and promotion of
networking among them
Examples worth sharing
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14. KA 2 Networks - 4 priorities in 2012
Priority 3: Learning the languages of
neighbouring countries
Who is my neighbour?
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15. KA 2 Networks - 4 priorities in 2012
Priority 4: Promoting the learning and use of
less spoken European languages
English is taught to over 90% of pupils across
Europe.
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16. 4. KA2 projects & Transversality
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17. What is a KA2 Languages project?
It can be a:
• Multilateral project
• Network
• Accompanying Measure
TRANSVERSALITY means:
It must address:
at least two of the four fields covered by the Erasmus,
Comenius, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig programmes
(Art. 32 Decision 1720/2006/EC)
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18. Transversality
Comenius Erasmus Leonardo da Grundtvig
School Higher Vinci
education education & Vocational Adult
advanced education and education
training training
Languages Languages Languages Languages
Transversal Programme
4 key activities – Policy Cooperation; Languages; ICT; Dissemination
and exploitation of results (valorisation)
Jean Monnet Programme
3 key activities – Jean Monnet Action; European Institutions;
European associations
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19. 5. Facts & figures
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20. Comparing selections
Number Number Success rate
Submitted Selected
2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011
Multilateral 89 104 24 20 27% 19%
projects
Networks 7 10 1 4 14% 50%
Accompanying 5 7 2 3 40% 43%
measures
Overall results 101 121 27 27 27% 22,3%
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21. Overview of 2011 selection
– Pedagogical framework and didactical approach
not clear / not coherent with target groups/tools
– Weak transversality
– Partnership not representing all target languages
(MPs)
– Innovation: lack of awareness of the state of the
art
– Misunderstanding of the Multilateral project
priority 3 on key competences immersion
courses
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22. What is new in 2012 –
technical and content issues
 Change in the priorities!
 Only 1 priority in application form
 No electronic and paper back-up
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23. Specificities of the KA2-2012 call
Multilateral Networks Accompanying
projects measures
Indicative budget 7,3 M€ 2,15 M€ 0,36 M€
(21) (5) (3)
Maximum Grant (75%) 200.000/year 150.000/year
Max. Community
contribution:
400.000
Max. duration 3 years 3 years 1 year
Min partnerships 3 countries 5 countries 1 country
Deadline 1 March 2012 at noon (CET)
Notification of results July
Projects’ starting date 1 November, 1 December, 1 January
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24. Specificities of the KA2 2012 Call
Eligible activities
• KA2 Multilateral projects:
– Awareness raising
– Development and spreading of language learning
materials
But... Dictionaries and data bases do not fall within the
scope of this Key Activity
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25. Specificities of the KA2 2012 Call
Eligible activities
•KA2 Networks:
–enhance European co-operation
–promote educational innovation and best practice
•KA2 Accompanying measures:
–communication activities
–thematic monitoring of projects and
–dissemination and exploitation of project results
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26. Specificities of the 2012 Call
Partnership requirements:
• For all:
– Organisations only (not individuals)
• For MPs and NWs:
– At least one country must be an EU Member State
– Possibility to include partner organisations outside
the LLP countries (third country)
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27. Specificities of the KA2 2012 Call
Partnership requirements:
• For Multilateral projects developing
pedagogical materials
– Languages used/spoken in participating countries
• Consortium must include organisations representing
the community of each target language
– Languages from non-participating countries
• at least 1 organisation located in a participating
country with expertise in the teaching of the
language concerned
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28. 6. Award criteria
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29. Be successful in each award criteria!
1. Relevance
2. Quality of the work programme
3. Innovative character
4. Quality of the Consortium
5. European added value
6. Cost-Benefit ratio
7. Impact
8. Quality of the dissemination and exploitation plan
9. Participation of organisations from third countries (if
applicable)
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30. Overview of 2012 award criteria
1. RELEVANCE
• At least one of the priority areas of the Call for
KA2 addressed must be addressed (for MP and NW).
• Application and results foreseen are clearly
positioned in the specific, operational and
broader objectives of the Programme.
• Objectives are clear, realistic and address a
relevant issue/ target group.
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31. 1. RELEVANCE
Relevance 4 5 >2 GOOD PRACTICE
The project clearly addresses several of the broad and  Objectives are
specific LLP objectives. It clearly falls within the scope of
relevant
KA2 and addresses the operational objective of promoting
language learning and supporting linguistic diversity in  Scope of KA2
Member States. It is also concerned with the following KA2
multilateral project priorities: promoting the acquisition  Priorities
of competence in and raising awareness to the less used
European languages; and, creating methodologies to BUT
motivate language learners and to enhance their capacity
for language learning. The challenge of actually attracting Objectives:
and engaging students to learn a foreign language with the
support of the 2 tools described in the project (video-web o Lack of clarity
conferencing and virtual worlds) has not been dealt with in
the proposal; neither has the issue of organisational plans o Lack of proof of
in order to carry out programmed interactive online feasibility
sessions with the dyadic groups. (realistic)
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32. 1. RELEVANCE
Relevance 2 5 >2
BAD PRACTICE
The proposal falls under the priority of promoting less
widely used minority languages and in particular
disseminating good practices for motivating young  Priorities
people to use the language in various domains and
settings. It does not meet the criterion for covering at BUT
least two LLL sub-programmes. There is an indication
that organisations outside high schools could be targeted
o Lack of
but this direction is not well developed and activities as Transversality
presented are entirely envisaged in the upper secondary
educational sector 'both for students and teachers'. The o Objectives are
language methodology does not cover basic issues such not appropriate,
as language learning approach, form of learning, clear , realistic
evaluation, indicators for progress etc. The ICT element
is not elaborated - reference to podcasts is rather
superfluous.
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33. 7. Application quality – some advice
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34. Application quality – some advice…
• Coherent (problems, solutions, target groups, activities, budget,
ambitions/resources/competence)
• Simple and clear (identifying the need for such a proposal, the
solutions, and the outputs)
• Evidence based (ex-ante needs analysis, state of art)
• Rigorous in its planning (which activities, when, for how long, and
with what resources)
• Explicit (do not take for granted any information, if it is not in the
application it cannot be taken into account)
• Clearly-Defined (a proposal is not about solving the worlds' problems,
but about solving a specific issue however complex this might be)
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35. Application quality – some advice…
1. Skilled project manager (and team)
2. Read support materials carefully
3. Choose the right part of the programme for your proposal
4. If it’s not written in the application, it cannot be taken into account
by experts
5. All skills needed in the consortium: identify new partners to cover
“missing skills”(e.g.Languages, pedagogy, IT, dissemination..):
- your networks and those of your other partners
- previous projects
- national agencies
- Partner Search Database
6. Co-operate with your partners on the application form
7. Decide: this year or next?
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36. Documents
• Official call
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2012/call_lifelong_l
earning_2012.php#OfficialDocumentation
• Details on Key Activity 2:
http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc1943_en.htm
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37. Contact
• KA2 – Languages Helpdesk:
EACEA-LANGUAGES@ec.europa.eu
Good luck with your application !
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