January 2013 newsletter
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January 2013 newsletter
Newsletter: January 2013 Latest news YELL2 lnternational Conference announced YELL2 International Conference will be hosted in Birmingham, UK from the 2nd - 5th October 2013. The venue has been confirmed as the Aston Business Centre, a modern centrally located facility. Members of the YELL2 project team at the Volkshochschule in Cham for the December ‘kickoff’ meeting - Aleksandra Sikorska, Emilia Quaranta, Evrim Ustunluoglu, Bahar Gün and Steve Hunt YELL2 launch The Young European Love Languages 2 project officially launched in December 2012 in Cham, Germany. The ‘kick-off’ meeting for the project was hosted by the project coordinator, Volkschochschule im Landkreis in Cham and attended by project partners from the UK (Language Education & Partnerships Ltd) and Turkey (Izmir University of Economics). The team spent two days together planning the detailed activities that they will engage in over the current year (2013). The project team members were enthusiastic about working together to make a positive impact on language education across Europe, bringing benefits to both teachers and learners. The Yell2 project The YELL 2 project is a Key Activity 2 Languages Accompanying Measure Project supported by the Lifelong Learning Programme. The main aim of the project is to disseminate the results of the European Language Label Award winning “YELL Network” (www.yell-project.eu) and raise awareness of its main product the Virtual Documentation Centre, which hosts an array of resources designed to improve language learning and encourage creative teaching to inspire more young learners to learn languages. The project aims to extend the user base of the Virtual Documentation Centre AND to enhance the resource by gathering additional Best Practice resources from around Europe. www.yell2-project.eu To register for a place that will enable you to apply for funding* simply complete the online form: www.yell2-project.eu/conference_en.html *Funding only available to non-UK delegates YELL2 Workshops The 3 project partners will each host a 1-day workshop in their respective countries, Germany, UK and Turkey. To learn more about these events subscribe to the YELL2 e-bulletin: www.yell2-project.eu/e-bulletin_en.html UK Debut UK partner Language Education & Partnerships (LEAP) will be promoting the YELL2 project at Network for Languages (East Midlands) event “Primary Languages – Back in the Spotlight’ on the 6th February 2013, Nottingham Trent University. We hope to see some of you there! Contact us If you wish to contribute or add to the YELL2 newsletter in any other way, please e-mail the team at: [email protected] Network promotion Excellence of the Month The YELL2 team are currently involved in the generation of new network members through a range of different activities. This is despite the success of the original YELL project, as the activities have as one of their objectives, a focus on developing the YELL network across a broader JOIN THE YELL2 NETWORK geographical area in Europe. As a sneak preview of what you can find in the Virtual Documentation Centre, and indeed in the January e-bulletin, we are delighted to feature an example of Best Practice that has been shared with us by Joel Josephson. We hope you enjoy PopuLLar as much as we do: PopuLLar is an innovative, education project designed to harness music, the primary social interest of secondary school students, in to their language learning. Posters and postcards have been Contribute toto theraise network awareness by sharing your of Best the developed Practice with others project, as like many good things, Attend a funded International conference in the participation will only increase when UK’s second city, Birmingham more people are aware of the benefits YELL2 3-day International Conference for themselves. 2nd-5th October 2013 – Birmingham UK PopuLLar The project ask students to write their own lyrics to songs of their choice. They then translate their songs in to the target language they are learning, The students then record their song (audio or video) and share it with students all over Europe. 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Simply make a request for leaflets, postcards or posters by e-mailing: The PopuLLar project is a project that is ‘Owned’ by the students, they work autonomously and collaboratively, teachers are guides to the project process. To find out more about the project, download resources and how to get involved, you can visit the project website: www.popullar.eu A network of European organisations aiming to promote language learning www.yell2-project.eu The visual design developed as part of YELL2 reflects the original design with an adapted logo and consistent colour scheme to ensure that the two projects are appreciably related, though new graphic elements, in particular the numeral ‘2’, have been introduced to create a perceptible distinction between first project and second project. The receiving students then have to comprehend the songs and translate into their native language and record their version for sharing. The first groups of students in Czech, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the UK have completed their videos with incredible results. JOIN NOW Join an award-winning network and benefit from a range of freely available resources Tel. +4999718 5014 Fax.+49997185 0 0130 learasiko ning rska@vhand s-cham.dteaching of lang in the uages ll2ortu -pronity opp swwAnw.ye ject.e tou share YOUR best e practice with the YEL L community For more informati on visit the YELL2 website * The YELL2 3-day International Confere nce will be hosted UK from the 2nd to in Birmingham, the 5th October 2013. Funding is available. e-bulletin Project number: 531180-LLP-1-2012-1-DE-KA2-KA2AM Agreement: 2012-3819/001 – 001 This project has been carried out with the support of the European Community. The content of this material does not necessarily reflect the position of European Community, the nor does it involve any responsibility on their part. January has also seen the launch of the first of a series of e-bulletins to provide a regular feed of information and updates about the project. To ensure you receive all of the up-to-date information about YELL2, subscribe at: www.yell2-project.eu/e-bulletin_en.html Join the network By becoming a member of the YELL Network, you will support our activities for increasing the motivation of young people to learn foreign languages outside of formal education. This support consists in offering a variety of attractive and interesting learning methods, environments and ideas that can be put in practise by cultural, social and sport clubs. As a member of the Network you are aware of the importance of language learning and promote the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity in Europe. To join the network select this link and follow the on screen instructions: www.yell2-project.eu/en/join-our-network Fill in the short application form, the information you provide will be published on your profile. Virtual Documentation Centre (VDC) As it has already been stated the Virtual Documentation Centre was developed through the original YELL project, recipient of the prestigious European Language Label Award. The Virtual Documentation Center is an on-line database of examples of Best practice in the field of innovative and creative ways of language learning in non-formal and informal contexts, selected by the partners of the YELL project. Before publishing the profile, the YELL team will check the data. Share your own Best Practice The success of the Virtual Documentation Centre to date has been down to the willingness and enthusiasm of people like you in sharing your great Learning and Teaching resources with this growing community. YELL2 is really about growing not only the community of users, but also the community of contributors to the resource, those that have Best Practice to share with others. As a member of the newtork you are invited to share your Best Practice with us by completing a simple online questionnaire: www.survs.com/survey/MGPFDAIDQZ All contributors to the Virtual Documentation Centre will be credited, along with their host institutions. One example of Best Practice will be selected each month to be featured in the YELL2 e-bulletin, which will be circulated to a wide European audience. So don’t be shy about the great things that you and your colleagues do, come forward and YELL about them! Here you can look up interesting language methods, learn about new language learning ideas and teaching concepts or find innovating educational tools. At the time of this writing the Virtual Documentation Centre was showcasing and making available over 120 examples of Best Practice. You can take advantage of these resources for you and your learners by joining the YELL network and accessing the resources from the YELL2 web site: www.yell2-project.eu YELL2 International Conference: Summary In this issue we have introduced you to the project team and the activities they will be working on throughout this year to widen the YELL 2 community of educators, add more best practice examples to inspire teaching and learning of languages and motivate more learners across Europe. ‘Sharing to Inspire Language Education across Europe’ We hope that you have enjoyed reading about our exciting project and that you are inspired to: Join our Network: www.yell2-project.eu/en/join-our-network Share your Best Practice: Take the opportunity to contribute to the Virtual Documentation Centre by sharing your own Best Practice: www.survs.com/survey/MGPFDAIDQZ Subscribe to our e-bulletin: Birmingham city centre. Selfridges building and St. Martins church: www.photoeverywhere.co.uk A major outcome of the project in 2013 is a 3-day international conference hosted in Birmingham, UK (2nd - 5th October). The conference will bring together Educators, Trainers and Policy Makers to influence the future of language education. www.yell2-project.eu/e-bulletin_en.html In addition to a variety of eminent speakers, the conference will feature examples of Best Practice from the project and a European project fair. Book a place at our International Conference: We would like to invite you to register online for a place to enable you to apply for funding. www.yell2-project.eu/conference_en.html www.yell2-project.eu/conference_en.html Three of the Best Practice authors, the ‘Best of the Best’, will be invited as guests to the conference to present their work. Project partners www.vhs-cham.de www.leaponline.eu www.ieu.edu.tr Project number: 531180-LLP-1-2012-1-DE-KA2-KA2AM Agreement: 2012-3819/001 – 001 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.yell2-project.eu