January 2013 newsletter

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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
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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
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Access the YELL2 website to learn about
all of the ways you can participate
The team will happily supply
promotional material to use
in your own organisation.
Simply make a request for
leaflets, postcards or posters
by e-mailing:
The PopuLLar project is a project that
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To find out more about the project,
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A network of European
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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
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Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the
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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:
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:
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.
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.
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
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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.

January 2013 newsletter

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