The 2017 ECSPM symposium, attended by about 100 language professionals, was organised with the support of the Hellenic Open University and the School of Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. It addressed three themes a) the social, aesthetic and linguistic literacies for the creative participation in European societies of displaced populations and people in adversity; b) the role of translation, technology and linguistic resources for the safe-guarding of multilingualism in Europe; c) The work of other ECSPM member and partner organisations. Below is a link to the programme and links to the speakers’ PPT presentations.
The Symposium programme.
‘CURING THE LIMBO’: AN INTERVENTION FOR THE INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS
Prof. Thalia Dragona
RESEARCH-DRIVEN EDUCATIONAL ACTIONS FOR REFUGEES: THE P.R.E.S.S.
Prof. George Androulakis
DEMOCRATIC SCHOOL GOVERNANCE FOR INCLUSION: A WHOLE COMMUNITY APPROACH
Prof. Mary Leontsini
CRITICAL SKILLS IN LIFE AND WORK: A PROJECT FOCUSED ON IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS
Dr. Cor van der Meer
PRO-LANGUAGE: THE PROTECTIVE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN GLOBAL MIGRATION & MOBILITY: LANGUAGE POLICIES IN REFUGEE SETTINGS
Prof. Theo Marinis
EUROPEAN LANGUAGE RESOURCE COORDINGATION
Dr. Stelios Piperidis
‘CRACKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER’ FOR A MULTILINGUAL EUROPE
Dr. Georg Rehm
LAF: EUROPEAN PLATFORM FOR LITERARY EXCHANGE, TRANSLATION AND POLICY DEBATE
Alexandra Büchler
EUROPEAN ARTISTS’ RIGHTS
Guðrún Gísladóttir
PRESENTING THE NETWORK TO PROMOTE LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
Vicent Fenollar i Sastre
THE WORK OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE OF MODERN LANGUAGES
Sarah Breslin
PRESENTING THE LIFELONG LEARNING PLATFORM – EUROPEAN CIVIL SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION
Ulla-Alexandra Mattl
PRESENTING THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LANGUAGE TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
Prof. Terry Lamb
PRESENTING THE WORK OF THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR LANGUAGE
Johan Van Hoorde
PRESENTING THE CENTER FOR MULTILINGUALISM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ
Prof. Tanja Rinker