@TransformSoc
The Plurilingual Project in Catalan
Education: schools in Barcelona
Neus Lorenzo Galés@NewsNeus
Neus Lorenzo Galés (Ph.D.)@NewsNeus
Common challenges
Generalitat de CatalunyaDepartament d’Educació
Globalisation Sustainability Population Evolution
Social Cohesion Economy
Citizenship Transformation
InclusionDevelopment
Equity Adaptation
UEE HGVET Vocational training
MG VET Vocational training
Secondary Education
Primary Education
Pre-school Education and Kindergarten
Education System Structure
UniversityAge
Non-Compulsory Education Compulsory Education
MGVET- Medium Grade Vocational Education and Training SGP- Social Guarantee ProgrammeHGVET- Higher Grade Vocational Education and Training UEE- University Entrance Examination
Baccalauréat SGP- Social Adaptation
: Curricular languages
The Education System
95,5 %
Catalan, Spanish + (English, French)
Catalan, Spanish + (English, French, German, Italian)+ L/G
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Background: Political and social contextPost-war social conflict: 1939-1975
• Internal Spanish immigration
• Monolingual school: Spanish
Foreign languages at school: Latin, Greek, French
Democracy and Autonomy: 1975 & 1979 • Political action: Linguistic Normalisation Law (1983); Language Policy Law (1998)
• School language policies with Catalan Immersion at school.
• Huge teacher training and modernisation
http://goo.gl/yu9qQ
Results: Spanish and Catalan language
2015, Catalonia
Statistical Correlation: 99% fiability (every spot is a school)
Spanish
Sp
anish
LANGUAGE USAGE IN TWITTERhttp://goo.gl/qDvs2 & http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/6276642489/
The Plurilingual Project: common aims and shared challenges
• Identity building
• Community building
• Knowledge building
Adapted from: Leonard Orban, Commissionate for Multilingual Portfolio, EU
From Fragmented Information to Meaningful Knowledge
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Building a common future: plurilingualism is our path
Ref: http://ow.ly/fyRTu
Plurilingualism: Evolution of Average Results
2015, Catalonia
Four years evolution in Catalonia: 2012 – 2013 – 2014 - 2015
Maths
Catalan Language Spanish Language English Language *
Big Challenge: Bridging the social gap
English Language: low results in Writing
Global
Oral Comprehension
Reading
Writing
Facing future challenges
...finding resources ?
… social awareness?
Teachers and
Students
Teachers &
Agents
Fam
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asso
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Stud
ents
asso
ciatio
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AdministrationSE,
Inspection of
Education.
Unive
rsiti
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Cultu
ral
orga
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tions
Collaboration and support:Citizenship, networking, social interaction.
Adaptat de Mallen Baker http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/images/businsoc.gif
Multilateral
Comenius
Local Projects ONGs,
Trainig
among equals
Apre
nter
ship
Volu
ntee
ring
Practice at
enterprises
Education
Programmes
Municipal projects
Reading School
PlanTeacher
training
Mediation
Negotiation
Fam
ily
trai
ning
Seco
nd
Oppo
rtun
ity
scho
ols
Educators
Pare
ntsAdvisers
Rese
arch
ers
Primary/SecondaryPublic/ Private-founded
Plurilingual Programmes: Networking CLIL
• Barcelona offer: Plurilingual Experimental Initiatives (GEP)
Ref: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=zy3z1ETPBPiA.kGnx6sOlfSmY
Equity: Results in different Zones
Global Results in CataloniaEducational Zones
Spanish LanguageBarcelona:+2,7% from the Average Results
Global:5% differenceAmong Zones
Equity: Results in Different ZonesCatalan Language
Educational Zones Global Results in Catalonia
Barcelona:+2,2% from the Average Results
Global:7,4% differenceAmong Zones
So, whta’s the main clue?Cohenrence and coordinatation among: •Political decission-making •Education and school plans•Social proaction •Mass Media•...
It is necessary the whole tribe, to educate a child!
Learning, and sharing: formal, informal and non formal education
CLIL, STEM, STEAM, Erasmus+
http://www.immanuel.sa.edu.au/PageFiles/2821/Exceptional%20Learners.jpg
Equity: Results in different Zones
Maths English LanguageDifferent average rates in different educational zones
Barcelona:+2,2% from the Average Results
Global:4,6% differenceAmong Zones
Barcelona:+14,7% from the Average Results
Global:8,0% differenceAmong Zones
Innovative Learning Environment
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5389332be4b0821e2c070b35/t/56996b741c1210c8102605b2/1452895100000/Kid-Smart+Spaces+Immersive+Suite
Environments allow: + Self-access for empowereing
equitity
Learning enhances: + Inquiry Learning Strategiesthrough Problem-solving for
sustainability
Context amplified by complexity:+ Formal, non-formal, informal Education for better
inclussion
We should cultivate today the landscape of tomorrow
Plurilingualism at School:Doing European Projects using CLIL and ICT,
tools for attaining the future
…because only the trees that take rootwill be able to change the environment. Thank you
for participating !!!
Moltes gràcies!
Enjoy your visit!
@TransformSoc
The Plurilingual Project in Catalan
Education: schools in Barcelona
Neus Lorenzo Galés@NewsNeus
Neus Lorenzo Galés (Ph.D.)@NewsNeus
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