@TransformSoc

The Plurilingual Project in Catalan

Education: schools in Barcelona

Neus Lorenzo Galés@NewsNeus

Neus Lorenzo Galés (Ph.D.)@NewsNeus

nlorenzo@xtec.cat

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

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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?

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Collaboration and support:Citizenship, networking, social interaction.

Adaptat de Mallen Baker http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/images/businsoc.gif

Multilateral

Comenius

Local Projects ONGs,

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Practice at

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Education

Programmes

Municipal projects

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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

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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

nlorenzo@xtec.cat