Intergovernmental Seminars
First Seminar: 31 May – 1st June 2007, Strasbourg
The first seminar was intended for representatives of ministries of education and Roma educators from 11 Council of Europe member states. Its purpose was to
- introduce the Curriculum Framework for Romani to practitioners and decision makers concerned with the teaching and learning of Romani in a variety of educational contexts
- engage them in discussion of its possible applications
- invite them to undertake small-scale pilot projects in preparation for a larger seminar in 2008.
Report of the 2007 seminar
Seminarosko Raporto
Presentations
David Little:
- Introduction to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and its action-oriented approach to the definition of communicative proficiency
- Introductija ando Evropako Khetano Referencijako Kadro pal e Čhiba thaj leske akcijako-orientisardo modo vaš i definicija e komunikacijake žanimaki
- Piloting the Curriculum Framework for Romani
- Pilotacija e Kurrikulake Kadroski vaš i Romani
Barbara Lazenby Simpson:
- An introduction to the Curriculum Framework for Romani (CFR)
- Introdukcija ke Kurrikulako Kadro vaš i Romani (KKR)
- Using the Curriculum Framework for Romani as a teaching/learning tool
- Keren buti e Kurrikulake Kadrosa vaš i Romani sar sikavimasko/siklimasko instrumento
Second Seminar: 27-28 November 2008
The second seminar involved representatives of ministries of education and Roma educators from 17 Council of Europe member states. The purpose of the seminar was to:
- receive reports of the pilot projects launched after the 2007 seminar;
- to introduce a revised version of the CFR, two European Language Portfolios and a Teachers’ handbook to practitioners and decision makers;
- and to discuss possible future actions.
2008 Seminar Report
2008 Seminarosko Raportaro
2008 Seminar Programme (with links to presentations)
2008 Seminarosko Programo
Complementary presentation : Présentation du Cadre curriculaire pour le romani à l’occasion d’une conférence sur les langues de scolarisation à Strasbourg (juin 2009) (available only in French)