Ewa Pawela – Poland

like in other European countries the multilingualism of societies and the plurilingualism of individual speakers are recognised.

In Poland

The school has its own educational mission and is a privileged institution where existing societal multilingualism and individual plurilingualism

are welcomed, valued and built upon, thus contributing to social inclusion.

Every school is a space open to the plurality of languages and cultures.

Plurilingual and intercultural education has different components:

The system of Educationin Poland

Possible ways of organizing foreign language education in Poland

Students with similar level of proficiency learn together, (the Regulation by the Minister of National Education of 23 December 2008)

and groups should be formed on the basis of placement test results.

No language learning group should consist of more than 24 students.

The number of teaching hours devoted to foreign languages has increased (the latest Ministry of Education regulation - February 2012).

A compulsory course in one foreign language at the extended level was introduced in grades 1–3 of general upper secondary school

or 1–4 of technical upper secondary school (ISCED 3 – see the table).

School authorities strive to make it possible for students to continue learning the language they began learning at earlier levels of

education.

Comparison of the number of teaching hours (per level of education) devoted to FLT in new and previous regulations on outline timetables.

Correspondence between levels in various documents

** An exam based on the Core Curriculum will be available for stage II in 2015*** Until 2014 the matriculation exam will be based on the so-called examination standards;

the exam will be based on the Core Curriculum requirement from 2015.

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Zespół Szkół nr 1 w ŁodygowicachThe Cluster of the Primary School and lower secondary school no.1

in Łodygowice

The outdoor sport complex and teaching nature trail

School life

Library

Gym

Computer room

Spors hall

Moments of seriousness and spare time

Playroom Radio Canteen

Pupils vow School Day

Out-of-class activities

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity

Caritas School Circle

Scout team

Shool

CHARITY ACTIONS

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Other extracurricular activities

To improve foreign language teaching and learning…

Our school offers international activities,

it’s our tradition.

In the past we had the youth exchange

with the Danish school five times and we are still

in contact with our Danish friends.

Since 2006 we have had the youth exchange with the German school from Zeven near Hamburg.

Every year during the exchange we work on the project. Last year it was “The wall joins.”

eTwinning in our school

’’So close no matter how far…”

Our partner school was Laura Vicunha School VendasNovas- Portugal

The stages of our project: School presentation Getting to know each other Comparing our educational systems Our school life Our culture The summary

Studentsʼ exchanges, real and virtual, develop understanding of and respect for different cultures and lifestyles and contribute to studentsʼ development as responsible European citizens.

Akademia Przyszłości in our school Since 2010 we have been taking a part

in Akademia Przyszłości (the Academy of Future).

It is the innovating three-year program for lower secondary schools so- called e-academy.

It is supported by The Ministry of Polish Education and funded by The European Social Fund.

Only 200 schools participate in it. Schools were equipped with an

interactive whiteboard and 7 netbooks for teachers

Teacher trainings were organised during holidays three times.

The Virtual Academic Circle is conducted by the academic teacher.

The Platform of Akademia Przyszłości

The main profile of a teacher’s page

In the framework of e-academy eight teachers realize 30%

curriculum in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, English, Information Technology and Knowledge about society using e-learning methods,

the coordinator is obliged to care for the computer lab,

one teacher realizes 30 hours in the levelling group,

four teachers conduct local projects.

English e-lesson

The main goal for teachers is improving the quality of education and for students - acquiring key competences and becoming open-mided.

Cyfrowa szkoła – Digital school It’s the government program of

developing pupils’ and teachers’ competences in the use of ICT.

In 2012 about 400 (3%) primary schools were equipped with hardware which was delivered, integrated and tested.

The teachers of all chosen schools were trained how to use ICT during classes in all subjects.

In the FL classroom it definitely helps to teach and learn more efficiently.

Using ICT in the foreign language classroom

Interactive whiteboard

Educational Platform

MyEnglishLab

Content and language integrated learning in Poland

Many different CLIL practices and many options, depending on local language policies, number of hoursallocated, content taught through CLIL, support to teachers, etc.

Implementation depends on the funding available.

The amount of content teaching in CLIL practices varies.

About 100 bilingual schools.CLIL applied at Stage I

(grades 1-3,primary school).

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