Agenda for Brussels Workshop

Agenda etc. for the workshop in Brussels November 25th - 29th 2013

N.B. Remember to keep your boarding passes / original travel documents, and receipts.

Meeting place: Representation of the European Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino 45/47, Rue de Pascale, 1040 Bruxelles

Practical information: Brussels Airport is very close to the city – not more than 10-15 minutes by train from the Brussels Airport to Gare du Nord SNCB . Tickets are on sale at the stations. Price: Single fare 7.80€

You may net get a refund for taxi fares, so please use public transport. You can buy tickets from Kiosks, Bootiks (at the metro stops) and some supermarkets. Buying a ticket from the driver (which is only possible in trams and buses) is more expensive. Single tickets allow passengers an unlimited number of changes of metro, tram or bus for 60 minutes (you have to stamp/swipe your card on each new means of transport). Multi-trip cards are not nominative and so can be used between more than one person. We recommend to buy a 5 trip card

5 trip card: 7.70€ Please, keep all your tickets and receipt if you want to refund your expenses for public transport.

For more information click here: http://www.stib.be/tickets.html?l=en

The meeting will take place at the Representation of the European Region Tyrol- South Tyrol-Trentino office All the participants are welcome to the kick-off meeting at 12.00 pm on November 25th, 2013.

45-47 Rue de Pascale B-1040 Brussels Tel.: +32 2 743 27 00 Fax: +32 2 742 09 80 www.alpeuregio.org

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Main issues for the kick-off workshop are:

 Project start  Team building  Ensure that all teams know their tasks and responsibilities  Quality control and monitoring  Dissemination

Please if possible bring laptop computers

Agenda

N.B. The schedules are only indicative as the agenda should be flexible and other items may be included. Where needed / possible we may also break into groups.

November 25th Arrival of teams and check in at hotels / apartments

9.30 ICT setup, network, beamer etc. (Kent Andersen)

12.00 Welcome by Franck Lombion and Cecilia Leboeuf

12.15 Presentation of the teams. The participants tell about their experiences with language teaching methods and his/her preferred method

13.00 Lunch Break – getting to know each other

14.00 Administrative procedures; quarterly reports and financial rules: Kent Andersen

15.30 Demonstration of the project website www.languages.dk: Kent Andersen

16.30 * A short refreshment break

16.45 IPR agreement: The ideas behind CopyLeft are presented, all participants sign the CopyLeft contract regarding materials developed during the project. Kent Andersen

17.30 Presentation of a feedback system that the teams can use for peer-review

20.00 Walk to Le Pavillon in Rue Defacqs 64. * Dinner and networking. Please e-mail Kent Andersen [email protected] if you cannot take part in the dinner (reservation is needed, it is a local, but very popular restaurant)

November 26th 09.00 Presentation of the materials from BP-BLTM (The project to be transferred:-) by Cecilia Leboeuf, and Kent Andersen

10.30 The Danish team presents the teaching method based on PhyEmoC

10.45 The Danish team teaches the other participants beginners Danish based on a PhyEmoC approach

11.30 The project dissemination blog (Web log), how to use a blog, participant responsibilities and walkthrough of the project communication systems; Facebook, e-mail lists, newsletter lists, etc.: Kent Andersen.

12.30 The Maltese team presents Computer Assisted Language Learning in a Context

13.00 * Lunch break

14.00 The Maltese teams teaches the other participants beginners Maltese (a few practical phrases/words) based on Computer Assisted Language Learning in a Context (The pedagogical team ETI together with the Maltese content team MCAST).

15.30 Compilation of a list of possible dissemination events or methods that will be implemented to ensure a cross country and international dissemination and impact on target groups

19.15 * Dinner

November 27th

09.00 The French (Lycee Gerty Archimede) team presents the teaching method based on the Task based learning approach.

10.00 The French team teaches the other participants beginners French (or Creole?) based on Task based learning.

12.30 The Slovenian team presents the Simulation method

13.00 * Lunch break

14.00 The Slovenian team teaches the other participants beginners Slovenian based on a simulation

14.30 Debate on the two presented methods

15.00 Debate on strengths and weaknesses in the four presented methods

19.00 * Dinner

November 28th

09.00 Instructions on how to adapt the materials from BP-BLTM (The project to be transferred:-) and deadlines for deliveries by Cecilia Leboeuf, and Kent Andersen

11.00 Work on the project Blog and Facebook page

12.30 Each team prepares a schedule and a list of milestones to be met by that teem until next project meeting. A first version should be prepared before the kick-off workshop to save time

13.00 * Lunch break

14.00 Schedule work continued…

14.30 Summary of the Project plan, responsibilities, and schedule. We stick to the original work plan dates!

15.00 Quality control of achievements

15.30 Meeting evaluation (based on evaluation forms)

16.00 Brussels calling

19.00 * Dinner

November 29th Departure and travel.

* Please note that meals, drinks etc. due to the EU regulations set out in the financial handbook have to be paid by each participant / national team (the cost is of course covered by the per diem).