Annual Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 25
By guiding policy and practice at institutional and classroom levels, the project helps member states advance
effective and inclusive plurilingual and intercultural education.
Fostering motivation in language education: what role for decision-makers and educators?
Karen Ruddock represented PPLI at this ECML event in December 2024, where she engaged with European
colleagues on the topic of language learning motivation. The event provided an opportunity to raise
awareness of the importance of addressing motivational challenges and explore initiatives at local, regional,
national, and European levels that enhance engagement with plurilingual and intercultural education.
Additionally, insights from researchers on emerging trends in motivation helped inform practice and policy
development in Ireland.
Impact:
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PPLI is better equipped to support teachers with the knowledge and skills to foster inclusive classrooms
and promote plurilingual and intercultural education
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PPLI has created a working group to develop new resources to support students, teachers and school
management teams for students moving between school.
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PPLI has identified good practice in a variety of areas which can support and inform practice and policy
development in Ireland.
Next Steps:
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Apply for an ECML Training and Consultancy event on Plurilingual and Intercultural Education: teacher
and learner competencies in the context of the new Primary Curriculum framework, the ongoing
promotion of plurilingual education through our national strategy Languages Connect, and Senior Cycle
Reform.
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Continue to disseminate opportunities to attend workshops and events organised by the ECML.
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Continue to work on the ARPIDE project (Using ECML resources to support plurilingual and intercultural
education for democratic culture) in order to support stakeholders with the implementation of Council of
Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2022).
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