The Professional Network Forum
The Professional Network Forum is formed of international associations and institutions that share common values and have overlapping expertise in the field of language education and assessment. Under the auspices of the ECML, the members of the Forum have agreed to share their know-how and have committed themselves to work together on areas of common interest in the service of language education. More
Meeting of the Professional Network Forum in February 2012.
Participants included Dr. Waldemar Martyniuk, Executive Director of the ECML (1st on the left), OLBI’s Dr. Marie-Josée Hamel (4th on the left) and Ms. Susanna Slivensky, Deputy Executive Director/Head of Programmes of the ECML (2nd on the right).
Experts from Canada participate in EMCL activities.
Coordinators and team members of ECML projects
2012-2015
Danièle Moore, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby.
ECML Project: Workshop "Plurilingual and intercultural competences: descriptors and teaching materials" (CARAP/FREPA and NCP) (FREPA National Networks) (2012); Participant's workshop report
2008-2011
Enrica Piccardo, University of Toronto.
ECML project: coordinator of the project "Encouraging the culture of evaluation among professionals" (ECEP) (2008-2011);
Since Summer 2009 based at the University of Toronto (see also web page dedicated to ECML experts in France)
Nicole Thibault, Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT), Ottawa.
ECML project: team member of the project "Language associations and collaborative support" (LACS) (2008-2011)
Associate partners
2012-2015
Paula Lee Kristmanson, University of New Brunswick, Canada.
ECML project: "Language descriptors for migrant and minority learners' success in compulsory education"(Language descriptors) (2012-2013)
Enrica Piccardo, Assistant Professor, OISE University of Toronto.
ECML project: “Languages in corporate quality” (LINCQ); Workshop (21-22 November 2013)
2008-2011
Marnie Beaudoin, Edmonton Public Schools, Institute for Innovation in Second Language education (IISLE), Alberta.
ECML project: "The European Language Portfolio in whole-school use" (ELP-WSU) (2008-2011)
Alister Cumming, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Curriculum; Teaching and Learning, Modern Language Centre.
ECML project: "Encouraging the culture of evaluation among professionals" (ECEP) (2008-2011)
Diane Dagenais, Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education.
ECML project: "Minority languages, collateral languages and bi-/plurilingual education" (EBP-ICI) (2008-2011)
Aline Germain-Rutherford, University of Ottawa.
ECML project: "Developing online teaching skills" (DOTS) (2008-2011)
Peter MacIntyre, Sydney; Nova Scotia / Cape Breton University, Department of Psychology, Canada.
ECML project: "Content-based teaching + plurilingual/cultural awareness" (ConBaT+) (2008-2011)
ECML conference, workshop and network meeting participants
2012-2015
Laura Ambrosio, Official Languages and bilingualism Institute (OLBI), University of Ottawa, Ontario.
ECML projects:
- "Plurilingual and intercultural competences: descriptors and teaching materials" (CARAP/FREPA and NCP) (FREPA - National Networks) (2012);Participant's workshop report
- "Compétences plurilingues et interculturelles : descripteurs et matériaux didactiques" (CARAP); workshop (21-23 November 2012)
Wendy Carr, Department of Language&Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia.
ECML project: "Empowering language networks" (LACS); 2nd expert meeting (28 February-1 March 2013)
Melody Kostiuk, Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education, Edmonton Public School Board.
ECML projects:
- "Collaborative Community Approach to Migrant Education" (Community);workshop (25-27 June 2014)
- "Collaborative Community Approach to Migrant Education" (Community);2nd expert meeting (7-8 October 2013)
Paula Lee Kristmanson, Second Language Research Institute of Canada, University of New Brunswick.
ECML project: "Language descriptors for migrant and minority learners' success in compulsory education" (Language descriptors); expert meeting(10-11 October 2013)
Patricia Lamarre, Département de didactique, Faculté des sciences de l´éducation, Université de Montréal.
ECML projects:
- "Diversity in majority language learning – supporting teacher education" (MALEDIVE); network meeting (30-31 January 2014)
- "Diversity in majority language learning – supporting teacher education" (MALEDIVE); expert meeting (19-20 September 2013); (participation via Skype)
Roy Lyster, Second Language Education, Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE), Quebec; Montreal.
ECML project: “Literacies through Content and Language Integrated Learning: effective learning across subjects and languages” (CLIL and literacy) (2012-2015); network meeting (17-18 June 2013)
Danièle Moore, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University.
ECML projects:
- "Plurilingual and intercultural competences: descriptors and teaching materials" (CARAP); workshop (21-23 November 2012)
- "Plurilingual and intercultural competences: descriptors and teaching materials" (CARAP); expert meeting (27-28 June 2013)
Enrica Piccardo, Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies (CRELL), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto.
ECML projects:
- "Languages in corporate quality" (LINCQ); expert meeting (13-14 September 2012); (participation via Skype)
- "Languages in corporate quality" (LINCQ); expert meeting (25-26 April 2013); (participation via Skype)
Gail Prasad, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Ontario.
ECML project: "Diversity in majority language learning- Supporting teacher education" (MALEDIVE); network meeting (30-31 January 2014)
Joël Thibeault, Université d' Ottawa.
ECML project: “European portfolio for student teachers of pre-primary education” (Préélémentaire); workshop (12-13 December 2013)
2008-2011
Amelia Kreitzer Hope, Head of Language Testing Services, Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute at the Bilingual University of Ottawa.
ECML project: "Guidelines for university language testing" (GULT) (2008-2011); Workshop (26-28 May 2010); participant's workshop report (pending)
Enrica Piccardo, Professor, Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies (CERLL), OISE, University of Toronto.
ECML project: "Classroom Assessment related to the Common European Framework of Reference" (CEFR) (ClassRelEX) (2008-2011) Workshop (November 24-26, 2010)
Brigitte Patenaude, Teacher, Vancouver School Board.
ECML project: "Classroom Assessment related to the Common European Framework of Reference" (CEFR) (ClassRelEX) (2008-2011) Workshop (November 24-26, 2010)