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LINGUA —LANGUAGE TEACHING
AND LEARNING
LINGUA 1: PROMOTION OF LANGUAGE LEARNING
The European Commission encourages the full participation
in the action of eligible organisations capable of motivating
a mass audience to learn foreign languages (such as
university or other language centres, TV, radio and
media companies, etc. ).
Particular priority will be given to:
—projects that raise awareness of foreign languages
among groups with little or no experience of language
learning (such projects should ideally bring together
partners with expertise in language teaching and partners
with a broadcasting/media background),
—projects that open up existing language resource centres
to use by people with little orno experience of language
learning,
—projects that make use of existing networks (e. g.
towntwinning or adult education organisations, supporters'
clubs, etc. ).
LINGUA 2: DEVELOPMENT
OF TOOLS AND MATERIALS
The recently published European language learning materials
survey (ELLMS)continues to provide a rich source of
inspiration for partnerships. A particular priority
will continue to be attached to projects that make use
of the ELLMS findings about shortages in the language
learning products market. The findings of the study
are available at http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/downfile/lingua_fr.pdf
Please note:
Projects targeting the shortages of materials for the
teaching and learning of languages for specific vocational
purposes must be presented under the Leonardo da Vinci
programme and not under Socrates/Lingua. Dictionaries
are not considered in themselves to be language learning
tools, and therefore their production does not fall
within the scope of this action.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The Socrates decision states in Annex IV. B. 2 that:
‘The Community contribution will not normally exceed
75 %of the total cost of any specific project, except
in the case of accompanying measures ’. Participating
institutions/organisations are therefore expected to
commit other resources to the project and to declare
such other sources of funding. The Commission may award
a grant of less than the amount requested by the applicant.
Grants will not be awarded for more than the amount
requested. The rules governing eligible costs are explained
in the application forms which are available from the
addresses listed in Section V.
The guidelines for applicants provide information on
the financial support available within the programme,
where the amount of support provided is likely to remain
stable. Generally speaking, the level of grants awarded
is likely to vary considerably, depending on the type
of project, the number of countries involved and so
on. The following indications may be useful for developing
project proposals:
| Action |
Deadline(s) |
Activity
period |
| LINGUA |
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| Promotion
of language learning |
1
November 2002 |
Start
1 October 2003 |
| Development
of tools and materials |
1
November 2002 |
Start
1 October 2003 |
(1 )In the following
countries, earlier deadlines apply:
—Germany: dates vary between the different Länder ,
the earliest being 1 February 2003. Full details of
the dates for all the Länder are available from national
agencies in all participating countries,
—Greece: 1 February 2003 school partnerships, 15 January
2003 expression of interest to receive a Comenius language
assistant,
—Spain: 1 February 2003,
—Italy: 1 February 2003,
—Finland: 1 February 2003,
—United Kingdom: 1 February 2003,
—Romania: 1 February 2003.
(2 )In the following
country, an earlier deadline applies:
—Spain: 1 February 2003.
APPLICATION AND SELECTION
PROCEDURES
Application and selection procedures in Socrates vary,
depending on whether the action concerned is managed
centrally by the European Commission or on a decentralised
level by the national agencies designated by participating
countries. This information is given in detail in the
guidelines for applicants.
The application forms to be used, the guidelines for
applicants and further details on the programme are
available:
—from the national agencies for the programme, the list
of which appears in Section VI and at the central website
for Socrates below,
—from the central website for Socrates at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates.html
—from the Socrates, Leonardo and Youth technical assistance
office (TAO), rue de Trèves/Trierstraat 59-61), B-1000
Brussels, tel. (32-2)233 01 11, fax (32-2)233 01 50,
e-mail: info@socrates-youth.be
, which provides the European Commission (Directorate-General
for Education and Culture)with technical assistance
in implementing the programme.
For several of the actions
within the programme, contact seminars are being organised
to help people find suitable partner institutions in
other participating countries and to establish projects.
Details of these events are available from national
agencies on request.
Applicants will be informed of the result of the selection
procedures in writing. The Commission will endeavour
to ensure that the selection decisions are made known
to applicants at the latest five months after the closing
date for submission of applications. For projects selected
in accordance with the two-phase procedure, this will
only refer to the second stage of the selection (full
project proposals).
LIST OF SOCRATES
NATIONAL AGENCIES
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/nat-est.html
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