Experts video

A EU-funded networkLanguage Learning and Social Media: 6 Key Dialogues  is pleased to announced the release of experts video. The series of expert video explores truly interdisciplinary perspectives in the role of social media on the development of language learning and on the empowerment of language learning communities.

The interviews were realised in the occasion of the Webinar

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The publication of the study ” Young people with fewer opportunities learning languages informally: perceptions and uses of ICT and social media”

A EU-funded network Language Learning and Social Media: 6 Key Dialogues (LS6) is pleased to announce a publication of  the study of “Young people with fewer opportunities learning languages informally: perceptions and uses of ICT and social media”.

This study was conducted with young people with fewer opportunities from six European countries (Germany, Netherlands, France, Hungary,

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Project Web2LLP accepted

The EACEA (Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) of the European Commission has selected the DICA-lab application ”Improving web strategies and maximizing social media presence of LLP  projects” / Web2LLP“ for EU co-financing. 71 applications have been submitted to the 2011 Lifelong Learning Call and the success rate was 7%. The entire list of selected projects might be

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First workshop of the “Quicker steps”-project in Espoo (Finland)

Disseminating knowledge and best practices of the diverse co-operation and partnership solutions between higher education institutions and working life in Finland, Luxembourg, Austria and the United Kingdom

Charles Max and Nadja Weber participate in the first workshop of the International Project  ”Quicker Steps From Education To Working-Life” at the Laurea

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Thèse soutenue – Harmony Marchal: L’acquisition du genre grammatical en français

Harmony Marchal a soutenu avec succès sa thèse de doctorat “L’acquisition du genre grammatical en français” à l’Université de Grenoble – Laboratoire des sciences de l’éducation, bénéficiant du soutien du FNR Luxembourg; composition du jury: Philippe Dessus (Professeur, directeur, Université de Grenoble),Maryse Bianco (MCF, codirectrice, Université de Grenoble), Benoît Lemaire (MCF, codirecteur, Université de Grenoble),

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FNR-funded PhD-research “Interacting in Luxembourgish as an Additional Language”, Adrienne Lambo Ouafo

Adrienne Lambo Ouafo, who graduated from the trilingual research MA-programme “Learning and Development in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts” (2009) will join DICA-lab with her PhD-research, focusing on “Interacting in Luxembourgish as an Additional Language”, funded by the FNR-AFR scheme, starting in September 2010. Le projet (direction: G. Ziegler) traite de la théorie des apprentissages en

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Scientific monitoring of the Semlang project and outlook on language teacher training in Europe

Ass.-Prof. Gudrun Ziegler is presenting a) the results of the scientific monitoring of the Semlang project and  b) recommendations on optimising language teacher training in Europe, at the final conference of the Semlang consortium (7 institutions) in Venice (I) on November 30, 2009. More information about the event (texts, videos, recommendations) can be found at

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2e Prix interrégional de la recherche 2009 pour le projet QUACE

Le projet “QUACE” se voit octroyé le 2e Prix lors de la troisième édition du Prix interrégional de la recherche qui est co-organisé par le Groupe de Travail Enseignement Supérieur et Recherche de la Grande Région et la Présidence luxembourgeoise du 11ème Sommet des exécutifs de la Grande Région.

Ce prix vise à récompenser les

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SEMLANG – Training Language Teachers for a Multilingual Europe

Press release, UL, 31.1.2009

The first consortium meeting of the SEMLANG project took place on January 19th-20th, 2009, at the Centre international d’études pédagogiques in Sèvres. Members of the consortium came to discuss details of the forthcoming SEMLANG Summer University.

The Summer University will focus on the theme of language teacher education and be held

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