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u ovom broju: Novosti iz YALS-a Revizija YALS-ove inspekcije Literarno takmičenje u YALS-u Godišnja konferencija EAQUALS-a Regionalni seminar YALS-a, Drugi interni seminar YALS-a: Generalni godišnji sastanak Konferencija QUEST-a, Rumunija, YALS-ova kampanja |
in this issue: News from YALS Revision of YALS Inspection Literary Competition in YALS EAQUALS Annual General Regional YALS Seminar “Latest Developments and Practical Application of CEFR in Curriculum / Syllabus Design, and Use of Language Portfolio“, Belgrade, 2-3 March 2007 2nd In-house YALS seminar: Do EAQUALS Annual General Conference of QUEST, Romania, Stop Amaterism Campaign |
Sastanak YALS-a, Lingva, Valjevo
YALS Meeting, Lingva, Valjevo,
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NOVOSTI IZ YALS-A Izvestilac: Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlović Aktivnosti u 2006/2007 bile su okarakterisane intenzivnijim radom na poboljšanju kvaliteta jezičkih usluga preko regionalnih I internih YALS-ovih događanja, kao I seminara koje su izvodile pojedine članice. Završena je I opsežna revizija YALS-ove inspekcije, koja će se primenjivati od oktobra 2007. godine. Kontakti sa EAQUALS-om su održavani preko naših predstavnika Mirjane Ljijlak-Vukajlović, kao Predsedavajuće YALS-a, Zorice Kovačević kao Nacionalne direktorke za Srbiju I Vesne Stakić, čija je škola Tom I Ema konkurisala za redovno članstvo u EAQUALS-u. Predsedavajuća YALS-a je prisustvovala EAQUALS-ovoj konferenciji u San Sebastijanu od 17.18- novembra 2006. godine, a Vesna Stakiće je predstavljala YALS na skupštini EAQUALS-a u Krakovu od 27. do 28. aprila 2007. godine. Dve članice YALS-a su se prijavile za rad na EAQUALS-ovim projektima od posebnog interesa – Eva Bako iz škole Blue Moon za Vodič za upravljanje kvalitetom I Zorica Kovačević za Primenu jezičkog portfolia. Od 2. do 3. marta 2007. YALS je organizovao regionalni seminar u Gvarnerijusovom centru lepih umetnosti u Beogradu. On se sastojao iz dva dela: Najnovija dostignuća i praktična primena EJRO na izradu programa i planova, koji je prezentovala Marija Mateides, EAQUALS-ova operativna direktorka i Primena jezičkog portfolija, koji je prezentovao Dejvid Hil, Jezički savetnik. Događaju je prisustvovalo 62 nastavnika iz Bugarske i Srbije, iz državnih i privatnih škola. Škola Oxford iz Leskovca je još jednom organizovala Literarno takmičenje YALS-a za polaznike na nivoima od A1 do C1. Takmičenje je završeno 11. maja, a pobednici proglašeni 20. maja. Pobednici su za svoj trud u pisanju nagrađeni knjigama na engleskom jeziku. Škola Lingva iz Valjeva je bila domaćin 2. internog seminara YALS-a pod nazivom “Da li vam smerta da budete snalažnjivi?”. Nastavnici iz škola Tom I Ema, Hello I Lingva su takođe individualno održali izvestan broj seminara u Birtanskom savetu u Beogradu, Gvarnerijusovom centru lepih umetnosti u Beogradu I školi Lingva u Valjevu. |
News from YALS by Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlović The activities in 2006/2007 featured more intensive work on enhancing quality language services through regional and in-house YALS events, as well as seminars conducted by individual members. A major revision of YALS inspection procedures was also completed, to be implemented from October 2007. Contacts with EAQUALS were maintained through our representatives Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlovic, as YALS Chair, Zorica Kovacevic as Country Manager for Serbia, and Vesna Stakic, whose school Tom and Emma has applied for full EAQUALS membership. The Chair of YALS attended EAQUALS OGM in San Sebastian from 17-18 November 2006, and Vesna Stakic represented YALS at EAQUALS AGM in Krakow from 27 to 28 April 2007. Two YALS members registered for work on EAQUALS Special Interest Projects, Eva Bako from Blue Moon for Quality Management Guide, and Zorica Kovačević for ELP Implementation. From 2 to 3 March 2007 YALS organised a regional seminar at Guarnerius Art Centre in Belgrade. It comprised two parts: Latest Developments and Practical Application of CEFR in Curriculum / Syllabus Design presented by Maria Matheidezs, EAQUALS Operations Manager, and Use of the Language Portfolio presented by David Hill, Language Consultant. The event was attended by 62 teachers from Bulgaria and Serbia, from state and private schools. Once again, Oxford School from Leskovac organised YALS Literary Competition for students at levels ranging from A1 to C1. The competition was closed on May 11 and the names of the winners were announced on 20 May. The winners were awarded books in English for their writing efforts. Lingva School from Valjevo hosted 2nd In-house YALS Seminar titled “Do You Mind Being Resourceful?”. Teachers from Tom and Emma, Hello and Lingva also held individually a number of TTD seminars/workshops at the British Council Belgrade, Guarnerius Art Centre Belgrade, and Lingva Valjevo. |
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REVIZIJA YALS INSPEKCIJE Izvestilac: Ivana Bosić U toku školske 2006/2007 godine, Udruženje škola stranih jezika Srbije, uradilo je detaljnu reviziju inspekcijske šeme kako bi ona odražavala stečena iskustva u radu škola kao i iskustva proteklih obavljenih inspekcija. Prva YALS inspekcija je nastala 1999. godine, kao odraz potrebe za udruživanjem privatnih škola – da se regulišu osnovna pravila rada jezičkih škola, koja nisu bila regulisana od strane nijedne državne istitucije, a to nisu ni do danas. Kao i sve kasnije revizije, prva inspekcija YALS-a je bila uslov za učlanjenje u Udruženje i definisala je dve osnovne kategorije: 1. inspekciju nastave koju obavlja nezavisno stručno lice van udruženja i 2. inspekciju svih ostalih aspekata funkcionisanja škola u skladu sa važećim zakonima i u adekvatnim prostorijama. Ova inspekcija je nastala kao pionirski napor, zasnovan na konkretnom svakodnevnom iskustvu u radu. Ova inspekcija je početkom 2001. godine doživela značajnu reviziju kada je YALS kroz saradnju sa EAQUALS-om (Evropskom asocijacijom za kvalitet jezičkih usluga) došao do uvida u mnogo širu i detaljniju EAQUALS inspekciju. Kao plod pridruženog članstva u EAQUALS-u, članice YALS-a su prošle više obuka za inspektore i naučile puno o samoj inspekcijskoj šemi a onda su ta iskustva primenjena na situaciju u našoj zemlji. Ovim je YALS inspekcija značajno proširena, detaljnije definisana i usklađena sa EAQUALS inspekcijom. U decembru 2006. godine, pristupilo se ponovnoj reviziji inspekcije. Ovo je u Udruženju razmatrano i tokom prethodne školske godne, a potreba je nastala kao rezultat nakupljenih iskustava u toku nekoliko krugova inspekcije prethodnih godina. Potvrđeno je da je prethodna inspekcija bila izuzetno dobra i relevantna i da daje izuzetno dobru osnovu koju treba unaprediti saznanjima do kojih se u međuvremenu došlo. Osnovna koncepcija je ostala ista kao na početku - inspekcija je podeljena u dva dela. Jedan deo, inspekciju nastave kao ključni profesionalni aspekt i dalje obavlja nezavisno stručno lice van udruženja ali sada sa još jasnije definisanim procedurama, a inspekciju svih ostalih segmenata obavlja inspekcijski tim iz samog Udruženja. Ovaj drugi deo predstavlja inspekciju: profesionalnih standarda (zapošljavanja, akademskog menadžmenta, organizacije nastave, opštih uslova pohađanja nastave); inspekciju menadžmenta škole i administracije (poslovanja i oglašavanja škole, osoblja škole, praćenja i ocenjivanja rada administrativne službe, odredbi discipline i kućnog reda) i inspekciju radnog prostora i opreme škole. U prethodnoj šemi, uspostavljena je obaveza da postoje i poštuju se pravilnici u različitim oblastima, dok nova šema potencira primenu pravilnika u praksi kroz vrlo jasno definisane procedure koje omogućavaju inspektorima da krajnje objektivno utvrde da li su pravilnici stvarno sprovedeni u svakodnevnom funkcionisanju škole. Upravo u cilju još veće nepristrasnosti, koja je i u prethodnoj šemi izrazito naglašena, razrađeni su pristupi i procedure, kao i pravilnici koji će pomoći inspektorima da brzo i efikasno sagledaju stvarnu svakodnevnu praksu škole. Izmene su dalje napravljene i u pogledu redefinisanja oblasti kako ne bi došlo do preklapanja u bodovanju, mada su sve prethodne kategorije zadržane i produbljene. Nakon što je revizija inpekcije prihvaćena od članica YALS-a, pristupilo se prevodu revidirane inspekcijske šeme na engleski jezik, nakon čega je ona prosleđena EAQUALS-u. Od septembra 2007. planiran je novi inspekcijski krug u svim YALS školama prema najnovijoj, revidiranoj verziji inspekcije. |
YALS Inspection Revised by Ivana Bosić In the course of the school year 2006/2007, the Association of Language Schools of Serbia - YALS carried out a detailed revision of its inspection scheme so as to make it reflect the experience of the functioning of its schools and the experience of the previous inspection rounds. The first YALS inspection was created in 1999, as a reflection of the need of private language schools to form an association and to regulate the field which was not regulated by any state institution - the situation still present today. Just as all later revisions, the first YALS inspection scheme was a condition for joining the Association and it used to define two main categories: 1) inspection of teaching practice, performed by an independent expert and 2) inspection od all other aspects of school practices in accordance with applicable laws and in adequate premises. This inspection was the result of a pioneer effort, based on everyday experience of running the schools. This inspection underwent a significant revision at the beginning of 2001, at the time when YALS, through its cooperation with EAQUALS, acquired a broader perspective of the EAQUALS inspection. As the result of the Associate Memebership, YALS members uderwent various trainings for inspectors and learnt about the inspection scheme and then applied this experience to the current situation in the country. In this way, YALS inspection was significantly developed, detailed and harmonized with the EAQUALS inspection. In December 2006, we started with another inspection scheme revision. This issue had been discussed within the Association even the year before, since this need arose from the experience of the previous rounds of the inspection cycles. It has been confirmed that the previous inspection had been very good and extremely relevant and that it provided a good basis for further development. What was needed was to improve the inspection with the insight gained from experience. The basic concept has remained the same - the inspection consists of two parts. One part concentrates on the inspection of teaching paractice and is performed by an independant expert outside the Association, now equipped with more detailed and developed procedures. The other part is the inspection of: professional standards (employment issues, academic management, organisation of courses, general conditions of teaching); inspection of school management and administration (functioning and marketing of the school, school staff, supervision of administration and discipline) and inspection of premises and equippment. The inspection we had stressed the need for the by-laws that were neccessary for the school while the new revised scheme stresses the need to apply these in the everyday functioning of the school. Clear guidelines have been developed to enable inspectors to objectively determine if the by-laws are being put into practice. Aiming at further objectivity, already prominent in the previous scheme, we developed approaches and procedures as well as guidelines to help inspectors to efficiently evaluate regular functioning of a school. Further changes concern redefining of certain areas for the sake of avoiding overlapping in scoring, while the areas taken into consideration remain essentially the same, though more detailed. After confirmation of the new scheme by YALS members, the scheme was translated into English and forwarded to the EAQUALS. Starting from September 2007, we plan a new round of inspection in all YALS schools, using the latest, revised version of the inspection scheme. |
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YALS-ovo literarno takmičenje za 2007. godinu Izvestilac: Marija Pejatovic Ove, kao i prošle godine, YALS je organizovao literarno takmičenje za svoje đake. Teme, prema nivoima, su bile:
Konkurs je bio otvoren do 11. maja a imena dobitnika su proglašena 20. maja. Kako je bilo puno odličnih sastava komisija je odlučila da nagradi sledeće đake; A1 nivo
A2 nivo
C1 nivo
Nagrađeni polaznici su dobili knjige za uspeh na takmičenju. |
YALS LITERARY COMPETITION 2007 by Marija Pejatović This year, as well as the previous one, YALS organized a literary competition for its students. The topics, according to the levels, were:
The competition was open until 11 May and the names of the winners were announced on 20 May. Since there were so many excellent compositions the selection panel decided to award the following students: A1 level
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C1
The awarded students got readers for their success in the competitions. |
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Godišnja konferencija EAQUALS-a Izvestilac: Vesna Stakić Konferenciji je prisustvovala Vesna Stakić, kao predstavnik YALS-a. Konferencija je imala dva dela. 1. deo je bio formalni deo konferencije, gde su razmatrani izveštaji, donošene odluke i održani izbori za novi upravni odbor. Odlučeno je da se od 2008. godine povećaju troškovi inspekcije kao i članarina u EAQUALS-u. Članarina za pridružene članove EAQUALS-a će iznositi 1200 evra godišnje. Takođe je odlučeno da pridruženi članovi mogu da glasaju ravnopravno sa punim članovima o svim pitanjima, osim onim vezanim za inspekciju. U skladu sa novom koncepcijom da jesenji sastanci EAQUALS-a budu radionice, potvrđeno je da će se sledeći sastanak EAQUALS-a održati u Budimpešti 16 i 17. novembra 2007. i učesnici neće plaćati kotizaciju. Neki od projekata na kojima će se raditi su: primena CEFR u izradi nastavnih planova, komunikacija između nastavnika i uprave u jezičkim institucijama, uvođenje jezičkog portfolia u škole. 2. deo konferencije bio je posvećen seminarima i radionicama koje su uglavnom bile vezane za predstavljanje i promovisanje EAQUALS-ovih vodiča koji treba da pomognu direktorima i profesorima da poboljšaju aspekta rada svojih škola koji su ključni za kvalitetno rukovođenje. Sledeća godišnja konferencija EAQUALS-a biće održana od 24 do 26. aprila, najverovatnije u Parizu. |
EAQUALS Annual General Meeting Krakow, by Vesna Stakić The Meeting was attended by Vesna Stakic on behalf of YALS. The meeting was in two parts: Part 1 The formal AGM where reports were discussed, decisions made and elections held, was preceded by discussions in smaller groups of key issues relating to EAQUALS development. It was decided to increase EAQUALS membership and inspection fees in 2008 to 1200€ for associate members. Also associate members can now vote on all matters except the inspection scheme and can also be elected to all EAQUALS committee and sub-committee positions except chair. In line with the new concept to make the autumn meetings EAQUALS special interest workshops instead of general business meetings, it was confirmed that the next EAQUALS workshop meeting would be held in Budapest on 16 -17th November 2007 and there would be no attendance fee. Some of the project themes for the November workshop meeting are: Adapting the Curriculum to the CEFR, Staff communications: induction, meetings and appraisals, the EAQUALS self-help guide to introducing the ELP in schools, Helping teachers to implement can-do statements in class / adults and young learners. Part 2 comprised plenary and parallel sessions and workshops focused primarily on presenting and promoting EAQUALS self-help guides with the aim of enabling and encouraging managers and teachers to work on areas which are of importance in quality management. The next EAQUALS AGM will be held on 24-26 April, probably in Paris. |
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Izveštaj o regionalnom seminaru YALS-a Izvestilac: Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlović Seminar je održan u Centru lepih umetnosti „Guarnerius“ u Beogradu 2. i 3. marta 2007. Sastojao se iz dva dela: Najnovija dostignuća i praktična primena RJO na izradu nastavnih programa i planova, koji je održala Maria Matheidezs, EAQUALS-ov operativni direktor, i Primena jezičkog portfolija, koji je održao David Hill, nezavisni jezički konsultant. Skupu je prisustvovalo 62 nastavnika iz Bugarske i Srbije, kako iz državnih, tako i iz privatnih škola, koji su izrazili veliko zadovoljstvo mogućnošću da prisustvuju ovom skupu. Rezultati evaluacije pokazuju da je ovaj seminar odgovorio na očekivanja većine učesnika kada je reč o pitanjima koja su pokrivena, izuzetnom zadovoljstvu učesnika stručnošću i prezentacijama oba jezička stručnjaka, kao i efikasnom organizacijom u novom i prijatnom okruženju. Jedna od poruka koje je YALS dobio od učesnika zavređuje da bude citirana i zapamćena za ubuduće: „Svima u YALS-u, sačuvajte dobru tradiciju pozivanja dobrih predavača!“ Još jedna stavka, koja bi se mogla zaključiti i uzeti u obzir u budućnosti, jeste da bi YALS trebalo da organizuje dodatne radionice u kojima bi škole-članice predstavile nove nastavne planove sastavljene za kurseve jezika, a koji su strukturisani preko deskriptora RJO na osnovu posebnih smernica i obrazaca dobijenih od EAQUALS-ovih predavača, i razmotrile njihove prednosti u kontekstu procesa učenja/proizvoda i testiranja/procene. To bi, takođe, pomoglo u premošćavanju veštačkog jaza između „stvari koje treba da urade direktori“, s jedne strane, i „koje treba da urade nastavnici-praktičari“, s druge strane. O trećem pitanju, koje se tiče primenjivosti Evropskog jezičkog portfolija u posebnim uslovima, takođe bi trebalo voditi računa, tj. da svaki pozitivno usmeren praktičar može da razvije jednostavne oblike primene delova EJP koji su primereni njenoj ili njegovoj situaciji. |
Report on YALS Regional Seminar by Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlovic The seminar was held at Guarnerius Art Centre in Belgrade on 2-3 March, 2007. It comprised two parts: Latest Developments and Practical Application of CEFR in Curriculum / Syllabus Design presented by Maria Matheidezs, EAQUALS Operations Manager and Use of the Language Portfolio presented by David Hill, Freelance Language Consultant. The event was attended by 62 teachers from Bulgaria and Serbia, from state and private schools, who expressed their deep satisfaction at being able to attend the event. The evaluation results show that this seminar has met the expectations of most participants in terms of covered issues, that participants are exceptionally satisfied with the expertise and presentations of both language experts, and that it was efficiently organized in a novel and pleasant environment. One of the messages that YALS received from participants deserves quoting and remembering in future: ‘All in YALS, keep up the good tradition of inviting good speakers!’ Another point that could also be inferred and taken into account in the future is that YALS should organize further workshops in which member schools would present newly designed course syllabuses, which have been mapped against CEFR descriptors on the basis of the specific guidelines/templates received from the EAQUALS speaker, and discuss their learning process/product and testing/assessment benefits. This would also help bridge the artificial divide between the ‘stuff to be done by managers’ on the one hand, and ‘that by grassroots teachers’ on the other. The third point about the applicability of European Language Portfolio in specific circumstances should also be heeded, i.e. that each positively oriented practitioner can develop simple applications of ELP parts which are suitable for her/his own situation. |
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Izveštaj o drugom internom seminaru YALS-a: Izvestilac: Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlović Seminar je održan u Školi stranih jezika „Lingva“ u Valjevu 2. decembra 2006. Sastojao se iz tri dela: Kompulzivne interaktivne priče, koji je održala Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlović, U korak s vremenom, koji je održala Danijela Bojanić i Manje znači više, koji je održala Anita Novosel, i pokrio oblasti razvoja jezičkih veština učenika svih uzrasnih grupa kroz integraciju interaktivnih ICT aktivnosti sa pričama na svim nivoima YALS-a/RJO-a, koristeći različite Internet prezentacije i priručnike za nastavu engleskog jezika koje se fokusiraju na nastavu idioma za učenike srednjoškolske uzrasne grupe, kao i na ideje za nastavne aktivnosti kojima učenici i nastavnici pribegavaju kao resursima u situacijama kada štampani materijali nisu dostupni. Skupu je prisustvovalo 18 nastavnika iz 8 od 14 YALS-ovih škola, koji su izrazili veliko zadovoljstvo mogućnošću da prisustvuju skupu. Svi učesnici su i sadržaj i organizaciju seminara ocenili odličnim ocenama. U nekima od konkretnih komentara navedeno je sledeće: „Odlične prezentacije, puno novih ideja je razmenjeno sa nama, i sjajni domaćini“, „Dosetljivi predavači, jednostavne i značajne smernice, korisne sugestije“, „Mislim da je ovaj seminar ne samo koristan, već i zanimljiv, motivišući, kreativan i izazovan“. Što se tiče sugestija za buduće YALS-ove seminare, učesnici su naveli da „treba organizovati seminare češće, jer sam danas naučila toliko interesantnih stvari da ne mogu da iščekam da ih podelim sa svojim učenicima“ i „zato što imaju velikog uticaja na nastavnike, pa samim tim i na učenike“. Takođe, učesnici bi želeli da ima više „multimedijalnih radionica“, „nastave o praktičnim aspektima nivoa RJO“, „podučavanju mlađu decu“, uključujući „uvođenje gramatike u nastavu za decu, ali i uopšte“, „razvijanje govornih veština“, „kako bolje iskoristiti materijale za slušanje“ i „podučavanje strategija za učenje na ranom uzrastu“. Zamolili smo učesnike da podele svoja iskustva iz određenih aspekata nastave engleskog jezika. Prirodno, nastavnici sa više od jednom godinom iskustva u držanju nastave su bili aktivnije uključeni u određene aktivnosti, dok su početnici pomalo nevoljno izražavali svoja mišljenja, što će prevazići učešćem u budućim događajima za usavršavanje nastavnika ove vrste. Učesnici pokazuju puno pozitivne energije prema učešću u sledećem YALS-ovom seminaru, koji će se održati u školi „Tom & Emma“ u proleće 2007. |
Report on 2nd In-house YALS seminar: by Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlović The seminar was held at Lingva Language School in Valjevo on 2 December 2006. It comprised three parts: Compulsive Interactive Stories presented by Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlovic, Keep Up With the Times by Danijela Bojanic and Less is More by Anita Novosel and covered the areas of developing language skills of students from all age groups by integrating ICT interactive story activities at all YALS/CEFR levels, exploiting different teaching English websites/resource books which focus on teaching idioms to secondary school age group, and the ideas for teaching activities in which students and teachers are resorted to as resources in situations when no printed materials are available. The event was attended by 18 teachers from 8 out of 14 YALS schools, who expressed their deep satisfaction at being able to attend the event. Both the seminar content and the seminar organisation were rated excellent by all participants. Some of the specific comments included the following: ˝Great presentations, a lot of new ideas shared with us, and excellent hosts˝, ˝Resourceful presenters, simple and meaningful guidelines, useful hints˝, ˝I find this seminar not only useful, but also very interesting, motivating, creative and challenging˝. As regards suggestions for future YALS seminars, participants stated that ˝We should organise seminars more often because today I learned so many interesting things that I hardly wait to share them with my pupils˝ and ˝because they have great influence on teachers and at the same time on their students˝. Participants would also like to have more ˝multimedia workshops˝, ˝teaching practical aspects of CEF levels˝, ˝teaching very young learners˝ including ˝introducing grammar to young learners, as well as generally˝, ˝developing speaking skills˝, ˝how to exploit listening materials better˝, and ˝teaching learning strategies at an early age˝. Participants were asked to share their experiences in some aspects of English language teaching. Teachers with more than one year of teaching practice were naturally more actively involved in the specific activities, while novices were a little bit reluctant in stating their opinions, which shall be overcome with their further participation in future TTD events of this type. There is a lot of positive energy in participants to take part in the next YALS seminar, which will be held at Tom and Emma School in spring 2007. |
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Izveštaj o generalnom godišnjem Izvestilac: Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlović Skup je održan pod geslom „Dobra praksa u nastavi jezika i obrazovanju nastavnika stranih jezika“ i sastojao se od velikog broja različitih edukativnih radionica, kao i prezentacija aktuelnih EAQUALS-ovih projekata. Generalni godišnji sastanak održan je prvog dana, a glavne stavke na dnevnom redu su bile finansijsko stanje i prognoza za 2007. godinu, šema inspekcije, članarine, uključujući i članarine pridruženih članova, kao i novi EAQUALS reklamni paket i budući sastanci. Edukativne radionice su bile raznovrsne, a među najzanimljivijim su bile radionice koje su se bavile portfolijom nastavnika stranih jezika: „Evropski portfolio za studente – nastavnike jezika (EPOSTL)“, koju je održao David Newby iz Evropskog centra za savremene jezike, „Kembrički ESOL nastavnički portfolio“, koju je održala Claire Harrison, Cambridge ESOL, i „Tabela za profilisanje nastavnika jezika (Portfolio za nastavnike jezika)“, koju su održali Brian North i Galya. Svaka se od njih može koristiti u različite svrhe; od usavršavanja nastavnika preko (samo)procene nastavnika do moguće upotrebe vezane za platne razrede. Takođe, generalni godišnji sastanak je važan i za nezvaničnu razmenu iskustava i sticanje kontakata, posebno sa udruženjima iz regiona – iz Hrvatske, Rumunije, Bugarske i Makedonije. |
REPORT ON THE EAQUALS OGM by Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlovic The event was held under the title ‘’Best Practice in Language Teaching and Language Teacher Education’’ and included a wide variety of training workshops and presentations on current EAQUALS projects. The Ordinary General Meeting was held on the first day and the main items on the agenda were the financial situation and forecast for 2007, inspection scheme, membership fees, icluding those of associate members, new EAQUALS marketing pack and future meetings. The training workshops were varied and among the most interesting ones were those concerning language teacher portfolios: ‘’European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (EPOSTL)’’ by David Newby from the European Centre for Modern Languages, The Cambridge ESOL Teacher Portfolio by Claire Harrison, Cambridge ESOL and A Profiling Grid for Language Teaching Professionals (Portfolio for Language Teachers) by Brian North and Galya. All of them could be used for a variety of purposes; from teacher development to teacher (self-) assessment to possible use in relation to pay scales. The OGM was also important for unofficial experience sharing and networking, especially with associations from the region – Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Macedonia. |
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Izveštaj sa QUEST konferencije Izvestilac: Marija Pejatovic Šesta godišnja QUEST konferencija održana je u Kluž- Napoki 24. i 25. novembra 2006. godine. Naslov konferencije bio je Evro-kompetencije kroz pluralizam. Dešavanje je posvećeno Evropskom danu jezika, a takođe je obeležilo i 10. godišnjicu Asocijacije. QUEST Rumunija – Rumunska Asocijacija za kvalitet jezičkih usluga, je kao i YALS, priduženi član EAQUALS-a. Glavni ciljevi konferencije su bili dvostruki:
Glavna žiža bila je, u predvečerje prijema Rumunije u Evropsku Uniju, na 'Evro-kompetencijama' kroz pluralizam i multikulturalizam, kao preduslovima za moderno evropsko građanstvo. Ključna pitanja o kojima se raspravljalo na konferenciji uključivala su:
Posebna pažnja data je EAQUALS-u, Savetu Evrope i drugim vodećim međunarodnim organizacijama. Među pozvanim plenarnim govornicima bili su Ludka Kotarska, predsedavajuća inspekcijskog pod-komiteta EAQUALS-a, Gabrijela Matei, EAQUALS-ov inspektor i trener trenera, Laura Muresan, profesor poslovnog engleskog i međunarodnih komunikacija i član EAQULS-ovog pod-komiteta inspektora, Dr Kristina Nišam sa Melburn Univerziteta i Monaš Univerziteta i drugi. Većina prezentacija bila je o tekućim projektima u Rumuniji, poput Otvorimo vrata Evropi, a to je trogodišnji multikulturalni projekat koji uključuje pet zemalja sa širim ciljem da istraži 'evropske multikulturalne vrednosti'. Konferencija je takođe bila odlučna mogućnost za najavljivanje novih Poziva za predloge kao na primer, poziv Evropskog Centra za moderne jezike iz Graca, Austrija, za koje, na žalost, mi iz Srbije još uvek ne možemo da se prijavimo. Jedan segment konferencije bio je posvećen nemačkom jeziku. Usim upoznavanja profesora engleskog jezika iz Rumunije, konferencija je bila izvanredna prilika za razmenu ideja i sa našim kolegama iz Mađarske i Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva. |
Report on QUEST conference by Marija Pejatović The 6th annual conference of QUEST Romania was held in Cluj-Napoca on 24th and 25th of November, 2006. The title of the conference was Euro-Competences through Pluralism. The event was dedicated to the European day of Languages and it also marked the 10th anniversary of the Association. QUEST Romania – the Romanian Association for Quality Language services is, like YALS, EAQUALS associate member. The main aims of the conference were two-fold:
The main focus, however, on the eve of Romania's EU accession was on 'Euro-competences' through pluralism and multiculturalism, as prerequisites of modern European citizenship. Key questions the conference addressed included:
Special reference was made to EAQUALS, the Council of Europe and other leading international organisations. Among the invited plenary speakers were Ludka Kotarska, Chair of the Inspections Sub-Committee of EAQULAS, Gabriela Matei, an EAQUALS inspector and a trainer trainer, Laura Muresan, Professor of Business English and international communications and a member of the EAQUALS Inspections Sub-Committee, Dr Cristina Neesham, from the University of Melbourne and Monash University, and others. Most of the presentations were about current projects in Romania such as Open the Doors to Europe, which is a three-year mulitcultural project involving five countries with the broader aim to explore 'European muliticultural values'. The conference was also a great opportunity for announcing new Calls for Proposals such as the one by the European Centre for Modern Languages from Graz, Austria, for which we from Serbia, unfortunately, still cannot apply. One segment of the conference was dedicated to the German language. Apart from meeting English teachers from Romania, the conference was also a great opportunity to exchange ideas with our colleagues from Hungary and UK. |
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Izveštaj o kampanji Izvestilac: Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlović Udruženje škola stranih jezika Srbije sprovelo je kampanju pod nazivom „Zaustavite nekompetentnost i amaterizam“ u periodu od septembra do oktobra 2006. godine. Svrha kampanje je bila unapređenje kvaliteta usluga vezanih za učenje jezika, osnaživanje profesionalizma u ovoj oblasti, kao i borba protiv postupaka koji štete interesima korisnika jezičkih usluga. Šira javnost je obaveštena o sadržaju i ciljevima naše akcije putem apela objavljenog u visokotiražnim dnevnim novinama „Politika“ i „Blic“, kao i u časopisu „Mama“. Takođe, apel smo poslali i velikom broju državnih i lokalnih institucija, zajedno sa informacijama o prirodi odnosa između YALS-a i EAQUALS-a, te ulozi i pravima YALS-a kao pridruženog člana EAQUALS-a. Posle dužeg perioda intenzivnog lobiranja protiv YALS-a od strane nelojalnih konkurenata u Srbiji, YALS je zaključio da je krajnje vreme da reaguje i odbrani svoj integritet i prava svojih članova. Sa ciljem uspostavljanja i održavanja kvalitetnih usluga u oblasti nastave stranih jezika, YALS je apelovao na veliki broj institucija, firmi, kao i na širu javnost da se pridruže u borbi protiv nekompetentnosti i amaterizma. Kao prvi korak u toj borbi, YALS je zatražio ukidanje kriterijuma najniže cene kao odlučujućeg u tenderima za javne nabavke, ili pri selekciji pojedinačnih škola, budući da ovaj kriterijum u značajnoj meri isključuje kvalitet. Takođe, istaknuto je da YALS, kao neprofitna organizacija koja deluje javno i u interesu društva, funkcioniše u saglasnosti sa zakonom i državnim propisima, kao i sa pravilima na koje ga, kao pridruženog člana, obavezuje EAQUALS, te da će istrajati u svojoj borbi za kvalitet i profesionalizam da bi dao pozitivan doprinos u oblasti nastave stranih jezika, obrazovanja i razvoja društva uopšte. |
Report on by Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlovic The Association of Language Schools of Serbia conducted a campaign called “Stop Incompetence and Amateurism” in the period of September to October 2006. The purpose of the campaign was to promote the quality of language services in Serbia, strengthen professionalism in this field, as well as fight against acts harming the interests of language service users. The broader public was informed of the content and goals of our action by means of an appeal published in the high-circulation national dailies “Politika“ and Blic“, as well as magazine “Mama”. We also sent our appeal to a large number of state and local institutions, along with the information on the nature of relationship between YALS and EAQUALS, and the role and rights of YALS as EAQUALS associate member. After a long period of intensive anti-YALS lobbying by unfair competitors in Serbia, YALS concluded it was high time to react and defend its integrity and rights of its members. With the aim of establishing and maintaining quality services in foreign language teaching, YALS appealed to a large number of institutions, companies and the general public to join the fight against incompetence and amateurism. As the first step in such fight, YALS asked for cancelling of the lowest price criterion as the decisive one in public procurement tendering, or in selection of individual schools, since this criterion substantially disqualifies quality. It was also pointed out that YALS, as a non-profit organization, acting publicly and to the benefit of society, operates in accordance with law and state regulations, as well as with the rules to which it has been obligated by EAQUALS, as its associate member, and that it will persevere with its fight for quality and professionalism to make a positive contribution in the field of foreign language learning, education and development of society in general. |
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Ovaj bilten je zvanično izdanje Udruženja škola stranih jezika Srbije YALS. Bilten priredila Lingva, Valjevo. |
The newsletter is officialy published
by YALS Association of Language Schools of Serbia. Newsletter prepared by Lingva, Valjevo. |
