Anne Maljers is currently the head of the branch office of the European Platform in The Hague. Specialised in European co-operation and communication, she has held different positions with the National Agency for Internationalisation of Dutch Education since 1993. Since 1996 one of her main fields of interest has been content and language integrated learning in both the Netherlands and other European countries. She is involved in different national and European projects concerning CLIL and co-ordinates the national network of CLIL schools, as well as the European network for plurilingual education, EuroCLIC.

David Marsh specializes in languages and communication at UNICOM of the Continuing Education centre, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He is a specialist in applied linguistics having worked and lectured on issues relating to language learning and intercultural communication in Australasia, Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia. Since 1990 he has given specific attention to aspects of bilingual education, carrying out research and producing a range of articles, books, films and Internet tools on differing types of language-enhanced education.

Do Coyle is currently postgraduate Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Nottingham. She is co-director of the Centre for Research into Second and Foreign Language Pedagogy and initiated the BILD Programme - the only initial teacher training course for bilingual education in the UK (Geography, History and Science through the medium of French and German). She is involved in a variety of European CLIL projects including a CLIL Lingua A project for teacher training. Her post-doctoral research is in the field of bilingual education and she has written widely on this subject. As well as training modern language and BILD teachers, she also teaches on in-service and higher degree courses in CLIL, teacher education and reflective practice. Do's current research focuses on strategic classrooms and she has set up the first Teaching Observatory using interactive technology between the university and a state comprehensive school with a thriving bilingual section. She believes CLIL should be an entitlement for all learners.

Aini-Kristiina Hartiala works as a researcher on behalf of the CLIL Research & Development Team, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Having previously worked as a class teacher at primary level she has been heavily involved with CLIL through French in Finnish mainstream education, and over the past six years with in-service CLIL teacher training programmes. Her PhD (2000) focuses on CLIL teachers' professional expertise and the effectiveness of in-service teacher development programmes.

Bruce Marsland

Bruce Marsland specialises in applied linguistics, and has worked with CLIL as a teacher, teacher trainer, lecturer, and projects coordinator. Since 1997 he has been actively involved in CLIL project implementation and in-service teacher development programmes at, and on behalf of, the University of Jyväskylä. His experience also includes working as a teacher at two secondary-level English Language Medium Schools in Bulgaria. His current interest is the practical application of vocational language skills, and he currently works as an adviser on language issues for Nokia in Finland.

Formerly a teacher of English in Secondary Education, Dr. Carmen Pérez Vidal is currently Associate Professor in the English Section at the Department of Translation and Philology at the Pompeu Fabra (UPF) University. In this university, she has recently set up and directed a new Language Unit under Programa d’ensenyament d’idiomes in which 7 languages are taught, mainly to university students. She is also ViceDirector of the initial Teacher Education Course for future teachers of English, Curs de Qualificació Pedagògica, run at the UPF as a pilot project in Catalonia. The course includes a CLIL module, in an unprecedented initiative to introduce Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in the current panorama of teacher education in Catalonia. She has also assessed the local authorities in launching a new programme to introduce a CLIL approach in secondary education, and published on the issue of CLIL in Teacher education. She has been an officialy appointed teacher trainer for the local administration since 1985, and has being actively involved in diverse universtiy-run teacher training programmes (diplomas and masters’ degrees).

Dr. Pérez is linked to the European Language Council’s Thematic Network Project in the Area of Languages since its birth, as a member of the Scientific Committee of Subproject 6: ‘Teacher Training and Bilingual Education’ which develops and promotes CLIL. Her research interests are within the field of foreing language acquisition and bilingualism, topics which she also teaches.

Prof. Dr. Dieter Wolff, chair foreign language teaching, at the University of Wuppertal, Germany. Research interests: New Technologies and language teaching, bilingual education, learner autonomy, second language comprehension. Publications: Seven books and about 150 articles on language learning issues. Last book publication: Fremdsprachenlernen in der Wissensgesellschaft. München: Hueber 1999 (together with Bernd Rüschoff). Implementation of the first programme for the training of teachers in content-based language learning in Germany. Development of several CD-ROMs for language learning. Head of department, Dean of faculty, pro-vicechancellor at the University of Wuppertal. Editor of "Neusprachliche Mitteilungen", most widely circulated language teaching journal in Germany, board member of "CALL" and "Applied Linguistics".

 

The European Platform for Dutch Education is officially a foundation (Dutch, Stichting) created by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science to act as the administrative body which would implement a number of activities aimed at increasing European awareness in Dutch primary and secondary schools as well as teacher training institutions. The Platform is the National Agency of Socrates, but also administrates a number of nationally funded European awareness programmes, including content and language integrated learning in the Netherlands.

The Platform co-ordinates the national network of clil-schools and has since 1993 supported Dutch schools, published information about them, and helped them to form networks, develop materials, and overcome legal and organisational obstacles. It co-operates with may actors in the field, like publishers and teacher training institutions.

On a European level, the Platform has been involved in different European projects, including the publication ‘Teaching content through a foreign language’ (1995), the Conference on bilingual networks’, (Harlem, 1996), Ceilink (1998) and VocTalk (1999). Through these, it formed many contacts with experts in the field in other European countries. In 1997 with the support of Socrates – Lingua it has in close co-operation with the University of Jyväskylä set up EuroCLIC, the European Network for Plurilingual Education (http://www.euroclic.net). The network has some 1,800 members in 45 European countries that are one way or another concerned with, participating in or interested in content and language integrated learning.

UnICom is a new generation expert group that combines research-driven expertise with practical know-how so as to achieve solid and sustainable outcomes. Based at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, it acts as a bridge between applied research expertise and working life needs, and has evolved as a key centre of excellence in various fields including Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL).

Physically located in the Finnish cities of Jyväskylä and Helsinki, with liaison services in Brussels, UnICom operates through a set of internationally-based stakeholder networks possessing expertise in the fields of education, communication, organizational and human resource development, and mobility management.

UnICom’s services and solutions are characterized by the development of workable processes that lead to achievable outcomes. Following key principles of quality control, these are realized through teaching & training programmes, mapping & applied research, consultancy and foresight scanning. Examples of these activities in the field of CLIL can be found in the products section of this site.

The University of Nottingham is amongst Britain's leading universities with one of the largest Faculties of Education. The Education Faculty is also linked with the National College for School Leadership and the National Education Staff Development Centre- both housed on the campus. It has an international reputation for innovation and is currently the major national Higher Education provider for CLIL training at pre- and in-service as well as Masters Degree level. It also supports a growing number of doctoral students who are working in the CLIL field. The university co-ordinates a variety of national CLIL school-based projects and European initiatives in which CLIL plays a prominent role, regularly hosting visitors to the BILD Centre from overseas who are interested in CLIL. The university prides itself on its active participation in a variety of CLIL networks throughout the world and is committed being a major player in the expansion of CLIL on a national and international scale.

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