IPTS workshop on ICTs for learning the host country language by adult migrants in the EU Seville 1-2 October 2009 1

Welcome and Introduction

Clara CentenoInformation Society Unit, ICTAS Action Leader

Workshop on ICTs for learning the host country's language by adult migrants in the EU Seville, 1-2 October 2009

The views expressed by the authors are not necessarily those of the EC

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IPTS: Part of DG JRC of the EC: 7 Research Institutes across Europe

Mission: “to provide customer-driven support to the EU policy-making process by researching science-based responses to policy challenges that have both a socio-economic as well as a scientific or technological dimension”

Institute for Prospective Technological Studies

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International Digital Economy Analysis• Analysing the European ICT and Content industries• Applied econometric analysis of the Digital Economy

Techno-economic Impacts Enabling Societal Change • Role of ICT in digital identity and information search • ICT for Health and Quality of Life

Socio-Economic Analysis on the potential of ICT for Learning, Skilling and Inclusion

• ICT for cultural diversity and socio-economic inclusion • ICT for Learning, Creativity and Skills

The Information Society Unit

ICT for addressing key European challengesre-start economic growth, ensure long-term competitiveness,

fight unemployment and reinforce social cohesion

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IPTS research on ICT for Learning, Creativity and Skills

Policy background• Customer:

– DG Education and Culture– Unit A1: Lifelong learning: contribution to the Lisbon process

• Policy context: – “Updated strategic framework for European Cooperation in education and training”, May 2009. Key objectives:

• making lifelong learning and mobility a reality• improving the quality and efficiency of education and training• promoting equity, social cohesion and active citizenship; and, • enhancing creativity and innovation, including entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and training

–“New Skills for New Jobs - Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs” . Dec 2008

=> ICT has an important role to play in the achievement of these objectives

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IPTS research on ICT for Learning, Creativity and Skills

• Ongoing research:

– The impact of Web 2.0 on Education & Training in EU (2008-2009)

– Innovation and learning in the new ICT-facilitated learning communities

(2008-2009)

– Innovation and creativity in national learning objectives in EU (2009-2010)

– Foresight: Future skills for future jobs in 2020 (2009-2010)

• Planned studies (2010-):

– Training structures and practices for acquiring new (digital) skills for

teachers in a lifelong learning context

– Teachers networks and communities of practice

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IPTS research on ICT & Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities

Policy background• Key Customers:

– DG Information Society (INFSO), Unit H3: ICT for inclusion– DG Justice, Liberty, Security (JLS), Unit B1: Migration and Integration– Also interest from DG EAC, DG SANCO, DG EMPL

• Policy context: – 2006 Riga e-Inclusion Declaration & 2008 e-Inclusion Initiative

“§ 24 … improving the possibilities for economic and social participation and integration, creativity and entrepreneurship of immigrants and (ethnic) minorities by stimulating their participation in the information society

– Immigration and Integration policies

=> IPTS research aims• evidence of positive ICT contribution, initiatives, drivers, barriers?• impact of ICT on socio-economic inclusion of IEM?• policy opportunities and options?

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Past research:

1. ICT for social and economic participation and integration of IEM

– mapping 120 initiatives EU 27; country reports and 12 case studies in FR, GE,

SP, UK

2. The usage of social computing by IEM

3. Immigrants, domiciliary care jobs and ICT (GE, IT, SP, UK)

4. State of the art of socio-economic research about ICT and IEM in Europe

On-going research (2009-):

1. ICTs for learning the host country's language by adult migrants in the EU

Workshop Oct. 1-2 2009

Study on NL and SE (Oct. 09 -> Feb 10)

2. ICT in domiciliary care delivery and migrant care workers (recruitment / QoS)

3. Role of ICT for employability and social engagement of youth at risk

4. ICT for migrants community on www.ePractice.eu

IPTS research on ICT & Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities

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Project: ICTs for learning the host country's language by adult migrants in the EU (Oct 2009-Feb 2010)

• Aim: to provide evidence and understanding of the use of ICTs in

guided L2 learning by adult migrants in Europe, its benefits and

possibly shortcomings and opportunities for future developments.

• Coverage: Two countries – the Netherlands and Sweden

• Research questions for the two selected countries:– Policy framework and the organisational context of L2 education of adult

migrants?

– ICT applications actually being used?

– Drivers and barriers of ICTs use?

– Which results are achieved by using ICTs what is their broader impact?

– Which use is made of ICTs by the L2 courses' students to engage with life in their

host community, before and during the courses?

– Which are the opportunities for enhancing the contribution of ICTs?

– Which policy measures would be needed?

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Objectives of the workshop

To discuss and get feedback from experts on:

–Challenges of L2 learning by adult migrants

–Current initiatives of L2 for migrant using ICTs

–Opportunities offered by ICTs in the domain of L2 for migrant

and their potential to address the challenges identified

–Challenges faced by ICT initiatives

–Policy implications

–Further research needs

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http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/EAP/eInclusion.htmlhttp://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/EAP/eLearning.html

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