Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. 1 Introduction – Quality and Equity in Education: The Council of Europe Vision 1
5. 2 What Do I Need to Know about ‘Quality’ and ‘Equity’ in Education? 21
6. 3 What Do I Need to Know about Plurilingual-and- Intercultural and Democratic Competences? 35
7. 4 What Do I Need to Know and What Can I Do about the Role Language Plays in Supporting Quality and Equity in Education? 46
8. 5 What Do I Need to Know about Language as a Tool for Learning-and-Teaching and Assessing When Teaching Competences for Democratic Culture and Intercultural Competences? 64
9. 6 What Do I Need to Know and Do to Ensure that My Own Subject Contributes to Learners’ Plurilingual, Intercultural and Democratic Competences? 85
10. 7 What Do I Need to Know about Quality and Equity in the Assessment of Plurilingual, Intercultural and Democratic Competences and the Use of Portfolios? 114
11. 8 What is My Role and Responsibility as a Language Teacher in Developing Language (and Other) Skills for Learning Across the Curriculum? 136
12. 9 The Special Case of Education for Migrants: Children 156
13. 10 Education for Integration: The Case of Adult Migrants 180
14. 11 As the Leader of a Language-Friendly Educational Institution, What Do I Need to Know about Policymaking for Language and Literacy Education in a Coherent Whole-School Approach? 203
15. Summary 227
16. Appendix: The Council of Europe 229
17. Index 234