European Language Label Award

What is the goal of the EJCL?

• To promote high-quality innovative projects in the field of language education
• To inspire other teachers to adopt new language teaching methods
• To increase the motivation of pupils and students to study foreign languages
• To inspire language teaching professionals, teachers, school heads, school founders and other individuals in the field of language teaching through an online database of all award-winning projects by presenting “examples of good practice” in the field of language teaching.

How can I apply?

Implementers can submit their language projects in response to a Call announced by the Centre for International Cooperation in Education, generally at the beginning of the year. Only applications that are complete and have been properly entered and sent by the deadline will be evaluated. The application must contain sufficient and relevant information that meets the criteria and priorities set out in the Call for proposals.

General criteria:

• A project submitted for evaluation must meet both the general criteria set by the European Commission, as well as at least one of the European of national priorities.
• The project must be comprehensive in its approach. All the elements of the language project – from pupils/students to teachers, from methods to materials, should be geared to identifying and catering to the needs of pupils/students.
• The project should offer added value in its national context. This means a clear improvement in foreign language teaching and learning in terms of both quality and quantity. “Quantity” may apply to a project that promotes the study of a number of languages, particularly the less widely known ones, while “quality” may refer to the introduction of improved procedures approaches and methods.
• The project should motivate students and teachers to improve their language skills.
• The project should be original and creative. It should provide innovative approaches to the study of foreign languages, while at the same time ensuring the suitability of these approaches for a given group of pupils/students.
• The project should emphasise European principles. It should be adapted to Europe’s linguistic diversity and exploit these advantages – for example through cross-border cooperation. The project should activately promote intercultural understanding through language skills.
• The project should be transferable and represent a possible source of inspiration for language projects in institutions in the CR and abroad.