Οι θέσεις της Ευρώπης για την εκμάθηση ξένων γλωσσών

Είναι γνωστό, τόσο στο Υπουργείο Παιδείας της Ελλάδας όσο και στους κύκλους της ξενόγλωσσης εκπαιδευτικής κοινότητας, πως οι ξένες γλώσσες έχουν σήμερα μια καίρια θέση στα σχολικά προγράμματα σπουδών όλης της Ευρώπης. Αυτό είναι αποτέλεσμα μεταξύ άλλων και της συστηματικής προώθησης της πολλαπλογλωσσίας των Ευρωπαίων από το Συμβούλιο της Ευρώπης, αλλά και από την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή, η οποία υποστηρίζει ένθερμα την ιδέα μιας πολύγλωσσης Ευρώπης–μιας Ευρώπης που να σέβεται όλες τις γλώσσες όλων των λαών της και τα γλωσσικά δικαιώματα των πολιτών που ζούνε σε αυτές.
Από το 2002 αρκετά προγράμματα της ΕΕ έχουν συμβάλλει στην προώθηση της πολυγλωσσίας και έχουν υποστηρίξει ουσιαστικά την ξενόγλωσση εκπαίδευση στο σχολείο από πολύ νεαρή ηλικία. Στο πλαίσιο των σχετικών προγραμμάτων,έχουν δοθεί συγκεκριμένες οδηγίες, συστάσεις και οικονομικά κίνητρα στα κράτη-μέλη ώστε να εισάγουν τη διδασκαλία ξένων γλωσσών από πολύ νωρίς,ενώ δημοσιεύουν ερευνητικά πορίσματα που τεκμηριώνουν ότι η εκμάθηση της ξένης γλώσσας επιδρά θετικά στη σχολική επίδοση των παιδιών και στην προσωπική και την κοινωνική τους ανάπτυξη. Εξάλλου, όπως σημειώνεται και στην ιστοσελίδα της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής
(http:// ec.europa.eu/education/languages),είναι εξαιρετικά σημαντικό το παιδί να αρχίσει να μαθαίνει και άλλες γλώσσες παράλληλα με τη
μητρική του από νωρίς διότι «στην πρώιμη παιδική ηλικία μορφοποιούνται οι καθοριστικές συμπεριφορές απέναντι στις άλλες γλώσσες και τους πολιτισμούς, ενώ τίθενται τα θεμέλια για το πώς θα μάθει το παιδί […]. Οι νεαροί μαθητές αρχίζουν να καταλαβαίνουν σιγά-σιγά την αξία και τις επιρροές του δικού τους πολιτισμού, ενώ αρχίζουν να εκτιμούν και το ξένο,το διαφορετικό […] και ταυτόχρονα αποκτούν μια πιο ευρεία αντίληψη του κόσμου και της πραγματικότητας γύρω τους […]».

Young Learners

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Kidzone

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Κρατικό Πιστοποιητικό Γλωσσομάθειας – ΚΠΓ

Θεσμοθέτηση του ΚΠΓ

Το Κρατικό Πιστοποιητικό Γλωσσομάθειας (ΚΠΓ) θεσμοθετήθηκε με τον Ν. 2740/99 (ΦΕΚ186-Α) και το 2002 το Υπουργείο Παιδείας ανέθεσε το σχεδιασμό του συνολικού συστήματος εξετάσεων και πιστοποίησης γλωσσομάθειας σε επταμελή Κεντρική Εξεταστική Επιτροπή (ΚΕΕ) πανεπιστημιακών με εξειδίκευση στην επιστήμη της ξενόγλωσσης εκπαίδευσης.

Η σχετική νομοθεσία προβλέπει πως στις εξετάσεις έχουν δικαίωμα να λάβουν μέρος Έλληνες πολίτες ή ομογενείς, πολίτες της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης ή αλλοδαποί που ζουν, εκπαιδεύονται και εργάζονται στην Ελλάδα ή εκτός αυτής. Προϋπόθεση για τη συμμετοχή τους είναι η βασική γνώση της Ελληνικής.

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https://rcel2.enl.uoa.gr/kpg/gr_A_Level.htm

https://rcel2.enl.uoa.gr/kpg/gr_B_Level.htm

https://rcel2.enl.uoa.gr/kpg/gr_C_Level.htm

Queen Elizabeth

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926)[a] is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

Elizabeth was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Andrew, Duke of York; and Edward, Earl of Wessex.

When her father died in February 1952, she became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. She has reigned through major constitutional changes, such as devolution in the United Kingdom, Canadian patriation, and the decolonisation of Africa. Between 1956 and 1992, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence and realms, including South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (renamed Sri Lanka), became republics. Her many historic visits and meetings include a state visit to the Republic of Ireland and visits to or from five popes. Significant events have included her coronation in 1953 and the celebrations of her Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilees in 1977, 2002, and 2012 respectively. In 2017, she became the first British monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee. She is the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch as well as the world’s longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state, the oldest and longest-reigning current monarch and the longest-serving current head of state.

Elizabeth has occasionally faced republican sentiments and press criticism of the royal family, in particular after the breakdown of her children’s marriages, her annus horribilis in 1992 and the death in 1997 of her former daughter-in-law Diana, Princess of Wales. However, support for the monarchy has consistently been and remains high, as does her personal popularity.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II#/media/File:Queen_Elizabeth_II_in_March_2015.jpg

The British Museum

Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history. Enjoy a unique comparison of the treasures of world cultures under one roof, centred around the magnificent Great Court.

World-famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon sculptures, and Egyptian mummies are visited by up to six million visitors per year. In addition to the vast permanent collection, the museum’s special exhibitions, displays and events are all designed to advance understanding of the collection and cultures they represent.

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United Kingdom

 

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with a sovereign state‍—‌the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.

The UK is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 1952, making her the longest-serving current head of state. The United Kingdom’s capital and largest city is London, a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million. Other major urban areas in the UK include the conurbations centred on Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Liverpool.

 

 

The United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Their capitals are London, Belfast, Edinburgh, and Cardiff respectively. Apart from England, the countries have devolved administrations, each with varying powers.The nearby Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the UK, being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation. The medieval conquest and subsequent annexation of Wales by the Kingdom of England, followed by the union between England and Scotland in 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the union in 1801 of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922, leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There are fourteen British Overseas Territories, the remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in the 1920s, encompassed almost a quarter of the world’s land mass and was the largest empire in history. British influence can be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies.

The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world’s fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest economy by purchasing power parity. It has a high-income economy and has a very high Human Development Index, ranking 14th in the world. It was the world’s first industrialised country and the world’s foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The UK remains a great power, with considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and is sixth in military expenditure in the world. It has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946. It has been a leading member state of the European Union (EU) and its predecessor, the European Economic Community (EEC), since 1973; however, a referendum in 2016 resulted in 51.9% of UK voters favouring leaving the European Union, and the country’s exit is being negotiated. The United Kingdom is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7, the G20, NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Interpol and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Πανελλήνιες Εξετάσεις – Ειδικό μάθημα Αγγλικά

ΜΗΧΑΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΥΠΟΨΗΦΙΟΥ
ΣΧΟΛΕΣ ΜΕ ΕΙΔΙΚΟ ΜΑΘΗΜΑ

Στο Μηχανογραφικό Δελτίο των πανελληνίων εξετάσεων, βρίσκεται και ένα πλήθος σχολών, για την εισαγωγή στις οποίες απαιτείται η εξέταση σε κάποιο ειδικό μάθημα. Το πλήθος όπως και το είδος των ειδικών μαθημάτων διαφοροποιείται ανάλογα με τη σχολή και τις απαιτήσεις της φοίτησης σε αυτήν.

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