Glottodrama Projects
Teaching foreign languages through Drama
Overview of the GLO-TOI project
Leonardo Da Vinci Transfer Of Innovation
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History of Glottodrama Projects
 2008-2009. Approval of a LLP Multilateral Project, 6 partners in 4 countries: Italy,
Greece, Romania,France. 24 trial classes in 4 countries. Final results of teaching
experiments . Production and publication of teaching materials and video
documentaries
 2010-2011. Approval of a LLP Dissemination Project involving 8 countries: Italy,
Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, France, Spain, Portugal. Final results of trial
classes in 4 new countries and publication of the Guide to Glottodrama method in
9 languages. Awarding of the prize “European Language Label for Languages”.
Starting of teachers’ training seminars in the framework of the LLP subprogrammes Comenius and Grundtvig.
 2012. Approval of the TOI project, Leonardo da Vinci «Transfer of innovation»
aimed at applying the method to 8 new languages . 2012 Ginco Award for best
quality Grundtvig training courses for teachers.
All Partners of Glottodrama projects 2008/2012
 Novacultur Srl, Rome, Italy
 Perugia Language School, Athens,
 University of Rome Tor Vergata,
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Rome, Italy
State School N.Mandela, Rome, Italy
CREI, Paris, France (in cooperation
with the University Sorbonne I)
Langues Plurielles, Paris, France
University of Bucharest, Romania
Fundatia EuroEd, Iasi, Romania
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Greece
Tömer University, Ankara, Turkey
Euroinform LTD, Sofia, Bulgaria
CIAL Centro de Lìnguas, Lisbon,
Portugal
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia,
Spain
in bold partners of GLO-TOI
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Main objectives of GLO-TOI
 Experiment the method with 8 new target languages as FL/L2:
English, Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian, Turkish, French, Spanish,
Portuguese
 Produce specific teaching materials published in a resource
book
 Disseminate the project’s results and outcome
 Set up a new European association in this field: EATALL,
European Association for Theatre &Drama applied to language
Learning
General features of the project
 Duration: 2 years. From 1st October 2012 to 30 September
2014. Probably an extension will be asked to December 2014.
 Target languages: English, Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian, Turkish,
French, Spanish, Portuguese
 6 workpackages : Management of the project (N.1),
Development of teaching experiments and materials (N.2),
Quality Plan (N.3), Dissemination (N.4), Exploitation 1 for
marketing courses and publications (N.5), Exploitation 2 to set
up EATALL association (N.6)
Workpackage 1 - Management
 What? Management of the project: financial and content
aspects. Monitoring of work in progress. Interim Report and
Final Report for NA. Individual reports for coordinator.
Organization of 3 General meetings of the partnership.
Organization of a European Conference in Rome. Management
of EATALL set up.
 Who? All the partners
 When? Interim Report 30.09.2013. Final Report 30.9.2014. 1st
Meeting December 2012. 2nd Meeting within December 2013.
Final meeting September 2014 together with the International
Conference.
Workpackage 3 - Quality Plan
Tools and Reports
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Progress Chart of tasks based on percentages of achievement.
Interim and Final Report Questionnaires for each partner
Individual budget spreadsheet (excel) for each partner
Time-sheet for staff work (based on days)
Logbooks: record of all evens related to the project life
Class registers: record of teaching experiments’ content
Confidential area of the official web-site for upload and
download internal documents.
 Mini web-sites
 Video-recording of teaching activities
Worckpackage 2 - Development
 What? Development of teaching experiments. Recruitment and
assessment of students both for pilot and control classes (15
students each). 90 hours tuition employing 2 teachers
(Language&Drama). Tuition. Training for teachers*.Progress and
final language and communicative evaluation: questionnaires,
language testing, final performances. Comparison of results. Videorecording and editing of Glottodrama documentary with sub-titles in
Communicative
8 languages. Selection, editing
and publishing of a Resource Book
performance
for each language.
 Who? All the partners
 When? Deadline 30.9.2013. Possible extension 30.11.2013.
* See additional Comenius/Grundtvig opportunities
Workpackage 4 - Dissemination
 What? Spread out information about the Glottodrama project and method.
Organisation of 9 Press-conferences addressed to media, stakeholders and
educational professionals on the Glottodrama method's pedagogical benefits and
on the EATALL association. Organisation of a European conference on Drama &
Theatre applied to Foreign Language Teaching in Rome (2014). An event aimed
also at the presentation of the EATALL association. Editing and publishing in
English of the conference proceedings. Implementation of the partners’ mini
web-sites on the Glottodrama Project in the local languages. Printing and
distribution of promotional materials (leaflets and posters).
 Who? All the partners.
 When? General dissemination activities will take place during all the eligible
period (2012/2014). All press-conferences and other events will take places in
2014 after the development phase unless it is necessary to anticipate them.
Implementation of mini-web sites within June 2013.
Workpackage 5 - Exploitation 1 Commercialization
 What? Terms and procedures to commercialize Glottodrama
courses and teaching materials. A General Agreement inside the
partnership will be signed regarding the exploitation of project
results and to rule the intellectual property rights. All the partners
will be entitled to commercialize in their countries courses based on
the "Multilanguage Glottodrama Teaching Kit" and on the project's
publications (Resource Books in 8 languages + a Resource Book in
Italian already published within a previous project). This will be
done according to the principles of preserving the method’s
pedagogical integrity and assuring professionalism in its practical
application.
 Who? All the partners.
 When? Starting January 2014 and ending September 2014.
Workpackage 5 - Exploitation 2 EATALL
 What? Set up of a European Association for Theatre & Drama
Applied to Language Learning, EATALL, based in Rome. Organization
of a Promoting Committee and of a Scientific Board. Legal constitution.
Implementation of the association web site and publication of a newsletter.
Promotional campaign based on web resources and on local actions of the
partnership. This action is aimed at assuring long lasting effects to the project, at
involving professionals and institutions beyond the boarders of the consortium
and at supporting the project’s sustainability after the contractual period. Active
participation in some language events: Expolingua Berlin (October 2014),
Expolangue Paris (February 2014), Salon de la Ensenanza (March 2014) and
Expolingua Lisbon (October 2014).
 Who? All the partners with a particular contribution asked to
Euroinform and Universidad Politecnica.
 When? Starting September 2013 and ending September 2014.
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