Vabiola is an international cooperation and sharing project for the promotion and recognition of the linguistic and intercultural journeys of students aged 6 to 18. In the dynamic of the European Education and Training Area, the project is supported by the Erasmus+ France agency—which has funded the project since November 2021. It was labeled PFUE (French Presidency of the European Union).
Based on the recommendations of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), the Vabiola partnership aims to offer a modernised version of the ELP (European Language Portfolio) by giving it a new digital dimension to promote collective awareness of the benefits of plurilingualism and to encourage parental involvement, particularly those parents furthest from school and the language(s) of schooling.
Resulting from the alliance of the expertise of 6 partners: the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes academic region (DRAREIC, CASNAV, EAFC), INSPE Lyon 1 University, the Aosta Valley Education Department,, the Dulala association, Aveiro University, Thessaloniki University, Arteveldehogeschool in Ghent, the partnership also includes an associated partner: the Bilingualism Matters association. The partners are committed to producing specific outputs, by November 2024:
– a teaching guide providing an overview of the portfolio approach in taking multilingualism into account among pupils in Europe;
– an app adapted to smartphones to promote students’ plurilingual and pluricultural backgrounds
– a training and support module for using the application.
