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over processes. The main idea worth retaining is that L T E has to confront<br />

conditions which are peculiar to the context in which it is located.As a<br />

result of globalization or Europeanization, L T E is ”engaged” in diverse<br />

directions: the promotion of international English <strong>and</strong> other major<br />

languages, the maintenance <strong>and</strong> revitalization of lesser used heritage or<br />

community education. This brings together first language <strong>and</strong> additional<br />

language development within a framework of international mobility <strong>and</strong><br />

citizenship.<br />

II. The framework of L T E<br />

The framework of L T E provision can include stages, sectors, types<br />

<strong>and</strong> modes of provision. The stages display pre-service education (as part<br />

of the first degree or as a post-graduate certificate), on-the-job education or<br />

in-service education (also called continuing professional development). The<br />

sectors highlight the following levels: pre-school, primary, secondary,<br />

higher education, vocational or informal education.<br />

The status of L T E provision can also vary. It can be an accredited<br />

professional award for a particular country (teaching Spanish/Romanian in<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong>/France etc), a general qualification for TESOL or a non-awardbearing.<br />

The length of a provision or its format can be different: from 1-day<br />

seminars, conferences, short courses, undergraduate programmes higher<br />

degrees, to post-graduate <strong>and</strong> PhD programmes. The modes of provision<br />

can send to direct contact, open learning, blended learning (including webbased<br />

components). The providers belong to all the levels implided in the<br />

education system: higher education – language departments or language<br />

centres, teachers as mentors or tutors <strong>and</strong> trainers, national or local<br />

authorities, accredited agencies, private consultants, international<br />

organizers – British Council or the American Cultural Centre, professional<br />

associations (like RoMeAs - The Romanian Association of Mentors), etc.<br />

Last but not least, the receivers belong to several categories: students<br />

preparing to become teachers, teachers themselves, teacher educators,<br />

members of the schoolmanagement. teams, regional <strong>and</strong> national decisionmakers.<br />

III. The range of L T E<br />

The range of L T E provision is also varied. It can support language<br />

teachers in respect of:<br />

� new curricula <strong>and</strong> examinations;<br />

� proficiency in language;<br />

� pedagogy, assessment <strong>and</strong> evolution;<br />

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