Belgium_Grundtvig Project

Preliminary project title	Language Teaching and Social Integration
Main activity	Active for over twenty years in the social sector in Namur (Belgium), Vis à Vis association has developed many support programs, training and support for vulnerable people and under qualified adult. The mains objectives of our actions is first to bring the person to regain a position of autonomy and second, offer a conducive environment to personal development and social integration. Since 2010, Vis à Vis association has developed French courses for immigrants adults 18+ living in Namur’s province who want to learn cultural codes and integration with respect for diversity, "living together" and intercultural mediation and education. The birth of this project comes from the call of the Department of Social Action by the Service Public de Wallonie. We want to get into a participatory approach in which the person is a responsible actor and equal partner.
Institution	Our project is supported by Région Wallonne and Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles. Vis à Vis is a private association  (non-profit institution) Rue de l’Etoile 5, 5000 Namur Belgium Tel : 081/23 10 05 Fax : 081/ 26 04 73 www.visavis.be  President: DEGODENNE Michel Director: TATON Béatrice (taton@visavis.be)
Partner description	We would like to work with others associations who teach the language of their host country with “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages” and lead intercultural activities with immigrant adults 18+ in order to develop social and local integration.
Expertise offered	Vis à Vis association leads many actions and events of information, support and training that are part of a dynamic social cohesion. That training activities aimed at integration and social autonomy of citizen. We use the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages : Learning, Teaching, Assessment” as tools for our French courses and once a year we prepare our students for the official French certificate, in June, at the Alliance Française (www.alliancefr.be/) in Brussels. Our association has also been participating in the activation and development of French Language Platform in Namur, the capital of Wallonia. The objective is to construct an official identity French Language sector in regard to Literacy sector. This platform used to share goods practices, tools and take new ideas in French Language teaching with other partners who work with the same public in Namur. Finally, We cooperate very frequently with local authorities and others associations which propagate respect, diversity, "living together" and intercultural mediation and education. For example, we participate to radio emissions from the Center Intercultural Action in Namur three times a year.
Learning Objectives	-Promotion and application of the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages” and officials certifications in learning language of the host country for immigrant adults 18+ in order to develop social and local integration. -Sharing goods practices, tools and new ideas about language teaching with other partners who work and the same public in others countries in Europe.