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Author: Keith Morrow
Publisher: OXFORD University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780194309509
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHelping learners to learn: portfolios, self-assessment, and strategy instruction - The CEF in course design and in teacher education - Finding out what learners can do - Designing syllabus and materials.
Author: Brian North
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 488
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKScales describing language proficiency in a series of levels can provide orientation for educational programmes, criteria for assessment, and reporting to stakeholders. However, in most cases such instruments are produced just by expert opinion. A scale of language proficiency actually implies a descriptive scheme related to theory but usable by practitioners. It also implies a methodology for scaling content to different levels. This book describes the use of both qualitative and quantitative techniques to develop scales for the «Common Reference Levels» in the Common European Framework of Reference for modern languages. Short stand-alone descriptors were (i) developed and classified, (ii) refined and elaborated in workshops, and then (iii) scaled by analyzing the judgments of one hundred teachers on the English language proficiency of the learners in their classes.
Author: Lynda Taylor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-08-25
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 0521736706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn up-to-date review of the relevant literature on assessing speaking.
Author: David Little
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2022-03-02
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1800410212
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and its Companion Volume have established themselves as an indispensable reference point for all aspects of second and foreign language education. This book discusses the impact of the CEFR on curricula, teaching/learning and assessment in a wide range of educational contexts, identifies challenges posed by the Companion Volume and sheds light on areas that require further research and development. Particular attention is paid to three features of the two documents: their action-oriented approach, their focus on plurilingualism, and the potential of their scales and descriptors to support the alignment of curricula, teaching/learning and assessment. The book suggests a way forward for future engagement with the CEFR, taking account of new developments in applied linguistics and related disciplines.
Author: Inge Bartning
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1446669939
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has become the yardstick for teaching and testing language skills in Europe and elsewhere. Yet little is known about the relationships between the communicative levels established using the can-do statements of the CEFR and the developmental stages of grammatical and lexical development described by Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research. This book presents empirical research by members of the SLATE network (Second Language Acquisition and Testing in Europe), aimed at bridging this gap. The studies deal with several target languages, including Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Italian, Norwegian and Spanish, with adult, adolescent and child learners in both formal and informal contexts.
Author: Armin Berger
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2022-02-03
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 3030792412
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume presents a systematic approach to developing advanced English language competence at tertiary level. It includes the reflections of experienced language teachers and teacher-researchers in the English Language Competence programme at the University of Vienna and provides examples of good practice, amalgamating teaching expertise and research with aspects of curriculum design and programme management. The book addresses a growing academic and professional interest in understanding advanced language learning and use. To date, research has tended to investigate advanced proficiency from a specific theoretical viewpoint, for example cognition, psycholinguistic processing strategies, or the assumption of a critical period or the age factor. In contrast, this work examines advanced proficiency from a curricular and instructional perspective by providing a profile of advanced-level language development in a specific institutional context. It brings together three areas of language education: curriculum design, pedagogical practice, and research. Within this triangle, advanced English language education is the focus or, conversely, advanced English language education provides the lens through which links between curriculum design, teaching, and research can be established.
Author: Brian North
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-07-10
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1107414598
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume gives an overview of the impact of the CEFR on teaching and assessment, as well as the extensive debate surrounding the framework.
Author: Enrica Piccardo
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2019-07-24
Total Pages: 475
ISBN-13: 1788924363
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents the background to the current shift in language education towards action-oriented/action-based teaching, and provides a theorization of the Action-oriented Approach (AoA). It discusses the concepts and theories that paved the way for the AoA and explores their relevance for the way language education is conceived and implemented in the classroom. In the process, it revisits the concept of competence and discusses the dynamic notions of mediation and plurilingualism. The authors explain the way in which the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and its recent update, the CEFR Companion Volume, broaden the scope of language education, in particular in relation to the actional turn. The book provides scholars and practitioners with a research-informed description of the AoA, explains its implications for curriculum planning, teaching and assessment, and elaborates on its pedagogical implications.
Author: Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation. Education Committee. Modern Languages Division
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001-02-22
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780521005319
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book contains descriptor scales which describe the linguistic skills needed by language learners to become competent speakers of another language.
Author: Neil Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-08-28
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1107641721
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This volume describes 20 years of work at Cambridge English to develop multilingual assessment frameworks and presents useful guidance of good practice. It covers the development of the ALTE Framework and 'Can Do' project, work on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and the linking of the Cambridge English exam levels to it, Asset Languages - a major educational initiative for UK schools, and the European Survey on Language Competences, co-ordinated by Cambridge English for the European Commission. It proposes a model for the validity of assessment within a multilingual framework and, while illustrating the constraints which determined the approach taken to each project, makes clear recommendations on methodological good practice. It also explores and looks forward to the further extension of assessment frameworks to encompass a model for multilingual education. Key features of the volume include: - a clear and comprehensive explanation of several major multilingual projects - combination of theoretical insights and practical advice - discussion of the interpretation and use of the CEFR. Multilingual Frameworks is a rich source of information on key issues in the development and use of multilingual proficiency frameworks. As such, it will be a valuable reference work for academics, education policy-makers and examination board personnel. It is also a useful resource for postgraduate students of language assessment and for practitioners, and any stakeholders seeking to gain a clearer picture of the issues involved with cross-language assessment frameworks"--
