cefr and epl

COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES: OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES:

LEARNING, TEACHING AND LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT AND PORTFOLIO OF ASSESSMENT AND PORTFOLIO OF

EUROPEAN LANGUAGES.EUROPEAN LANGUAGES.

COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Organisation of intergovernmental cooperation

functions

Main Bodies:Committee of -Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Parliamentary AssemblyCouncil for Cultural Cooperation

The division of the linguistic policies

objectives

Fostering unity

Increasingconvergence

DefendingHuman Rights

Enhancing inter-communication

Retaining the diversity

Respecting for diversity and tolerance

Facilitating the mobility

Developing multilingual awarenessNew Education Project

COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE (CEFR)

PORTFOLIO OF EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

(EPL)

Common basis for the learning, teaching and evaluation of languages in Europe

Common European Framework of Reference

AIMS

Set reflection on what must be learned to do to use a language to communicate.

Define levels of proficiency, knowledge and skills to be developed to facilitate comparison between different educational systems and equivalence of certificates.

Suggest learning strategies, activities and tasks

FEATURES

•Addressed to national governments and teaching professionals

• It is a basic document teaching and learning languages

• Adopts the approach "focused on action"

• terminological consensus / common system certifications• Describes the language communication activities through the knowledge and communication skills, which are defined as: COMMON REFERENCE LEVELS

• Presents communicative objectives, content,tasks and methodology to acquire communicative competence• Advocates detailed and structured recommendations on the development of curricula• Analyzes the different assessment systems, presenting a detailed list of descriptors

• Encourages reflection on the factors thatinfluence the language learning

• Sets 6 levels common basic reference(A1,A2,B1,B2,C1 y C2)

KEY LINES

Niveles comunes de referencia del Marco Común Europeo

• The Framework defines the levels of language proficiency which let us check the progress of the students in each stage of learning and throughout his life (Lifelong Learning). This will be reflected in the European Language Portfolio (Passport, Language Biography, Dossier)

Usuario: Niveles comunes de referencia y su clasificación : se corresponde (en Francés e Inglés) con:

Basic UserA1 (Breakthrough, Acceso)

A2 (Waystage, Plataforma) Premiere Degré

Waystage

Independent UserB1 (Threshold, Umbral) Deuxième

Degré

DELF

Threshold Level

B2 (Vantage, Avanzado) First Certificate

Proficient UserC1 (Effective Operational Proficiency)

DALF

Advanced

C2 (Mastery- Maestría) Proficiency

TASKS

• Definition:Activation of specific skills strategies and use of communication skills to perform actions (activities resulting from interaction skills, expression, understanding and mediation) in a particular area for a specific purpose and specific results.

• Types: Task 'real life' and 'the classroom' (pedagogical) - Opposed to the practice exercises decontextualized formal aspects

EUROPEAN PORTFOLIO OF LANGUAGES

It is a personal document promoted by the Council of Europe, in which learning or have learned a language - whether at school or outside of it - can record their language learning experiences and cultures and reflect on them.

What is the EPL?

The Portfolio consists of 3 parts:

•Passport of languages

•Linguistic Biography

•Dossier

Doble Function:Pedagogical (promotes reflection and self-

assessment ability of the students, making them able to take responsibility for their own learning)

Informative or Register (illustrated student capabilities related to languages : their own and foreign)

What is the Portfolio for?

• To encourage everyone to learn more languages and to continue learning over a lifetime.

• To facilitate mobility in Europe through a clear and internationally recognizable language skills.

• To promote understanding and tolerance through knowledge of other languages and cultures.

Thank you very much

Mª Isabel Rodríguez MartínMariaI.Rodriguez@uclm.es