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Reflecting on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its Companion Volume

David Little, Neus Figueras (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
232 Seiten
2022
Multilingual Matters (Verlag)
978-1-80041-018-3 (ISBN)
CHF 61,90 inkl. MwSt
This book discusses the impact of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its Companion Volume 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.
The 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.

David Little is a Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He has been a regular contributor to the Council of Europe’s language education projects since the 1980s. In 2010, the National University of Ireland awarded him an honorary doctorate in recognition of his contribution to language education in Ireland and further afield. Neus Figueras coordinated the development of foreign language curricula and certificate examinations for adult language learners in the Catalan ministry of education in Spain for over 20 years. She has been involved in international projects and collaborated with the Council of Europe in the dissemination of the CEFR. She was one of the authors of the Manual for Relating Examinations to the CEFR (Council of Europe, 2009).

Acknowledgements

Contributors

David Little and Neus Figueras: Introduction



Part 1: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Past, Present and Future



David Little: Introduction



Chapter 1. Masashi Negishi: The Impact of The CEFR in Japan



Chapter 2. Margaret E. Malone: ACTFL and CEFR: Relationships, Influences and Looking Forward



Chapter 3. Brian North: The CEFR Companion Volume Project: What Has Been Achieved 



Part 2: The Action-oriented Approach: A Change of Paradigm?



David Little: Introduction



Chapter 4. John H.A.L. de Jong: The Action-oriented Approach and Language Testing: A Critical View



Chapter 5. Mark Levy and Neus Figueras: The Action-Oriented Approach in The CEFR and The CEFR Companion Volume: A Change of Paradigm(s)? A Case Study from Spain



Chapter 6. Constant Leung: Action-oriented Plurilingual Mediation: A Search for Fluid Foundations



Part 3: Plurilingualism, Plurilingual Education and Mediation 



David Little: Introduction



Chapter 7. Bessie Dendrinos: A Data-driven Curriculum with Mediation Descriptors for Plurilingual Education 



Chapter 8. Peter Lenz: Some Thoughts about the Testing of Mediation



Chapter 9. Déirdre Kirwan and David Little: Implementing Plurilingual Education: The Experience of an Irish Primary School



Part 4: Descriptors, Scales and Constructive Alignment



David Little: Introduction



Chapter 10. Armin Berger: Refining the Vertical Axis of the CEFR for Classroom Purposes: Local Reference Points



Chapter 11. Elaine Boyd: Commonality versus Localization in Curricula



Chapter 12. Elif Kantarcıoğlu: The CEFR Companion Volume and Mediation: An Assessment Perspective  



Part 5: Afterword



Chapter 13. Barry O’Sullivan: Making the CEFR Work: Considerations for a Future Roadmap



Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie New Perspectives on Language and Education
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 320 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik
ISBN-10 1-80041-018-2 / 1800410182
ISBN-13 978-1-80041-018-3 / 9781800410183
Zustand Neuware
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