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Regional Language and Culture Studies: Redefining the Discipline
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Holman, Don – Applied Language Learning, 2021
Whereas major research universities may accommodate programs of study in Arabic, Chinese, or Persian, regional universities and liberal arts colleges have struggled to adapt to a wider and more complex array of world languages and literatures in the 21st century. Many have been forced to choose between radically restructuring or closing programs…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Modern Languages, College Second Language Programs
The Underlying Action-Oriented and Task-Based Approach of the CEFR and Its Implementation in Language Testing and Assessment at University
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Fischer, Johann – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
The underlying methodological approach of the CEFR is defined as being "action-oriented" and task-based (Council of Europe. 2001. "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment." Cambridge University Press: 9), although it explicitly leaves room for a variety of approaches, since the CEFR…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Rating Scales, Guidelines
The "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages," the European Language Portfolio, and Language Teaching/Learning at University: An Argument and Some Proposals
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Little, David – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
I begin this article by briefly explaining why I think CercleS should encourage university language centres to align their courses and assessment with the proficiency levels of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR) and why they should use a version of the European Language Portfolio (ELP) to support the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Second Language Programs, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Using the ELP as a Basis for Self- and Peer Assessment When Selecting "Best" Work in Modern-Language Degree Programmes
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Dalziel, Fiona; Davies, Gillian; Han, Amy – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
The European Language Portfolio (ELP) was designed as a tool that "supports reflective learning and fosters the development of learner autonomy" (Little 2009, "The European Language Portfolio: Where pedagogy and assessment meet". Strasbourg: Council of Europe.…
Descriptors: Modern Languages, Undergraduate Students, Portfolios (Background Materials), Second Language Learning
Applying the Writing Scales of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" to the New HSK Test of Proficiency in Chinese: Realities, Problems and Some Suggestions for Chinese Language Teachers and Learners
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Hsiao, Ya Ping; Broeder, Peter – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This article explores levels of proficiency in Chinese with reference to the new HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) Chinese Proficiency Test and the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR). Special attention is given to learning and teaching the writing of Chinese characters and the use of Pinyin, a phonetic Romanization…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Tests, Chinese, Language Proficiency