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Direct linkZabala-Delgado, Julia; Sawicka, Barbara – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2019
The Association of Language Centres in Higher Education in Spain (ACLES) and the Association of Academic Foreign Language Centres in Poland (SERMO) established the mutual recognition of their English language competence certificates (CertAcles and ACERT examinations) in 2017, on the basis of previously performed analyses of routine pre-exam and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Wapinska, Ewa – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This article describes some of the opportunities and challenges presented by beginners' courses in Norwegian for international students offered by the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Oslo. Teaching approaches and course content are examined in relation to CEFR levels A1, A2 and B1 and the CEFR's main…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism
Kies, Marylin – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
Communication and transparency are fundamental ideals underlying the "Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR; Council of Europe 2001). The CEFR has facilitated communication immensely, as teachers, students, publishers, policy makers and examination boards all now make reference to the CEFR…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Educational Policy, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Schärer, Rolf – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
The European Language Portfolio (ELP) is based on principles which tend to challenge traditional learning and teaching practices and thus impact on education policy and systems. The primary owner of the ELP is the learner, and as a personal language learning companion, the ELP has three core functions: pedagogic, reporting and catalytic. For it to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Standard Setting
Martyniuk, Waldemar – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
The Council of Europe's "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" is rapidly becoming a powerful instrument for shaping language education policies in Europe and beyond. The task of relating language policies, language curricula, teacher education and training, textbook and course design and content, examinations and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Academic Standards, Languages, Regional Cooperation
