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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
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
Connectedness through a Strong Form of TBLT, Classroom Implementation of the CEFR, Cyclical Learning, and Learning-Oriented Assessment
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O'Dwyer, Fergus; Imig, Alexander; Nagai, Noriko – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
This paper, fundamentally a procedural paper, outlines pedagogical practices which others may want to adapt for their own purposes. We demonstrate how a strong form of task-based language learning and teaching (TBLT), classroom implementation of the CEFR, cyclical learning, and assessment fulfilling roles, such as informing the next learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods
Design and Implementation of Dramatic Tasks in an English for Academic Purposes Programme
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Carson, Lorna; Murphy, Deirdre – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
Task-based language learning involves the use of authentic tasks with a coherent process and concrete product as a means of planning, delivering and assessing a curriculum. In this article, we draw on our recent use of the descriptive apparatus of the "Common European Framework of Reference" (CEFR) to define and specify a dramatic task…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes
The European Language Portfolio and Languages for Specific Purposes: A Project to Develop "Can Do" Descriptors Focused on Students' Interests and Motivation
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Gori, Federica – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Projects related to the European Language Portfolio (ELP) carried out at the Language Centre of the University of Trieste are concerned to examine whether and to what extent "can do" descriptors can be extended to courses in Languages for Specific Purposes. The project reported in this article had two aims. The first was to explore what…
Descriptors: Languages for Special Purposes, Guidelines, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning