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Integrated Forms of Self-Assessment and Placement Testing for Italian L2 Aimed at Incoming Foreign University Exchange Students at the University of Padua
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Fratter, Ivana; Marigo, Luisa – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2018
The growing number of internationally mobile students who present Italian L2 language certificates on entry has led the University of Padua Language Centre (CLA) to reflect on whether it should maintain an online placement testing as a means of placing students in the relevant classes (Fratter, Ivana & Altinier. Micol 2015. Gli apprendenti di…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Placement, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Implementing CEFR Principles in Introductory Norwegian Language Courses for International Students: Opportunities and Challenges
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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
The "Common European Framework of Reference" Down Under: A Survey of Its Use and Non-Use in Australian Universities
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Normand-Marconnet, Nadine; Lo Bianco, Joseph – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Today, the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR; Council of Europe 2001) is widely recognised as emblematic of globalization in education, both in the realms of policy and in educational practice (Byram et al. 2012a). In Europe the CEFR is regularly cited as a reference point for curriculum planning, and is often…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Oral Proficiency Teaching with WebCERF and Skype: Scenarios for Online Production and Interaction Tasks
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Jager, Sake; Meima, Estelle; Oggel, Gerdientje – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This article reports our findings on using WebCEF as a CEFR familiarization and self-assessment tool for oral proficiency. Furthermore, we outline how we have implemented Skype as a tool for telecollaboration in our language programmes. The primary purpose of our study was to explore how students and teachers would perceive the potential benefits…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Familiarity, Self Evaluation (Individuals)