cohesion - European Centre for Modern Languages
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Empirical Validation: check that the results produced by the examination relate to<br />
the levels of the CEFR in the way <strong>for</strong>eseen.<br />
Expected contributions of the related ECML projects<br />
Addressing the growing needs of its member states, the ECML is supporting several<br />
projects that aim at training language professionals in using the CEFR and relating their<br />
assessment to the CEFR approach and levels.<br />
CEFESTIM will adapt an existing online tool <strong>for</strong> teachers to use in linking exams<br />
to the CEFR.<br />
RelEx will develop training materials and train developers of national language<br />
examinations to relate the exams to the CEFR (applying procedures proposed by<br />
the Council of Europe Manual and using the accompanying tools).<br />
ECEP will familiarise teachers with the CEFR and produce a training kit <strong>for</strong><br />
developing a culture of evaluation.<br />
AYLLit will develop material to establish reading and writing levels linked to the<br />
CEFR.<br />
The <strong>European</strong> Language Portfolio (ELP)<br />
The <strong>European</strong> Language Portfolio is a document in which those who are learning or<br />
have learned any language – whether at school or outside school – can record and<br />
reflect on their language learning and cultural experiences. The Portfolio aims to<br />
document its holder's plurilingual language proficiency and experiences in other<br />
languages in a comprehensive, in<strong>for</strong>mative, transparent and reliable way. The<br />
instruments contained in the Portfolio help learners to take stock of the levels of<br />
competence they have reached in their learning of one or several <strong>for</strong>eign languages in<br />
order to enable them to in<strong>for</strong>m others in a detailed and internationally comparable<br />
manner. There are many occasions to present an up-to-date Language Portfolio: <strong>for</strong><br />
example a transfer to another school, change to a higher educational sector, the<br />
beginning of a language course, a meeting with a careers advisor, or an application <strong>for</strong><br />
a new post. In these cases the Portfolio is addressed to persons involved in making<br />
decisions of importance to the owner. A learner may also be interested in having such<br />
documentation <strong>for</strong> him/herself.<br />
Expected contributions of the related ECML projects<br />
Two projects within the “continuity” strand are devoted specifically to the<br />
implementation of the <strong>European</strong> Language Portfolio.<br />
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