An overview of the EBCL Project - Eu.com
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Benchmarking Chinese language<br />
across <strong>Eu</strong>rope and beyond<br />
– <strong>An</strong> <strong>overview</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>EBCL</strong> <strong>Project</strong><br />
Open Languages Research and Scholarship Forum<br />
The Open University<br />
21 Feb 2012<br />
Liang Wang<br />
1
From CEFR to <strong>EBCL</strong><br />
Common <strong>Eu</strong>ropean Framework<br />
<strong>of</strong> References for Languages:<br />
Learning, teaching assessment<br />
(2001)<br />
<strong>Eu</strong>ropean Benchmarking<br />
Chinese Language <strong>Project</strong><br />
(Nov 2010)<br />
http://ebcl.eu.<strong>com</strong>/<br />
2
CEFR impact<br />
<strong>Eu</strong>ropean context –<br />
pluralingual in a<br />
multicultural <strong>Eu</strong>rope<br />
(<strong>Eu</strong>ropean citizens)<br />
International<br />
A framework for<br />
<strong>Eu</strong>ropean languages or<br />
for languages used in<br />
<strong>Eu</strong>rope (e.g. Japanese,<br />
Chinese)<br />
Day <strong>of</strong> <strong>Eu</strong>ropean Languages<br />
3
CEFR feature – 1<br />
4 domains<br />
Educational<br />
Informal<br />
Personal<br />
Public<br />
Formal<br />
Occupational<br />
Non-formal<br />
4
CEFR feature – 2<br />
6 key language pr<strong>of</strong>iciency levels<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>icient user<br />
Independent user<br />
Basic user<br />
5
CEFR feature – 3<br />
Action-oriented Can-do statements<br />
Global scales<br />
+ illustrative<br />
descriptors<br />
Assessor<br />
+ assessee<br />
6
CEFR feature – 4<br />
Communicative activities and <strong>com</strong>munication<br />
strategies<br />
Reception<br />
(Spoken/Written)<br />
Production<br />
(Spoken/Written)<br />
Interaction<br />
(Spoken/Written)<br />
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CEFR <strong>com</strong>petence range (adapted from Zhang 2011)<br />
CEF<br />
C2<br />
Can-do<br />
Statements<br />
Texts<br />
Notions and functions<br />
embedded in socio-cultural contexts<br />
Notions<br />
C1 Operations<br />
Sub-<strong>the</strong>mes Notions<br />
B2<br />
Events<br />
Themes Notions<br />
B1<br />
Objects<br />
Sub-<strong>the</strong>mes Notions<br />
Persons<br />
A2<br />
Institution<br />
Notions<br />
A1 Location Functions Sub-functions Functions<br />
Domains Personal Public Educational Occupational<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project background<br />
Increasing demand and provision for Chinese language<br />
in <strong>Eu</strong>rope (and beyond)<br />
Need for consistency in Chinese language learning,<br />
teaching and assessment<br />
Shared interest from colleagues and institutions<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project objectives<br />
Competence<br />
descriptors<br />
Intercultural<br />
awareness<br />
Benchmarking<br />
framework<br />
Networking<br />
Database<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project methodology<br />
Intuitive, qualitative approach<br />
Prescriptive vs. descriptive<br />
Data 1<br />
Data 2<br />
Data 3<br />
…<br />
Data n<br />
CEFR Descriptors<br />
Proposed <strong>EBCL</strong><br />
Descriptors<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project partners<br />
GE FR IT UK<br />
GE FR IT UK<br />
<strong>Project</strong> partners<br />
Associated schools<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project timelines<br />
Work done so far<br />
Nov 2010<br />
- May<br />
2011<br />
20-21 May<br />
2011<br />
- Oct 2011 14-15 Oct 2011<br />
<strong>Project</strong><br />
launch<br />
(London)<br />
Survey +<br />
Case<br />
studies;<br />
<strong>Project</strong><br />
web<br />
Rome<br />
Seminar:<br />
report and<br />
development<br />
Proposed<br />
framework<br />
<strong>com</strong>ponents<br />
at A1/A2<br />
levels;<br />
exercise<br />
examples<br />
Paris Seminar:<br />
open<br />
consultation<br />
and<br />
development<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project timelines<br />
Work undergoing and to be done<br />
- Jan 2011 - April 2011 27-29 April<br />
2011<br />
- June 2012 Sept 2012<br />
Interim<br />
report +<br />
transition<br />
Refined<br />
A1/A2 levels<br />
+ B1 level <strong>of</strong><br />
framework<br />
(descriptors<br />
+ samples)<br />
Berlin<br />
Seminar:<br />
open<br />
consultation<br />
Proposed B2+<br />
levels <strong>of</strong><br />
framework<br />
Brussels<br />
symposium:<br />
promotion<br />
and fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />
development<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project progress – 1<br />
Revised A1/A2 level descriptors<br />
Reception (6 categories)<br />
Production (5 categories)<br />
Interaction (9 categories)<br />
Strategies Interaction (6 categories)<br />
Reception (5 categories)<br />
Production (3 categories)<br />
Interaction (3 categories)<br />
Spoken<br />
Written<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project progress – 2<br />
Generic and illustrative descriptors<br />
List <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>mes and topics<br />
List <strong>of</strong> language functions<br />
Lexical <strong>com</strong>ponents<br />
(vocabulary/character,<br />
grammar, discourse,<br />
etc.)<br />
Intercultural <strong>com</strong>ponents<br />
(knowledge, attitude,<br />
skills, critical cultural<br />
awareness)<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project challenge – 1<br />
Different backgrounds and varieties <strong>of</strong> Chinese<br />
language<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> Chinese in <strong>Eu</strong>rope vs. use <strong>of</strong> Chinese in Greater<br />
China<br />
Overlapping<br />
Complementary<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project challenge – 2<br />
Lack <strong>of</strong> corpora for real-life use <strong>of</strong> language<br />
Spoken form vs written form<br />
18
<strong>EBCL</strong> project challenge – 3<br />
The gap between <strong>EBCL</strong> and CEFR<br />
Graphemic element<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> vocabulary (lexical items)<br />
The integration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> intercultural dimension<br />
Being (doing + knowing)<br />
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<strong>EBCL</strong> project challenge – 4<br />
International collaboration<br />
Intercultural mediation and management<br />
Time, funding<br />
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