CELV > Thematic areas > CEFR and ELP 12.03.2018Council of Europe Launching Conference: CEFR Companion Volume with New Descriptors (CEFR/CV) The Education Policy Division of the Council of Europe will organise a conference on 16-17 May 2018, in Strasbourg, France, to launch the CEFR Companion Volume with New Descriptors (CEFR/CV). The Launching Conference “Building inclusive societies through enriching plurilingual and pluricultural education” is part of a series of activities to promote and plurilingual and pluricultural education and contribute improving learning and teaching languages with a special focus on The CEFR Companion Volume, as a complement to the existing Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR). For further information and to register your application please visit the conference website by 26 March 2018.
Classroom language for teachers: common mistakes - Luiz Otávio If you’re a non-native speaker of English and you’ve recently embarked on a teaching career, chances are that you might be making one or two classroom language mistakes you’re not even remotely aware of. After all, as an advanced student, you were probably never corrected in class if you said something like “open your books on page 20″ because, well, you never had to say it in the first place. Here’s a list of 10 common grammar and vocabulary mistakes that novice teachers sometimes make. Mediation in teaching, learning and assessment: A teaching guide for language educators Mediation is both an old and a new component in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Old, since it was included as a notion when the Framework was first published in 2001 and where it was declared an important ability. However, it was not complemented with descriptive descriptors (can-do statements) compared with other abilities – reception, production and interaction. The term is also considered new because the CEFR Companion Volume with new Mediation Descriptors was published in 2018.
Introducing CEFR with Brian North Who is it for? This is event featured a webinar for ELT teachers and professionals working across a range of sectors. Description Classroom Language - UsingEnglish.com Coming into the room The teacher coming into a room full of students "Can someone take this CD player and plug it in? Thanks." [hold it up as if you are offering it to someone, and look towards the socket or hold the plug and mime plugging it into something] "Can someone hold the door open for me?" Enrica Piccardo presents changes to the CEFR Who is it for? This event featured a webinar for ELT teachers and professionals working across a range of sectors, interested in learning more about how the concept of mediation has been integrated into the recent updates to the 2018 CEFR Companion Volume. Description The notion of mediation, studied in psychology, pedagogy and the social sciences, has proved crucial for casting light on phenomena implying contact between the social and the individual and bridging between different elements and spaces. The CEFR pioneered the introduction of mediation, alongside interaction, to indicate communicative language activities which are not covered by reception and production. However, the notion developed over the last two decades and gave rise to the broader and richer conceptualization of mediation.
Grading Made Simple If you’re looking for a more efficient method of grading papers and assessing student progress, you’ve come to the right place. On this page (which has been adapted from The Cornerstone book), you’ll learn tips and tricks to help you gauge student progress quickly and easily. I think seeing numerous corrections can be intimidating in any color, so it’s more important to focus on what types of marks you are making on the paper. The CEFR Companion Volume with New Descriptors is now available online - Education Department News The Companion Volume with New Descriptors (provisional Edition) is intended as a complement to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR). It represents another important step in a process that has been pursued by the Council of Europe since 1971 and owes much to the contributions of members of the language teaching profession across Europe and beyond. The Companion Volume is the product of a project of the Education Policy Division (Language Policy Programme) of the Council of Europe carried out from 2014 to 2017.