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Language Learning in Higher Education

Journal of the European Confederation of Language Centres in Higher Education (CercleS)

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Fostering engagement with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the European Language Portfolio: Learning from good practice in university language centres

Lorna Carson
Published Online: 2016-10-06 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cercles-2016-0013

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Abstract

This article begins with a brief overview of the aims and activities of the CercleS CEFR/ELP Focus Group. It goes on to report on some of the outcomes of the 2015 CercleS CEFR/ELP seminar hosted by the Centre for Language and Communication Studies at Trinity College Dublin. The five examples presented during the seminar’s plenary sessions are summarised, illustrating how the CEFR and ELP have been used in university language centres both to foster student engagement and reflection and to meet the increasingly urgent need for benchmarking language learning outcomes in higher education.

Keywords: language assessment; learning portfolios; self-assessment; learner reflection; scaffolding; digital platforms

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About the article

Lorna Carson

Lorna Carson is Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics and Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning in the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences. Her teaching and research interests include second language curricula, language assessment and multilingualism. She is currently President of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL).

Published Online: 2016-10-06

Published in Print: 2016-10-01

Citation Information: Language Learning in Higher Education, Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 275–282, ISSN (Online) 2191-6128, ISSN (Print) 2191-611X, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cercles-2016-0013.

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