Reflecting on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its Companion Volume

This book discusses the impact of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its Companion Volume on curricula, teaching/learning and assessment in a wide range of educational contexts, identifies challenges posed by the Companion Volume and sheds light on areas that require further research and development.

About the author

David Little is Associate Professor Emeritus and Fellow Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He has been a regular contributor to the Council of Europe’s language education projects since the 1980s. In 2010, the National University of Ireland awarded him an honorary doctorate in recognition of his contribution to language education in Ireland and further afield.
Neus Figueras coordinated the development of foreign language curricula and certificate examinations for adult language learners in the Catalan ministry of education in Spain for over 20 years. She has been involved in international projects and collaborated with the Council of Europe in the dissemination of the CEFR. She was one of the authors of the Manual for Relating Examinations to the CEFR (Council of Europe, 2009).

Summary

This book discusses the impact of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its Companion Volume on curricula, teaching/learning and assessment in a wide range of educational contexts, identifies challenges posed by the Companion Volume and sheds light on areas that require further research and development.

Product details

• Assisted by: Neus Figueras (Editor), Figueras Neus (Editor), David Little (Editor), Little David (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781800410190
• ISBN: 978-1-80041-019-0
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 500 g
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, EDUCATION / Evaluation & Assessment, Language teaching theory & methods, Language teaching theory and methods, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment