Preparing teachers to use the European language portfolio
Subtitle: arguments, materials and resources
By: David Little ... [et al.].
Contributors: European Centre for Modern Languages; Council of Europe
Series: Languages for social cohesion = -- Les langues pour la cohésion sociale; Languages for social cohesion
Publisher: European Centre for Modern Languages; Council of Europe Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Graz; Strasbourg]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 45
ISBN-13: 9789287162731
Subjects: Language teachers; Training of; Language and languages; Study and teaching; Second language acquisition
Description: This publication is aimed at language teacher educators and language teachers who are preparing to use the ELP with their learners. The booklet provides a summary description of the ECML project; introduces the ELP and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR); explains the pedagogical potential of the ELP; and discusses the implications of the CEFR and the ELP for language teacher education, reporting on experience in Switzerland and Finland. The accompanying CD-ROM contains PowerPoint presentations, group work activities and discussion tasks to be used in training events for teachers; additional materials and activities developed by members of the project team for particular national contexts; reports on a series of training events that took place in ECML member states in the framework of the project; and key Council of Europe documents and a number of research studies related to the ELP.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "ELP TT"--Cover.

The CD-ROM, in both English and French, contains presentations, group work activities, video footage and activities developed for particular national contexts, reports on training events, documents and research studies related to the European language portfolio, and other materials.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-44).

Text also available online.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to Project C6 : training teachers to use the European Language Portfolio; title: The European Language Portfolio and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; title: Implications of the CEFR and the ELP for teacher education; title: The CD-ROM.