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Relating language examinations to the CEFR


OVERVIEW
RESOURCES
In response to a growing need expressed by the users of the CEFR, the Language Policy Division developed a manual and a set of accompanying tools to be used to assist in linking local language examinations to the common reference levels of language proficiency. This publication seeks to complement these tools by providing a user-friendly introduction to the process, targeting professionals with a stake in quality language testing who are not necessarily experts in testing and assessment.
Relating an examination or test to the CEFR can best be seen as a process of “building an argument”. The publication presents five inter-related sets of procedures that users are advised to follow in order to design a linking scheme in terms of self-contained, manageable activities.

Who is it for?

  • Teachers and teacher educators
  • Curriculum developers and test developers
  • Policy makers and other stakeholders

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Project team


Jose Noijons (Coordinator)
Dutch Institute for Educational Measurement
The Netherlands

Gabor Szabo
European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
Hungary

Jana Berešová
Trnava University
Slovak Republic

Gilles Breton
Centre international d'études pédagogiques
France

Project

 

These are the results from a project of the European Centre for Modern Languages within its "Empowering Language Professionals" programme 2008-2011.

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