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Sign languages and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Descriptors and approaches to assessment
This resource establishes European standards for sign languages for professional purposes in line with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and provides an overview of assessment descriptors and approaches.
Overview
PRO-Sign reference
levels
About the CEFR
Assessment of language proficiency
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Glossary
CEFR Generic Terms
Bilingualism/bimodal bilingualism/plurilingualism/multilingualism
Pronunciation and accent
Fluency (functional communicative competency)
Idiom/idiomatic expression/idiomatic signs/metaphor
Pragmatics
Colloquialism
Sociolinguistic competence
Proposition/propositional precision
Cohesion and coherence
Text types (or genres)
Deictic (deixis) and anaphoric (anaphora) referencing
Language learner (sometimes referred to as L2 learner)
Learner autonomy
Assessment
Assessment
Validity
Reliability
Feasibility
Sign Language Specific Terms
Sign language (gestural space, signing space, iconicity)
Phonological parameters of sign languages
Non Manual Features
Constructed Action/Constructed Dialogue/Perspective/POV