Local organiser: Kati Bakradze-Pank, Estonian Association of Foreign Language Teachers

ECML experts: Karine Dekeukelaere, Belgium; Gábor Szabo, Hungary

Participants: 23 (language testers and examiners, item writers, teachers and teacher trainers, curriculum developers, language inspectors, policymakers)

“The Relating language curricula, tests and examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference (RELANG) three-day workshop was of high value to language testers and examiners, item writers and curriculum developers, policy makers who are in the middle of rewriting and validating their national examination in relation to the CEFR model of language use. During the workshop, special attention was paid to the principles of CEFR descriptors, item construction by skill, assessment, and rating scales; practical tips, examples, and exercises are useful materials. Local expertise is taken into consideration and parallels drawn between national language exams and the CEFR. The workshop was of high practical value at local and national contexts.”

Kati Bakradze-Pank, local coordinator, 3 October 2024

ECML project website: RELANG, ECML-EC cooperation agreement 2024 "Innovative methodologies and assessment in language learning"