European Language Portfolio - Promoting automy
Summary
TLDRThis video provides an overview of the European Language Portfolio (ELP), a tool for learners to document their language learning journey, self-assess their skills, and reflect on their progress. The ELP promotes learner autonomy and lifelong learning. It includes templates for creating portfolios, while ready-made versions are also available. The video highlights different sections of the portfolio, such as personal information, learning strategies, and self-assessment grids based on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) levels. A step-by-step guide is provided to locate self-assessment grids online.
Takeaways
- 📚 The European Language Portfolio (ELP) is a tool designed for learners to document their language learning journey and self-assess their skills.
- 📝 The ELP allows learners to track their progress in learning different languages and cultures, encouraging autonomy in their learning.
- 🌍 The ELP includes personal information sections, such as 'Me and the World,' and prompts for reflecting on how learners acquire new languages.
- 🗂️ While there are online portfolios available, most ELPs are still paper-based and can be purchased for classroom use in some countries.
- 🇩🇪 An example of a German ELP is shown, which is structured to help first-year foreign language students reflect on their learning process and abilities.
- ✅ The ELP is linked to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), using descriptors like A1 to help students assess their skills across different levels.
- 🔍 Self-assessment grids for various languages are available, but finding them online can be difficult due to multiple steps involved in navigating the website.
- 🌐 Self-assessment grids can be found through the 'How to develop an ELP model' link on the Council of Europe website, under the 'language passport' section.
- 🔄 The self-assessment grids allow learners to evaluate their abilities in listening, reading, speaking, and writing across six CEFR levels.
- 🎯 The ELP promotes lifelong language learning and helps learners take ownership of their progress and motivation.
Q & A
What is the European Language Portfolio (ELP)?
-The European Language Portfolio (ELP) is a tool for learners to document their language learning journey, self-assess their skills, and track their progress in acquiring a foreign language and understanding its culture.
Who owns the European Language Portfolio?
-The ELP is owned by the learners themselves, allowing them to actively manage and document their language learning experiences.
What are the available formats of the European Language Portfolio?
-The ELP can be paper-based, like a physical folder, or in some cases, electronic portfolios are available online. However, most portfolios are still paper-based.
What kind of ready-made ELPs are available, and where can they be found?
-Ready-made ELPs can often be found through school book publishers and other educational resources in various countries, which have developed versions suited for classroom use.
What are the main sections of the European Language Portfolio in a school context?
-In the school context, the ELP contains sections such as personal information (me and the world), the student's learning strategies, how languages are used globally, and a reflective section where students assess their progress over time.
How does the ELP relate to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)?
-The ELP is linked to the CEFR by using its language proficiency descriptors. For example, students can assess their language skills at levels such as A1 by checking their progress against CEFR standards.
What is the self-assessment grid in the ELP, and how is it used?
-The self-assessment grid allows learners to evaluate their proficiency in areas like listening, reading, speaking, and writing. It includes CEFR levels (A1-C2) and descriptors for each skill, which learners can tick off as they assess their abilities.
Where can learners find the self-assessment grids on the Council of Europe’s website?
-The self-assessment grids are somewhat hidden on the Council of Europe’s website. To find them, learners need to navigate to 'How to develop an ELP model,' then to 'Guide to compiling an ELP,' and from there, go to the 'Language passport' where the self-assessment grids are located.
How can the self-assessment grid help learners from different linguistic backgrounds?
-The self-assessment grid is available in multiple languages, allowing beginners to assess themselves in their native language. This makes it easier for learners from diverse backgrounds to understand and evaluate their language skills.
What is the ultimate purpose of the European Language Portfolio?
-The ELP aims to promote learner autonomy, encourage lifelong language learning, and provide a practical tool for learners to reflect on and document their language acquisition journey.
Outlines
📚 Introduction to the European Language Portfolio (ELP)
The European Language Portfolio (ELP) is introduced as a tool designed for language learners to document their language learning journey. It helps learners reflect on their skills, cultural understanding, and self-assess their development. This segment emphasizes the availability of templates to create personal ELPs and points out that while electronic versions exist, most portfolios are still paper-based.
📂 Example of a Paper-Based Portfolio from Germany
This paragraph provides an example of a paper-based ELP used in Germany for students in their first year of learning a foreign language. It explains the various sections within the portfolio, such as 'Me and the World,' where students provide personal information, reflect on their language learning methods, and assess their language abilities based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The A1 level descriptors are used to track student progress.
🔎 Finding the Self-Assessment Grids Online
The process of locating the self-assessment grids on the Council of Europe website is detailed, starting from the 'How to develop an ELP model' link and navigating through various sections until reaching the language passport section. These grids, available in different languages, help learners assess their language skills and are especially useful for diverse learner groups, as they can be accessed in the learner’s first language.
🗣️ Example of a Self-Assessment Grid in German
This paragraph illustrates how a self-assessment grid works by using a German example. It explains the six CEFR levels, which cover different language skills such as listening, reading, interaction, speaking, and writing. Students can use these grids to evaluate their abilities by ticking boxes that reflect their proficiency.
🌍 Promoting Learner Autonomy Through the ELP
In the closing segment, the ELP is highlighted as a practical tool that encourages learner autonomy and motivates lifelong language learning. The speaker revisits key features, including the self-assessment scales, and teases a future video that will demonstrate where to find these scales online.
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Keywords
💡European Language Portfolio (ELP)
💡Learner Autonomy
💡Self-assessment
💡Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
💡Self-assessment Grid
💡Language Passport
💡Descriptors
💡Lifelong Language Learning
💡Heterogeneous Learner Group
💡Language Learning Strategies
Highlights
The European Language Portfolio (ELP) is a tool designed for language learners to document their learning journey and self-assess their progress.
The ELP is owned by learners and aims to foster learner autonomy in both language and cultural learning.
Learners can use the ELP to document their development in different languages and reflect on their skills.
Templates for building an ELP are available online, and there are also ready-made portfolios developed by various schoolbook publishers.
While some electronic ELPs exist, the majority of portfolios are still paper-based, usually organized in folders.
The ELP contains different sections, such as 'Me and the World,' which captures personal information about the student.
One section focuses on how students best learn languages, including strategies for improving listening skills.
There is a summative section, where students reflect on their progress after one year and assess their language abilities.
The ELP uses the Common European Framework (CEFR) to help students self-assess their language proficiency at different levels (e.g., A1, A2, B1).
The self-assessment grid in the ELP allows learners to evaluate their skills in listening, reading, interaction, speaking, and writing.
Self-assessment grids are available for many languages and can be used in the learner's native language, making it easier for beginners to assess their skills.
The ELP emphasizes lifelong language learning and helps motivate students to continue their language education.
A detailed example of a self-assessment grid from a German school was provided, showing how learners assess their performance across different language tasks.
The ELP provides a structured way to promote both language proficiency and cultural understanding.
In addition to paper-based portfolios, users can access online versions and digital tools to support their language learning and self-assessment process.
Transcripts
all right here we are at the home page
of the council of europe on the european
language portfolio now what is the elp
the european language portfolio it is
meant to be a tool for learners and
owned by learners where they can
document their learning experience in
their journey on learning a different
language and culture and also where they
can self-assess their skills and
document their development in a foreign
language on this page you can find
templates which you can use to build
your own elp for your learners
but if you
didn't want to go that far you can have
a look in your own country check with
school school book publishers because
there have been a lot of effort in
creating ready-made elps which can be
bought
and used in the classroom
now while people have developed
electronic portfolios available and
accessible online
the majority of portfolios are still
paper-based like a folder like this i'd
like to talk you through this folder
it's an example from the school context
in germany
here we go this is the europeans
portfolio
descripts in their first year of a
foreign language
and the portfolio has different sections
here i'll go through a few features with
you first of all there is the tab
ichunderveld
that means me and the world and that's
personal information about the student
then there is a section on how the
student best learns languages where
languages are used in the world
and how the student learns languages for
example when i listen what has helped me
in order to get better and there is also
a section a summative looking back my
rick flick and in this summative section
after one the first school year the
student can look back and reflect on
what they can do and here you see
clearly the link to the common european
framework this is because it's the first
year a1 and you've got the descriptors
of the level a1 and the student can tick
whether they can do it and how well they
can do it
all right here we are back at the
council of europe pages for the european
language portfolio and if you wanted to
locate the self-assessment grids
unfortunately they're very well hidden
so this is the path on how to get there
first you click on how to develop an elp
model
that's down here that link
within this link you go on the guide to
compiling an elp within that link you
have to click on the language passport
and within the language passport you
find a link to the self-assessment grid
here you see all these languages
self-assessment grids have been
developed for all these languages and a
good thing is if you have a
heterogeneous learner group with people
from many different backgrounds you can
actually in the beginning with it with a
with a beginner learners you can
actually use a self-assessment grid in
the language learners first language to
make it easier for them to understand
what they're assessing themselves
against
if we have a look at one example let's
go back to the german example
here we have one example in german it's
called the rasta it's a sepsi or
thailand meaning a self-assessment grid
and here you find the six cfr levels
ascending
and you find the different areas
listening
reading
interaction
monological speaking and writing and for
each level you find a descriptor and the
students are asked then to tick that box
where they think they they can perform
the required tasks
all right in this video i've taken you
to the european language portfolio a
practical tool for learners owned by
learners to promulgate their learner
autonomy and to motivate them for
lifelong language learning and i've
shown you a few features of an actual
portfolio including the self-assessment
scales and i think it's worth going
online now again in the next video to
show you where you can find such
self-assessment scales online
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