Reports:
The FLP SIG contributed presentations and workshops on CEFR and portfolio-related topics – featuring the two current JSPS Grant-in-Aid (kaken projects) – at the following international conferences:
AILA World Congress 2014, Brisbane, Australia: One World – Many Languages
9th JALT THT SIG Conference, Hue University of Foreign Languages, Aug 2014, Vietnam
CercleS, Sep 2014 in Fribourg, Switzerland
5th International Symposium on European Languages in East Asia, Oct 2014, Taipei, Taiwan: Crises, Changes, and Chances: The European Conundrum
The second kaken project: “Critical, constructive assessment of CEFR-based language teaching in Japan and beyond” has been accepted (first project ongoing). We would like to get more members involved, to have a solid base for research and acceptance.
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At the JALT2014 Conference in Tsukuba, the FLP-SIG held a well-attended forum: “CEFR-based Language Teaching: Critical Assessment”, and the SIG’s AGM. There were also other fascinating related presentations:
Language Portfolio for Young Learners (Ishikawa, Saito, and Nagasawa)
Facilitating Self- and Peer-Assessment (Mazzarelli)
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