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Unlocking the CEFR: What It Is and How to Use It Effectively
July 11 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
This workshop is designed for English teachers who are familiar with the CEFR proficiency levels (A1โC2), often linked to tests such as GTEC, TOEFL, and TOEIC, but who would like to deepen their understanding of what lies behind them and learn practical ways to integrate them into their own teaching contexts.
ๆฌใฏใผใฏใทใงใใใฏใCEFRใฎ็้ๅบฆใฌใใซ๏ผA1๏ฝC2๏ผใซใคใใฆใGTECใปTOEFLใปTOEICใชใฉใฎ่ฉฆ้จใจใฎ้ข้ฃใงไธๅฎใฎ็ฅ่ญใๆใค่ฑ่ชๆๅธซใๅฏพ่ฑกใซใใใฎ่ๆฏใซใใๆ่ฒ็ๅฟตใธใฎ็่งฃใๆทฑใใใจใจใใซใ่ช่บซใฎๆๆฅญๅฎ่ทตใซๅนๆ็ใซๅใๅ ฅใใใใใฎๅฎ่ทต็ใชๆนๆณใๅญฆใถใใจใ็ฎ็ใจใใฆใใพใใ
- Date:ย Saturday, July 11th, 13:00-16:00
- Format: Workshop
- Location: Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School, Multipurpose Room (Access information at kgn.kufs.ac.jp)
- Participation Fee: Free
- Language: English and Japanese (when applicable)
Workshop Overview
The CEFR, first published in 2001 and updated in 2020 with the Companion Volume, provides more than just proficiency levels. It draws on research in communicative, sociocultural, and ecological approaches to language learning. It views learners as social agents and promotes an action-oriented approach, supported by practical โCan doโ descriptors of communicative competence.
CEFRใฏ2001ๅนดใซ็บ่กจใใใ2020ๅนดใซ่ฃ้บ็ใซใใฃใฆๆกๅผตใปๆดๆฐใใใพใใใใๅใชใ็้ๅบฆๆๆจใซใจใฉใพใใใฎใงใฏใใใพใใใ่จ่ชๅญฆ็ฟใซใใใใณใใฅใใซใใฃใใปใขใใญใผใใ็คพไผๆๅ็ใขใใญใผใใ็ๆ ๅญฆ็ใขใใญใผใใซ้ขใใ็ ็ฉถใซๅบใฅใใฆใใพใใใพใใๅญฆ็ฟ่ ใ็คพไผ็่ก็บ่ ใจใใฆๆใใใCan doใ่จ่ฟฐๅญใซๅบใฅใ่กๅไธญๅฟใขใใญใผใใ้่ฆใใฆใใพใใ
In this workshop, participants will:
- Develop a deeper understanding of the CEFRโs philosophical foundations, including the action-oriented approach, and explore the structure and purpose of the โCan doโ descriptors.
- Learn practical and principled ways to incorporate CEFR descriptors into curriculum design and classroom teaching.
- Collaboratively design action-oriented lessons through a hands-on workshop, using โCan doโ descriptors to align learning objectives, classroom tasks, and assessment in a coherent and meaningful way.
ๆฌใฏใผใฏใทใงใใใงใฏใไปฅไธใฎใใจใ่กใใพใใ
- ่กๅไธญๅฟใขใใญใผใใๅซใCEFRใฎ็ๅฟต็ๅบ็คใซใคใใฆ็่งฃใๆทฑใใใจใจใใซใใCan doใ่จ่ฟฐๅญใฎๆง้ ใจๅฝนๅฒใๆข็ฉถใใใ
- CEFRใฎ่จ่ฟฐๅญใใซใชใญใฅใฉใ ่จญ่จใใใณๆๆฅญๅฎ่ทตใซๅใๅ ฅใใใใใฎใๅฎ่ทต็ใใคไฝ็ณป็ใชๆนๆณใๅญฆใถใ
- ไฝ้จๅใฏใผใฏใทใงใใใ้ใใฆใใCan doใ่จ่ฟฐๅญใๆดป็จใใๅญฆ็ฟ็ฎๆจใปๆๆฅญๆดปๅใป่ฉไพกใไธ่ฒซๆงใจๆๅณใฎใใๅฝขใง็ตใณใคใใ่กๅไธญๅฟใขใใญใผใใซๅบใฅใๆๆฅญใๅๅ็ใซ่จญ่จใใใ
By the end of the workshop, participants will gain both conceptual insight and practical strategies to use the CEFR more effectively and confidently in their teaching contexts.
ๆฌใฏใผใฏใทใงใใใ้ใใฆใๅๅ ่ ใฏCEFRใ่ช่บซใฎๆ่ฒ็พๅ ดใซใใใฆใใใๅนๆ็ใใค่ชไฟกใใใฃใฆๆดป็จใใใใใฎ็่ซ็็่งฃใจๅฎ่ทต็ๆน็ฅใฎไธกๆนใ่บซใซใคใใใใจใ็ฎๆใใพใใ
Workshop Hosts
Dr. Noriko Nagaiใๆฐธไบๅ ธๅญ
Noriko Nagai is Professor Emerita and a Specially Appointed Researcher at Ibaraki University. She earned her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Michigan and taught at Duke University. At Ibaraki, she led major reforms of the English language program aligned with the CEFR and conducted multiple JSPS-funded research projects on the integration of the CEFR in Japanese higher education. She is the first author of CEFR-informed Learning, Teaching, and Assessment (Springer), and the co-editor of Critical, Constructive Assessment of CEFR-informed Language Teaching in Japan and Beyond (Cambridge University Press), as well as co-editor and co-author of Putting the CEFR into Practice through Action Research (Springer).
Dr. Maria Gabriela Schmidt
Maria Gabriela Schmidt is Special Appointed Professor at Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences, Department of German Linguistics and Literature, Tokyo. She holds a Ph.D. in General and Comparative Linguistics from the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz (Germany). She taught Linguistics and German Language and Culture at Mainz University (Germany), at Dankook University (Seoul, South-Korea) and at various universities in Japan: Tsukuba University, Dokkyo University, Reitaku University, Chuo University and others. She is co-founder and actual president of JALT CEFR LP SIG, co-founder and co-editor of the CEFR Journal -Research and Practice and has been involved in numerous JSPS-funded research projects on the CEFR and its benefits for Learning, Teaching and Assessing in Japan and beyond, enjoying the fruitful cooperation (publications see above Noriko Nagai).
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