Shaun Allen, Gabriela SchmidtThe CEFR and CEFR/CV is used world wide in many ways and contexts. There are two main challenges we may face trying to use it, one is to find and sort out the relevant information for your purpose, and second get aquainted with the contents and the tools to use it effciently […]

Anne BurnsThis event will feature on Action Research as a tool for professional development with a lecture by Anne Burns followed by a workshop that features examples of action research projects currently under way using the CEFR and CEFR/CV as a principled tool for intervention and reflection. This event is related to Kaken project no. 20K00759 「アクションリサーチの手法を用いた言語教育改善: CEFRの教育理念を参考にして」. […]

Maria Gabriela Schmidt, TBAThe European Language Portfolio has been at the core of the CEFR. The ELP is connected to learner autonomy, reflective learning, formative assessment and many more areas. The implementation had its ups and downs. The Round Table Talk invites those in the field of foreign language teaching who are interested in the […]

Peer groupThe CEFR & LP SIG is inviting you to the next, the 2nd meeting of the Language Portfolio Roundtable Talk on January 29th, 2022 from 4 to 6 pm. The theme of this meeting is: Forms of feedback and how to support peer-feedback. This meeting is planned as peer-group meeting with participants sharing their […]

The third meeting will focus on “The language portfolio and learner autonomy” and will be held on March 2nd, 2022 (Wed) from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The first meeting was on October 23rd, 2021 (Sat) to initiate a peer working group, and the second on January 29th, 2002 (Sat) with the theme: Forms of […]

Neus FiguerasThis workshop targets practitioners who wish to intervene and improve current practices following core concepts and philosophy of the CEFR and using various scaled descriptors of the CEFR but have not initiated action. The workshop begins with the talk by Dr. Neus Figueras, who is a co-author and co-editor of recent books, Aligning language […]

Neus FiguerasThis workshop targets practitioners who wish to intervene and improve current practices following core concepts and philosophy of the CEFR and using various scaled descriptors of the CEFR but have not initiated action. The workshop begins with the talk by Dr. Neus Figueras, who is a co-author and co-editor of recent books, Aligning language […]

Neus FiguerasThis workshop targets practitioners who wish to intervene and improve current practices following core concepts and philosophy of the CEFR and using various scaled descriptors of the CEFR but have not initiated action. The workshop begins with the talk by Dr. Neus Figueras, who is a co-author and co-editor of recent books, Aligning language […]

Neus FiguerasThis workshop targets practitioners who wish to intervene and improve current practices following core concepts and philosophy of the CEFR and using various scaled descriptors of the CEFR but have not initiated action. The workshop begins with the talk by Dr. Neus Figueras, who is a co-author and co-editor of recent books, Aligning language […]

Neus FiguerasThis workshop targets practitioners who wish to intervene and improve current practices following core concepts and philosophy of the CEFR and using various scaled descriptors of the CEFR but have not initiated action. The workshop begins with the talk by Dr. Neus Figueras, who is a co-author and co-editor of recent books, Aligning language […]

Portfolio GroupThe theme of the 4th Portfolio Roundtable Talk will be: Towards the e-portfolio. To have a common starting point for the discussion, we will start with the article of  Is a self-regulatory eELP the way forward? A reflection on two decades of achievements and failures of the ELP written by Maria José Luelmo del Castillo (Rey Juan Carlos University) […]

Fergus O’Dwyer (Marino Institute of Education), Kathleen Mitchell (Marino Institute of Education), Laoise Sutton (Marino Institute of Education)CEFR & LP SIG is inviting you to the 5th meeting of the Portfolio Roundtable Talk on October 29th, 2022 from 3:30 pm to 5 pm, online, on the topic of the e-Portfolio and its applications. – This […]

Martina Hulešová, Tziona Levi, Simone Duval, Gabriela Schmidt, Fergus O’Dwyer, Morten Hunke (Editor, moderator)This is the first event of a new series spotlighting selected articles of the CEFR Journal – Research and Practice. We start with the recent edition of Volume 5 (December 2022). We kindly invite you to the 1st CEFR Journal – Snapshot […]

Maria Gabriela SchmidtThis is the second meeting in the serie “Share your CEFR tool”. This is an open talk where officers and members of the SIG share news about the CEFR, CEFR CV or other COE related events, news and tools. This time the event will focus on recent events and releases of the COE […]

Maria Gabriela Schmidt and SIG officers and members othersThe CEFR & LP SIG organizes a CEFR Reflection Meeting on March 5th, 2024, from 2:30 pm to 4 pm online. SIG members, JALT members and people interested in the theme are welcome. – SIG members will receive the Link directly. Non-SIG participants please use the contact […]

Claudia Harsch (University of Bremen, Germany), Thomais Rousoulioti (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)The Snapshot talk, first held in May 2022, will have another session. This time we will feature 3 presenters and 3 articles of CEFR Journal – Research and Practice Volume 6 (1) Usability of CEFR Companion Volume scales for the development of an analytic rating […]

Maria Gabriela Schmidt and othersDear Members of CEFR LP SIG,  you are kindly invited to the Annual General Meeting of CEFR LP SIG for 2024 to be held online on December 13, 2024 from 3 pm to 4 pm. Interested colleagues who are not actual members of JALT and/or of JALT CEFR LP SIG are welcome to […]

Maria Gabriela Schmidt, JALT CEFR LP SIG membersAll members of the CEFR LP SIG and all JALT members and those who are interested in the CEFR, CEFR CV and/or the CEFR-J are invited to the following meeting:  CEFR LP SIG – Round Table Reading Session #1 First, there are various topics to share and we might have […]

“Teaching and Assessing Speaking in the English Language Classroom”  by Dina Tsagari, PhD (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)Abstract: This practical workshop focuses on effective approaches to teaching and assessing speaking skills in English language classrooms. The session will demonstrate classroom techniques that integrate teaching and assessment, helping teachers move from intuitive judgment to more structured, transparent […]

The Annual General Meeting (AGM 2025) of CEFR LP SIG will be held on Friday, December 19th, 2025 online. The president of CEFR LP SIG will welcome the the attending SIG members and give a short review of the events and activities of CEFR LP SIG in 2025. Then all officers will report on their […]

This CEFR LP SIG Spring Talk provides the opportunity to hear and share on recent projects related to the CEFR and to the Language Portfolio in Japan and abroad. It is an open talk inviting all interested in sharing and build a community of practice. As a starting base we look at the articles of […]

Half Day Conference 13:00 – 17:30 on recent trends on the CEFR and CEFR CV in Japan and International.Invited Speaker 13:10 – 13:40: Dr. Fergus O’Dwyer (Dublin, Ireland; Marino Institute of Education, an associated College of Trinity College) Talk and Workshop CEFR Recent Trends and Developments and Needs of Educators: Part 1 Introduction Invited Speaker […]