European Language Portfolio

1. European Language Portfolio ---Portfolio Europeo de las Lenguas (ELP, PEL) Asunción Sánchez Villalón, Ciudad Real, UCLM, 2010 Pedro P. Sánchez Villalón, 2005

2. What is the ELP? It’s a personal document, promoted by the Council of Europe in 2000. It shows … • the level of the proficiency an individual has of a language or of several languages, • his/her language learning experiences and • what he/she has the ability to do in the language(s), being thus a means to report and show different aspects of his/her lifelong linguistic knowledge.

3. Main Objective of the ELP • To clearly describe the linguistic competences and unify qualifications, in order to facilitate mobility across Europe.

4. The Portfolio has 3 parts: LanguagePassport It identifies the user’s linguistic capabilitiesIt’s like a language CV Linguistic Biography It lists and shows learning experiences. It’s a reflection about a list of objectives checked Dossier A selection of meaningful works and materials related to language experiences It’s like the ‘book’ or professional folder of an artist. Parts of the European Language Portfolio

5. LanguagePassport • The user describes his/her experiencesin languages and culture • It includes the Profile or Global Scale, which describes the competences they have as communicative skills (speaking, reading, listening, writing) • The user has to reflect, self-assess and modifify it regularly.

6. Linguistic Biography • It includes the history of the user as to the abilities achieved and objectives to achieve • In the Self-Assessment Grid the user shows what he/she can do in the language(s), his/her linguistic abilities, according to the common criteria validated in Europe. • It guides the learner to plan and evaluate his/her progress.

7. Dossier • It has a selection of the works to show the language competences achieved. (Certificates, qualifications, acknowledgements, written works and reports, projects, recordings - audio, video, pictures, presentations, etc.) • It is used to report the learning achieved inside as well as outside the classroom (formal & informal learning), to complement the traditional certificates. It contains • Works done and • Materials used

8. Finality • Informative function: • It helps to identify competences (Cuadro de Autoevaluación - Self-Assessment Grid) • It helps to show others the knowledge and language skills developed by the user, according to the classification of the scales in the Grid • Formative Function (pedagogic function): • It helps the learners to reflect about their learning process, according to common criteria (learning objectives) • It promotes motivation for learning • It increases the learner’s responsibility

9. Models of Portfolios Validation of ELP models • In Spain, MEC accreditation validated: • Kindergarden (2003), Primary Education (2003), & Secondary Education (2003) • Adults (2004) : Bachillerato, EOI, Higher Ed. & Lifelong Learning:www.mec.es/programas-europeos/jsp/plantilla.jsp?id=pel_docs • ePortfolios orelectronic Portfolios: • http://eelp.gap.it • http://www.eelp.org • http://europass.cedefop.eu.int/europass/home/vernav/Europasss+Documents/Europass+Language+Passport/navigate.action

10. ELP Components for Adult Learners • Language Passport • • Learning Experiencesin languages & culture • • Global Scale • • List of Qualifications • LinguisticBiography • • LinguisticHistory • • Learning to learn • • Learning Activities • • Tables of Descriptors: SelfAssessment Grid (Levels from A1- C2) • • Plan for the future • Dossier • • Works done • • Materials used

11. Your ePortfolio You can make your Portfolio having as a reference the CEFR and your linguistic experience …in the official ELP Websites • http://www.coe.int/portfolio • http://www.oapee.es/oapee/inicio/iniciativas/portfolio.html • http://www.oapee.es/e-pel/ (eEPL) … or you can make the ePortfolio with our resources at the AWLAOLE.com website : ePortfolio in PAMCEL