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Welcome to the International House Barcelona Educational Conference 2006. CEF Backwash. Implications and applications of CEF for and in the classroom. The Council of Europe and the Common European Framework.
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Welcome to theInternational House BarcelonaEducational Conference 2006
CEF Backwash Implications and applications of CEF for and in the classroom
The Council of Europe and the Common European Framework • ‘that it is only through a better knowledge of European modern languages that it will be possible to facilitate communication and interaction among Europeans of different mother tongues in order to promote European mobility, mutual understanding and co-operation, and overcome prejudice and discrimination.’
Self-evaluationCan do statements • ‘I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints.’ (B2 Reading) • I can connect phrases in a simple way to describe experiences and events, my dreams, hopes and ambitions.’ (B1 Spoken production) • ‘I can write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.’ (B1 Writing)
Communicative CompetenceLinguistic, sociolinguistic, pragmatic • Range-lexis and structure • Coherence • Cohesion • Fluency • Accuracy • Pragmatic effect – illocutionary force • Inter-cultural awareness
Range (B2 reading Can do) • Genre – articles…reports • Topic – contemporary problems • Time reference - contemporary • Nuance – attitudes … opinions (inference)
Coherence and Cohesion • B1 speaking (interaction) • I can connect phrases…experiences, events, dreams, hopes, ambitions • Inference • Backchannelling • Communication repair • Turn-taking
Pragmatic effect and inter-cultural awareness • You are talking to someone who has his eyes closed and who is gently nodding • Someone uses two fingers to make the ‘V’ sign palm towards/away from you • The ‘A Ok’ sign • The lift and the fig-leaf stance • The meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been moved forward by two days • Monday or Friday?
Backwash • Self-evaluation • Autonomy • Syllabus • Materials • Methodology (tasks) • Learning/coping strategies • Testing • Attitudes and experiences
Council of Europe Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment CUP 2001 www.coe.int