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ELP: European Language Portfolio. Application in E.T.E.W. K.U.Leuven LSP: Language for Specific Purposes Business English. Lut Baten, ILT 4 mei 2007. CEF as a useful taxonomy not normative. for various levels of language proficiency in international communication. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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L.B. 2007
ELP: European Language Portfolio
Application in E.T.E.W. K.U.Leuven
LSP: Language for Specific Purposes
Business English
Lut Baten, ILT4 mei 2007
L.B. 2007
CEF as a useful taxonomynot normative
for various levels of language proficiency
in international communication
L.B. 2007
CEF : taxonomy for flexible use
• hierarchical
• six major levels : indications of performance A1 to C2
L.B. 2007
online available
• Descriptors • Europass and the Dialang placement
test• Reference levels
range, accuracy, fluency, interaction…
L.B. 2007
LSP communicative approach
• Learners set – targets – objectives on what to improve
• Learners control – content – impact of what they say
L.B. 2007
1. personal learning process: passport
– achievement level keep track of previous achievements
– pedagogic function documenting/reporting function
A practical ELP
L.B. 2007
2 developmental: biography
• tasks and goals set for specific courses
• by the learner
• in consultation with the teacher
A practical ELP
L.B. 2007
3 showcase : dossier :
• a roadmap of meaningful tasks tailored to the learners
• proof by adding samples
A practical ELP
“Finally we are not only asked what we want to learn but also how we want to proceed”.
L.B. 2007
Requirements of a digital ELP for Business Purposes
• 100 % integrated in the course itself time saving (templates)• teachers are concerned coaches• students acquire confidence and trust
peer evaluations • well-organised learning platform• standards of achievement • as short as possible
enable automatic browsing. be stored and updated. no draft work in final version
• student management
L.B. 2007
Future requirements of an ELP for Business Students
• interaction strategies and communication • regular update knowledge and skills • grades automatically• model - learning path based on proposals• Good at learner independence
Europass site (75 and 100% in Quality Guide) • Improve on 50 % on design.
– limited graphical options