REFLECTION DAY

CEFR Companion Volume: Enhancing engagement in language education

15 June 2023 Online

The Reflection Day “CEFR Companion Volume: Enhancing engagement in language education” was held online on 15 June 2023 with 40 invited experts on language education policy, curriculum design and teacher education from over 20 countries in Europe and beyond. The main aims of the meeting were to...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2023 | NUMBER 4

Digital post-Covid: What have we learnt?

4 May 2023 Online

The fourth workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2023 entitled "Digital post-Covid: what have we learnt?" took place on 4 May and 8 June 2023. Research into the way language educators and language learners experienced the COVID-19 emergency suggests that teachers and students might have become...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2023 | NUMBER 3

Putting the action-oriented approach into practice

6 April 2023 Online

The third workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2023 entitled "Putting the action-oriented approach into practice" took place on April 6 and May 10, 2023. Organized in two sessions, the goal of these workshops was for participants to reflect on how to put the action-oriented approach into...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2023 | NUMBER 2

The action-oriented approach

2 March 2023 Online

The second workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2023 entitled "The action-oriented approach" took place on Thursday, 2 March 2023. From its inception, the CEFR has proposed an action-oriented approach to teaching and learning which is further developed in the CEFR Companion Volume. The CEFR...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2023 | NUMBER 1

The updated CEFR website – Key concepts and ideas for implementation: videos, workshop materials, documents, articles, …

2 February 2023 Online

The tenth workshop of the CEFR Online Workshop Series initiated in 2022, and first in 2023, was entitled "The updated CEFR website – Key concepts and ideas for implementation: Videos, workshop materials, documents, articles, …". It took place on Thursday, 2 February 2023 from 16.00 until 18.30...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2022 | NUMBER 9

Developing CEFR-based assessment rubrics and rating scales for interaction and production

2 December 2022 Online

The ninth workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2022 entitled "Developing CEFR-based assessment rubrics and rating scales for interaction and production" took place on Thursday, 1 December 2022. The workshop focused on developing rating scales and rubrics for assessing productive and integrated...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2022 | NUMBER 8

Mediation in/for the language classroom: Learning situations and formative assessment

3 November 2022 Online

The eighth workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2022 entitled "Mediation in/for the language classroom - Learning situations and formative assessment" took place on Thursday, 3 November 2022. The implementation of such a rich construct as mediation to language learning offers a wide array of...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2022 | NUMBER 7

Le volume complémentaire du CECR : un outil pour la formation des enseignant·e·s de langues étrangères

6 October 2022 Online

The seventh workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2022 entitled "Le volume complémentaire du CECR : un outil pour la formation des enseignant·e·s de langues étrangères" took place on Thursday, 6 October 2022. Initial and in-service training for foreign language teachers must take into account...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2022 | NUMBER 6

Using the CEFR Companion volume to enhance teacher agency in school-based language curriculum making

7 September 2022 Online

The sixth workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2022 entitled “Using the CEFR Companion volume to enhance teacher agency in school-based language curriculum making" took place on Thursday, 8 September 2022. This workshop presented ways to raise teacher critical awareness and enhance...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2022 | NUMBER 5

Assessing plurilingualism: An example from practice

2 June 2022 Online

The fifth workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2022 entitled “Assessing plurilingualism: An example from practice" took place on Thursday, 2 June 2022. This workshop aimed to present one path taken to assess plurilingual competence. It focused on the guiding principles, format, task design and...

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Enriching 21st century language education: The CEFR Companion volume in practice

24-25 May 2022 Strasbourg and Online

The Education Department of the Council of Europe organised an international conference entitled "Enriching 21st century language education: The CEFR Companion volume in practice" which took place in Strasbourg on 24-25 May 2022. The aims of the conference were to: publicise the case studies...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2022 | NUMBER 4

The action-oriented approach: From theory to practice

6 May 2022 Online

The fourth workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2022 entitled “The action-oriented approach: From theory to practice" took place on Friday, 6 May 2022. The workshop focused on the concept of action-oriented scenarios and their possible applications to the teaching and learning of languages....

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2022 | NUMBER 3

Le volume complémentaire du CECR: qu'y a-t-il de nouveau pour l'enseignement des langues?

7 April 2022 Online

The third workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2022 entitled “Le volume complémentaire du CECR: qu'y a-t-il de nouveau pour l'enseignement des langues?" took place on Thursday, 7 April 2022. The workshop which took place in French, aimed to present the key concepts of the CEFR Companion volume...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2022 | NUMBER 2

The learner as social agent: Implications for curriculum design and classroom practice

3 March 2022 Online

The second workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2022 entitled "The learner as social agent: Implications for curriculum design and classroom practice" took place on Thursday, 3 March 2022. The workshop reflected current deliberations as to the aims and outcomes of language education. The...

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CEFR ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES 2022 | NUMBER 1

Key concepts in the CEFR Companion volume: What might these mean for teaching?

3 FEBRUARY 2022 Online

The first workshop of CEFR Online Workshop Series 2022 entitled "Key concepts of the CEFR Companion volume: What might these mean for teaching?" took place on Thursday, 3 February 2022. The workshop aimed to explore key pedagogical concepts presented in the CEFR Companion volume such as the...

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CEFR WEBINAR SERIES 2021 | NUMBER 8

Action-oriented inclusive plurilingual sign language education: Mediation

10 December 2021 Online

The eighth webinar of CEFR Webinar Series 2021 entitled "Action-oriented Inclusive Plurilingual Sign Language Education: Mediation” took place on 10 December 2021. It was organised in co-operation with Humboldt University Berlin. The webinar was designed for sign language professionals (teachers,...

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CEFR WEBINAR SERIES 2021 | NUMBER 7

Putting plurilingual education into practice in primary and secondary schools

4 November 2021 Online

The seventh webinar of CEFR Webinar Series 2021 entitled "Putting plurilingual education into practice in primary and secondary schools" took place on 4 November 2021. The rapid increase of plurilingual pupils in European schools has led to the investigation of models of plurilingual education....

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CEFR WEBINAR SERIES 2021 | NUMBER 6

Developing meaningful tasks for teaching, learning and assessment with the action-oriented approach

6 October 2021 Online

The sixth webinar of CEFR Webinar Series 2021 entitled "Developing meaningful tasks for teaching, learning and assessment with the action-oriented approach" took place on 6 October 2021. The webinar focused on the development of meaningful tasks when applying the action-oriented approach to...

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CEFR WEBINAR SERIES 2021 | NUMBER 5

Engaging learners’ plurilingual and pluricultural competence: Online and face-to-face practice in secondary and tertiary language classrooms

2 September 2021 Online

The fifth webinar of CEFR Webinar Series 2021 entitled "Engaging learners’ plurilingual and pluricultural competence: Online and face-to-face practice in secondary and tertiary language classrooms” took place on 2 September 2021 from. The webinar presented applications of plurilingual education...

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CEFR WEBINAR SERIES 2021 | NUMBER 4

Developing plurilingualism in the classroom: From reflection to action

9 June 2021 Online

The fourth webinar of CEFR Webinar Series 2021 entitled "Developing plurilingualism in the classroom: From reflection to action” took place on 3 June 2021. The workshop focused on the development of plurilingual practices in the classroom. After a presentation of plurilingualism, a concept first...

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Visual identity of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

The CEFR online :

CEFR - Companion volume (2020)

CEFR Descriptors (Searchable)

French version (Version française)

Arabic version (النسخة العربية)

Basque version (Euskarazko bertsioa)

Italian version (Versione italiana)

Spanish version (Versión en español)

Turkish version (Türkçe versiyonu)

CEFR (2001)

Language Policy Portal

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