The Council of Europe organised a videoconference entitled “The CEFR Companion Volume: A key resource for inclusive plurilingual education” on 16 December 2020.
The videoconference intended to draw attention to the full potential of the CEFR Companion volume in the field of education. It presented the CEFR Companion volume which was published in April 2020 and the key concepts elaborated on or introduced in this updated version of the CEFR such as mediation, online communication and plurilingual and pluricultural competence. The conference also presented some related Council of Europe projects implemented or co-ordinated by the Education Policy Division and the European Centre for Modern Languages.
Download the Concept note and programme
Watch The CEFR Companion Volume for learning, teaching and assessment (2020: Brian North) (14:29)
Watch The CEFR descriptors for mediation and the dynamic nature of language learning (2020: Enrica Piccardo) (14:48)
Watch The CEFR Companion volume descriptors for online interaction and transaction (2020: Bernd Rüschoff) (11:28)
Watch Plurilingualism/pluriculturalism and (language) education (2020: Enrica Piccardo) (16:05)
