A framework of reference for pluralistic approaches

Teaching and learning materials

This database aims to facilitate teachers access to educational materials relevant to pluralistic approaches to languages and cultures. This way they will be able to help learners appropriate their knowledge, attitudes, and skills as described in the lists of descriptors. The materials, available to download, can be selected according to various criteria: objectives (as expressed by the FREPA descriptors), levels of training, thematic areas, the type of pluralistic approach, and the language of instruction.

091.2007 - AUSTRIA

Short description:
Verband Österreichischer Volkshochschulen Model for adult learners
Level of instruction:
Post-secondary Adult

Description
The European Language Portfolio produced by the Verband Österreichischer Volkshochschulen (Union of Austrian Adult Education Colleges) is the first ELP for adults in Austria to be accredited by the Council of Europe. The portfolio is based on the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and is an information tool and learning companion which language learners can use to plan, evaluate and document their own individual learning trajectories. The collection of documents in the portfolio can be continually added to and updated.

• The portfolio allows teachers and educational instutions to better understand the needs and motivations of course participants, and to base their lesson planning around these factors. In this way, a tailor-made plan for language acquisition becomes possible - one that takes into account the special requirements (eg work or holiday allowance), interests and pre-existing knowledge of individual course participants.
• The portfolio makes the assessment of learning achievement more objective, and as such it is an important tool for guaranteeing quality of teaching.
• Parts of the portfolio (for instance the presentation dossier) can also be used during job interviews, applications and course admission procedures.
• The portfolio makes it possible to match previously acquired qualifications and language certificates/diplomas to the descriptive levels of the CEFR.


For more information visit the website of the Verband Österreichischer Volkshochschulen (in German only), or contact:
Mag.a Elisabeth Feigl-Bogenreiter
Verband Österreichischer Volkshochschulen
e.feigl-bogenreiter@vhs.or.at
tel: 216 4226/17
If you wish to link directly to this page, use the following hyperlink: https://carap.ecml.at/Materials/id/17843
animals arts/heritage awareness bilingual/plurilingual competence biography clothes colours comprehension strategies conflict cultural Cultural / linguistic mediation / translation cultural contacts cultural distance/proximity cultural diversity customs/social norms daily life family feasts feelings food Geography gestures grammar/syntax/morphology habitat heritage History history of languages/language families human body iconic documents identity/otherness ingroup/outgroup language language contacts Language families language learning language rituals/greetings language variation/diversity leisure/sports/games linguistic borrowing literature literature/stories/tales meaning minority misunderstandings music/songs nature/environment numbers/numeration phoneme/phonetics Portfolios prejudice/image of otherness proper noun/ first name prosody: stress/intonation/rhythm reflexivity sign language/braille/codes social discrimination social values & rights social/cultural story/tale text organisation time town/region/country translation transports visual art/theatre vocabulary weather writing/punctuation/orthography writing/punctuation/orthography

 

 

2 TYPES OF CRITERIA:

The FREPA descriptors



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