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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.
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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 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 A practical ELP • achievement level keep track of previous achievements • pedagogic function documenting/reporting function L.B. 2007
2 developmental: biography A practical ELP • tasks and goals set for specific courses • by the learner • in consultation with the teacher L.B. 2007
3 showcase : dossier : A practical ELP • a roadmap of meaningful tasks tailored to the learners • proof by adding samples “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 possibleenable 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 independenceEuropass site (75 and 100% in Quality Guide) • Improve on 50 % on design. • limited graphical options L.B. 2007