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Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Kentucky. Welcome to LinguaFolio. Transatlantic Dialogue Sponsored by the Goethe-Institut. Members of Council of Europe Ministries of Education National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL) . EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO
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Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Kentucky Welcome to LinguaFolio
Transatlantic Dialogue Sponsored by the Goethe-Institut Members of Council of Europe Ministries of Education National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL)
EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO EUROPÉEN DES LANGUES Alliance Française Goethe-Institut Instituto Cervantes Russian Language Testing Consortium Universidade de Lisboa Università per Stranieri di Perugia University of Cambridge
EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO EUROPÉEN DES LANGUES European Language Portfolio Over 75 approved versions are used in over 20 countries Each version must be approved by the Council of Europe
EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO EUROPÉEN DES LANGUES Common Frame of Reference Common Scale of Reference European Language Portfolio
Approximately 400 statements, subdivided into 40 categories, which describe what typical language users can do… ACTFL Performance Guidelines Common Scale of Reference 160 statements for language educators to determine proficiency…
Comparison ACTFL proficiency guidelines and the Common European Framework
EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO EUROPÉEN DES LANGUES The ELP seeks to: Add value to language learning Promote plurilingualism Encourage reflection on achievement Contribute to mobility in Europe for workers and students
LinguaFolio further seeks to: Facilitate K-16 articulation Serve as a tool for students to manage their language learning Recognize and value heritage languages Promote language learning as a life-long endeavor
LinguaFolio helps: Language learners and their parents • Educators • Businesses and employers
LinguaFolio Indiana! Student Name: Indiana Department of Education World Languages www.doe.virginia.gov/Instruction/ Language/LinguaFolio Virginia Department of Education LinguaFolio USA! - A national “Year of Languages” world language initiative endorsed by the National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NCSSFL). LinguaFolio Indiana! - A state pilot program supported by the Indiana Department of Education, Office of Program Development: World Languages.
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/linguafolio What is LinguaFolio? A Web site of resources for creating an individual portfolio
What is LinguaFolio? A pilot program for elementary, secondary, university, and adult learners http://www.doe.virginia.gov/linguafolio/participate.html
Five training modules: • Module 1 • Welcome to LinguaFolio – the ultimate inbox • History and development of LinguaFolio • Module 2 • How do I learn? Let me Google the ways… • Developing autonomous and reflective learners through self-assessment • Module 3 • Accessing the Global Chat Room • The importance of interculturality • Module 4 • Send a New Message: “Can-do” • Guidelines for development of self-assessment criteria • Module 5 • Just do it! • Implementation in the classroom
Implementation For LinguaFolio to be effective, it is important that students record information in all three sections of LinguaFolio: • Language Biography • Language Dossier • Language Passport
Timeline Pace your implementation to best fit your: • schedule • school • class or level • goals • teacher • student • purpose
Model, Model, Model Complete your own LinguaFolio or a sample for students to see. Sample activity from training module 5: Complete p. 55 or 86 of Teacher’s Guide Discuss with partner how you decided what to enter and also how you would introduce this activity in your class
Implementation Tips Introduction to Learners: Game Score Analogy (p. 6 ) LinguaFolio Nebraska
Implementation Tips Language Biography • Share your model • Allow learners to complete, answering any questions that arise • Group learners to work on biography section together
Implementation Tips Language Passport • Checklists Self, Peer, Teacher • LinguaFolio Jr. Grades 3-8 Reflects outcome based program goals • LinguaFolio Grades 9-16 Reflects personal goal and career plans
Implementation Tips Language Dossier • Folder of Evidences • Collection of evidence ongoing
Implementation Tips Language Dossier can include: • Dialogs • Projects • Research • Compositions • Copies of awards • PowerPoint presentations • CDs/DVDs/Videotapes • Photos
Classroom Time Management Scenarios • Self directed, once a week time periods for learners to update and record their progress • Periodic time fillers, when there is an extra 10 minutes, learners could update and record their progress Adapted from LinguaFolio Indiana
Classroom Time Management Scenarios • Frequent out of class assignments for which learners could be assigned to update and record their progress • Periodic group work where learners can peer assess Adapted from LinguaFolio Indiana
Timeline Checklist: • Decide where to house LinguaFolio • Dates for learner, parent, community presentation of LinguaFolio • Dates for pilot data submissions • Reflect integration throughout year or semester
Timeline Checklist: • List of chosen Biography pieces and due dates • Dates for checklist work including self-assessment, peer assessment and teacher assessment • Dates for dossier collection, reflection, evaluation • Passport completion
Resources LinguaFolio Nebraska http://www.nde.state.ne.us/FORLG/PreK16.htm Indiana World Languages site with LinguaFolio links: http://www.doe.state.in.us/opd/wrldlangs/ European Language Portfolio http://culture2.coe.int/portfolio/ LinguaFolio http://www.doe.virginia.gov/LinguaFolio
Contacts Virginia Helen Small Foreign Language Specialist Virginia Department of Education North Carolina Helga Fasciano Second Language Consultant NC Department of Public Education South Carolina Ruta Couet World Languages SC Department of Education Georgia Susan Crooks Program Specialist, Foreign Languageand International Education Georgia Department of Education OR Gregory Barfield, World Languages Coordinator Fulton County School System Kentucky Jacqueline Bott Van Houten World Language and International Education Consultant Kentucky Department of Education