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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, ILT4 mei 2007

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CEF as a useful taxonomynot normative

for various levels of language proficiency

in international communication

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CEF : taxonomy for flexible use

• hierarchical

• six major levels : indications of performance A1 to C2

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online available

• Descriptors • Europass and the Dialang placement

test• Reference levels

range, accuracy, fluency, interaction…

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LSP communicative approach

• Learners set – targets – objectives on what to improve

• Learners control – content – impact of what they say

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1. personal learning process: passport

– achievement level keep track of previous achievements

– pedagogic function documenting/reporting function

A practical ELP

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2 developmental: biography

• tasks and goals set for specific courses

• by the learner

• in consultation with the teacher

A practical ELP

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3 showcase : dossier :

• a roadmap of meaningful tasks tailored to the learners

• proof by adding samples

A practical ELP

“Finally we are not only asked what we want to learn but also how we want to proceed”.

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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 possible

enable automatic browsing. be stored and updated. no draft work in final version

• student management

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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 independence

Europass site (75 and 100% in Quality Guide) • Improve on 50 % on design.

– limited graphical options