7 - The KEFKO Summer Seminar in Leipzig: Making Sense of the Proficiency Assessment to Articulate Program Curriculum and Study Abroad
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 June 2021
Summary
AT THE FALL 2011 Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers (WAFLT) Conference, participants at a session on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) had the opportunity to win teaching and assessment materials by correctly identifying the levels for assessment descriptors using the labels they were beginning to see regularly in textbooks and on teaching materials published in Europe (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2). The following list was on a conference handout:
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Common Reference Labels: global scale
Basic User
A1 Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
A2 Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g., very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
Independent User
B1 Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics, which are familiar, or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
B2 Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
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- Taking Stock of German Studies in the United StatesThe New Millennium, pp. 114 - 134Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2015