Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Resources Council of Europe documents CEFR Companion Volume and its language versions

Descriptors of communicative activities: CEFR Chapter 4 scales “attractive because they help to focus both learners and teachers on an action-oriented approach.” (CEFR p 180)

Sep 23, 2024 · In 2020, the Council of Europe released an updated Companion Volume that presents the key aspects of the CEFR for teaching and learning in a user-friendly format, and …

This volume presents the key messages of the CEFR in a user-friendly form and contains all CEFR illustrative descriptors. For pedagogical use of the CEFR for learning, teaching and assessment, …

The descriptors have been updated and extended in a large-scale international project resulting in the publication of the: CEFR Companion volume in 2020.

The Companion Volume with New Descriptors, published in 2020, broadens the scope of the original volume with extended levels and new descriptors for additional language competences.

The various chapters explore the relevance and usability of the new descriptors for the implementation of an action-oriented approach to language education, presenting the …

What is the CEFR? A descriptive scheme and common scale of linguistic and communicative competences. Scales based on statistical calibration individual ‘can do’ descriptors. Applicable …

It presents the key aspects of the CEFR for teaching and learning in a user-friendly form and contains the complete set of extended CEFR descriptors, replacing the 2001 set.

Very often, CEFR descriptors are referred to for inspiration in adapting or making explicit the aims of an existing course. In such a case, descriptors from particular scales are selected, adapted …