ACTFL-CEFR
Symposium 2012
Making Frameworks Useful
June 20-23, 2012
European Centre for Modern Languages
Graz, Austria
Agenda
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09.00-09.30
09.30-10.00
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Registration (and coffee)
Welcome and Introduction
ECML, LPU, ACTFL, AATG, UL
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10.00-10.45
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Opening session
Erwin Tschirner: 3rd meeting in a series - a summary
Elvira Swender: Issue in focus: The ACTFL-CEFR crosswalk
Waldek Martyniuk: Broadening the focus: Language and education
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10.45-12.45
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Participant introductions: Establishing links
Moderator: Waldek Martyniuk
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12.45-14.30
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Lunch
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14.30-16.00
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Group work 1: Examining the Potential of a Crosswalk
Introduction: Waldek Martyniuk & Erwin Tschirner
Author of issue paper: moderates group work
Respondent: summarizes main points and adds his/her perspectives
Rapporteur: takes notes and presents group work in plenary
1. Teacher education (Dave McAlpine, David Newby)
2. Learning and teaching (David Little, Marty Abbot)
3. Assessment (Margaret Malone, Neus Figueras)
4. Mediation (German speaking group: Erwin Tschirner, Francis Goullier, rapporteur in English)
5. Uses of frameworks and related risks (Waldek Martyniuk, Ray Clifford)
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16.00-16.30
16.30-17.30
19.00
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Coffee break
Plenary: Summary and discussion of group work. Chair: Margaret Malone
Reception at Graz City Hall
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Friday, June 22
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| Group work 2: Serving the users (including 'cross-walkers') of the frameworks
Introduction: Waldek Martyniuk & Erwin Tschirner
| | | | 1. What is the main value of the frameworks for teacher education?
2. What is the main value of the frameworks for learning and teaching?
3. What is the main value of the frameworks for assessment?
4. How can the value of the frameworks be best mediated?
5. How can challenges related to the use of the frameworks be met?
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10.30-11.00
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Coffee
break
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11.00-12.00
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Plenary (summary of group work). Chair: Brian North
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12.00-13.00
13.00-15.00
15.00-17.30
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Plenary Paper: "The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Cultural Policy and Educational Influences" by John Trim
Lunch
Group work 3: Broadening the scope and the impact of the frameworks (five groups/two topics, to choose from or to address both)
Introduction: Waldek Martyniuk & Erwin Tschirner
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Can the use and the impact of the frameworks be expanded from foreign
language education to cover language education as such (languages of,
for, and in education)?
2. Can the scope of the frameworks be
extended beyond descriptions of language use (products) to include
descriptions of language development (processes) and their implications
for learning and teaching?
Coffee break |
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09.00-11.00
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Plenary: Group work summaries, discussion, and plans of action
Chairs: Elvira Swender, Erwin Tschirner, Waldek Martyniuk
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11.00-11.30
11.30-12.30
15.00-16.30
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Coffee break
Conclusions and Closing Remarks
Walking tour of Graz |
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