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CEFR WEBINAR SERIES 2021 | NUMBER 3

The third webinar of CEFR Webinar Series 2021 entitled ”Developing an Action-oriented Pathway in the Classroom” took place on 6 May 2021.

The webinar focused on the practical application of the action-oriented approach in the classroom, an approach first presented in the CEFR and further explored in the CEFR Companion Volume. Participants will examine key components of the approach, such as the notion of the user/learner as a “social agent,” the co-construction of meaning, agency, and the completion of tasks. Participants will take part in two small group activities where they will analyse examples of action-oriented tasks and begin to sketch their own action-oriented tasks for use in their own contexts.

The webinar was moderated by Danielle Hunter MEd. Danielle is the Facilitator for French as a Second Language (FSL) and International Languages for the Durham District School Board, in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the writing team that revised the Ontario FSL Curriculum informed by the CEFR. She regularly presents on the Action-oriented Approach, is lead author of the 2019 “Action-oriented Approach Handbook” from the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers’ (CASLT), and has co-authored multiple other resources on implementing the Action-oriented Approach in the classroom. During her 20 years as an educator, she has taught FSL at both elementary and secondary levels and is an accredited Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) examiner.

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