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Learners in secondary education
Examples of spoken proficiency in 5 languages and for 6 levels
Calibrated examples of spoken proficiency in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish with regard to the six levels of the Common European Framework of Reference are the result of a cross-language benchmarking seminar organised at the Centre International d’Etudes Pédagogiques (CIEP) in Sèvres, France, on 23-25 June 2008 in cooperation with various partners.
The Report on the seminar included comments on the featured samples.
(Young) Adults
Examples of spoken proficiency in English
Two DVDs with samples of spoken proficiency illustrating the European reference levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are available at the Language Policy Unit of the Council of Europe
Reports with comments on the performances and the justification for the assigned levels are available as pdf documents:
- Comments on the samples on the Cambridge ESOL DVD (candidates for Cambridge ESOL examinations)
- Comments on the samples on the Eurocentres/Migros Club Schools DVD (adult learners of English in Switzerland, mainly German-speaking)
Examples of spoken proficiency in French
A DVD (2004) with samples of spoken proficiency illustrating the European levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is available at the Language Policy Unit of the Council of Europe. This DVD is now included in the "Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues" published by Editions Didier.
Documentation (pdf files) relating to the DVD:
- DVD de productions orales illustrant, pour le français, les niveaux du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues du Conseil de l’Europe (Introduction to the DVD, in French)
- Fiches de commentaires (Comments on the samples, in French)
- Report on analysis of rating data (in English)
- Report (on the rating seminar, in English)
A second DVD (2006) with illustrations of spoken proficiency in French illustrating levels A1 and A1.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference is also available at the Language Policy Unit of the Council of Europe
Documentation (pdf files) relating to the DVD:
- Fiches de commentaires (Comments on the samples, in French)
- Rapport d’analyse (report on the CIEP rating seminar, in French)
Examples of spoken proficiency in German
A DVD with samples of spoken proficiency illustrating the European levels of the CEFR levels can be ordered directly from Langenscheidt. The title is:
MÜNDLICH: Mündliche Produktion und Interaktion Deutsch. Illustration der Niveaustufen des Gemeinsamen europäischen Referenzrahmens. ISBN 978-3-468-49409-3
The DVD was the product of two seminars to calibrate samples of spoken production in German.
- Report on the first seminar
Examples of spoken proficiency in Italian
A DVD with samples of spoken proficiency illustrating the European levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is available at the Language Policy Unit of the Council of Europe.
Documentation (pdf files) relating to the DVD:
- Schede di support ai DVD (Comments on the samples, in Italian)
- Report on the analysis of the rating data (in English)
- Report (on the rating seminar, in English)
Guidance for organising rating seminars
A “Guide for the organisation of a seminar to calibrate examples of spoken performance” has been made available by the Language Policy Unit.
Language Policy Portal
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European Centre for Modern Languages
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