Cefr: Background and Aims What is the cefr?

CEFR: Importance and Relevance

CEFR: Importance/relevance

• Learner as social agent
• Language a vehicle for communication
• Learning focus on real-life situations
• Social nature of language learning
• Traditional four skills – shift to four modes of communication
• Action-orientated approach
• Can-do statements
• Descriptive NOT prescriptive

CEFR: 4 Modes of Communication

4 modes of communication

Reception

Production

Interaction

Mediation

Relationship between 4 modes

CEFR: Action-oriented Approach

The action-oriented approach “views users and learners of a language primarily as 'social agents', i.e. members of society who have tasks (not exclusively language-related) to complete in a given set of circumstances, in a specific environment and within a particular field of action.