Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment

Archive reference table
(the main working document, not reproduced in this document), 
organised into columns for: 
► 
the extended set of CEFR descriptors organised by 
scale
► 
their suggested relevance (
or not
) to primary and post-primary young learner age groups 
► 
examples of young learner ELP descriptors for both age groups showing a clear 
correspondence to a given CEFR descriptor.

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ii. 
Relevant descriptors for the ‘primary’ age group (ages 7-10):
a table organised into 
columns for: 
► 
the extended set of CEFR descriptors organised by 
level
► 
their suggested relevance to the 7-10 age group (non-relevant descriptors omitted) 
► 
examples of young learner ELP descriptors for the 7-10 age group showing a clear 
correspondence to relevant CEFR descriptors. 
iii. 
Relevant descriptors for the ‘post-primary’ age group (ages 11-15):
a table organised into 
columns for: 
► 
the extended set of CEFR descriptors organised by 
level
► 
their suggested relevance to the 11-15 age group (non-relevant descriptors omitted) 
► 
examples of young learner ELP descriptors for the 11-15 age group showing a clear 
correspondence to relevant CEFR descriptors.
3.2.
 
Selection of sources 
The selection of ELP samples and other sources can be viewed in full in section 4, providing an 
abbreviated code used to identify the source against each descriptor in the document. The process of 
selection balanced the following objectives:
i. 
An emphasis on accredited and validated models: 
several of the sources were therefore 
taken from ‘A bank of descriptors for self-assessment in European Language Portfolios’ 
(2004), and supplemented with a range accredited models spanning the period of Council of 
Europe validation from 2001 to 2010.