Cefr: Background and Aims What is the cefr?

CEFR Workshop

1. Background and aims

2. Relevance and importance

3. Action-oriented approach

4. Elements of CEFR

5. CEFR activities

CEFR: Background and Aims

What is the CEFR?

• Published by the Council of Europe in 2001
• Revised/updated in 2018
• Not just global scale
• Language non-specific
• Policy instrument

CEFR: Aims

• Provides a common basis for the elaboration of language syllabuses, curriculum guidelines, examinations, textbooks, etc. across Europe
• Provides a common metalanguage for language professionals
• Defines levels of proficiency which allow learners’ progress to be measured at each stage of learning and on a life-long basis
• Facilitates the mutual recognition of qualifications gained in different learning contexts