portfolio

Questionnaire re the introduction of
the European Language Portfolio in different contexts

Laura Muresan

Dear colleague,

We are currently carrying out a survey among language educators within the framework of projects for the ECML (The European Centre for Modern Languages) and EAQUALS (The European Association for Quality Language Services).
Could you please take a few minutes to reflect on your experience with the European Language Portfolio and to answer to at least some of the questions below:

	1. Have you introduced the ELP in teaching / training?	Yes	No
	1. Have you introduced the ELP in teaching / training?

(a) If YES, in what context:

Teacher Training

FL-teaching / learning

Other

(b) Which ELP version(s) have you introduced?

(d) What age groups?

(e) In which country?

	2. If you haven’t, do you intend to introduce it?	Yes	No		Don’t know
	2. If you haven’t, do you intend to introduce it?

	3. What component was (or would be) most readily accepted by the students / trainees?

the self-assessment component

awareness-raising to the value of intercultural experiences

the possibility of recording courses attended, certificates obtained

the European dimension?

	4. As a teacher, which area / component do you see as having the highest effectiveness?
	5. Have you encountered any difficulties in introducing the ELP into the teaching process? (if you haven’t introduced it yet, what difficulties would you expect to encounter?) Please give some examples.
	*6. Have you recorded any interesting, suggestive, recurrent* questions? Would you like to give some examples.**
	7. How does the Portfolio work as an Academic Management tool in your educational context/situation? does it contribute to more coherence of approach in teaching/learning and assessment within the ___school? does it have any impact on course and syllabus design?
		8. What teacher responses have you noted (or What responses would you anticipate) regarding its applicability e.g. how does it influence methodological approaches to the teaching and learning of different __ languages? what is its role in the area of assessments, including the acceptance of the partial competences?
		9. Additional comments and suggestions that you would like to share.

Many thanks for your time! Please send the questionnaire filled in, indicating your contact details, so that we can also send you the outcomes of this survey.