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2007-01-01

Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English

Keywords:

Language proficiency certificate, descriptors, Common European Framework of Reference, foreign language teaching in primary schools (en)

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  • Marina Bondi Author/PROFILE Journal Scientific Committee, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
  • Franca Poppi Author/PROFILE Journal Scientific Committee, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
This paper sets out to examine how the Common European Framework of Reference can be employed as a useful tool for the purpose of devising a language certificate meant to assess the competence needed for effective teaching at the primary school level. To this end, the B1 level descriptors of the CEF have been re-written so as to make them correspond, as closely as possible, to the abilities actually displayed in the context of primary language teaching and they have also been referred to three different contexts of use: classroom management, professional self-development and language awareness. A tentative draft of one of the parts of the certificate meant to assess oral comprehension will be shown as the final step of a process which started with the definition of the profile of the foreign language teacher. Key words: Language proficiency certificate, descriptors, Common European Framework of Reference, foreign language teaching in primary schools Este trabajo se propone explicar cómo se puede emplear útilmente el Marco Común de Referencia Europeo (MCRE) en la realización de una certificación lingüística que atestigüe las competencias necesarias para una enseñanza eficaz y eficiente en el ámbito de la escuela primaria. El análisis dará cuenta de cómo se han modificado los descriptores del nivel B1 del MCRE, para que se correspondan lo más fielmente posible con las habilidades utilizadas en el ámbito de la enseñanza de una lengua extranjera en la escuela primaria, con referencia a tres ámbitos de uso distintos: la gestión de la clase, el propio desarrollo profesional y la conciencia lingüística. Se mostrará un esbozo de una de las partes de la certificación lingüística, destinada a evaluar la comprensión oral, para ilustrar el desarrollo de un recorrido que, a partir de la reescritura de los descriptores del MCRE, lleva además a configurar un perfil del docente de un idioma extranjero en la escuela primaria. Palabras clave: Certificación de las competencias lingüísticas, descriptores, Marco Común de Referencia Europeo, enseñanza de un idioma extranjero en la escuela primaria

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APA

Bondi, M. and Poppi, F. (2007). Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 8(1), 145–164. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10997

ACM

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Bondi, M. and Poppi, F. 2007. Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development. 8, 1 (Jan. 2007), 145–164.

ACS

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Bondi, M.; Poppi, F. Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. 2007, 8, 145-164.

ABNT

BONDI, M.; POPPI, F. Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 1, p. 145–164, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10997. Acesso em: 24 apr. 2024.

Chicago

Bondi, Marina, and Franca Poppi. 2007. “Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 8 (1):145-64. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10997.

Harvard

Bondi, M. and Poppi, F. (2007) “Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English”, Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 8(1), pp. 145–164. Available at: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10997 (Accessed: 24 April 2024).

IEEE

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M. Bondi and F. Poppi, “Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English”, Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev., vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 145–164, Jan. 2007.

MLA

Bondi, M., and F. Poppi. “Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, vol. 8, no. 1, Jan. 2007, pp. 145-64, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10997.

Turabian

Bondi, Marina, and Franca Poppi. “Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 8, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 145–164. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10997.

Vancouver

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Bondi M, Poppi F. Devising a Language Certificate for Primary School Teachers of English. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. [Internet]. 2007 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];8(1):145-64. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10997

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