New Vistas for the European Language Portfolio
New Vistas for the European Language Portfolio

Summary/Abstract: As language professionals, we are all familiar with the added value the European Language Portfolio (ELP) can bring to the language class and its potential for continuous language learning outside class. So which are the new vistas for the ELP? Which are its new roles and target audiences? Which is the transversal dimension of Portfolio-based self-assessment? These are some of the questions this article aims to address. The focus will not be on language teaching and learning per se, but rather on the relevance of language learning and the importance of communication and cooperation in a wider context of European values, integration and transferability of multiple competencies. To illustrate the role European projects can play in bridging the gap between the field of language education and the world of work, reference will be made to the Lingua 1 project "EuroIntegrELP – Equal Chances to European Integration through the use of the European Language Portfolio", which has recently been awarded the European Label for Innovation in Language Education.

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