KIEVI Applying the CEF to oral interviews

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KIEVIApplying the CEF to oral interviews

• Anu Virkkunen-Fullenwider Tom Toepfer
• 8 Oct. 2004

Kielikeskus, Language Centre
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Application of the Common European Frame of
Reference for Languages at Finnish University
Language Centres

• Introduction
• 1. The CEF scales and where they come from
• 2. How they are applied
• 3. Our application here today

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CEF and oral interview

• What part of the CEF is scales?
• What are these scales?

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CEF and oral interview

• How can the CEF scales be applied in practice?
• self-assessment
• other uses to be validated
• How is the validation done?
• familiarization
• descriptor ranking exercises
• application to controlled material

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CEF and oral interview

• What will we do today?
• practice task
• ranking task
• apply the ranking to video samples
• And then?
• collect and analyze data
• results to everyone

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harjoitus / practice ranking
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harjoitus / practice ranking
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harjoitus / practice ranking
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A2, 90 B1, 70 B2
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Instructions for the ranking task

• Do this on your own!
• Place the two-digit number on the level you
  consider to be correct.
• note the plus levels
• 24 descriptors please double check from the list
  to make sure you use all 24.
• Make yourself a copy of this ranking list for
  feedback.

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Instructions for video tasks

• Once again, independently!
• Use the ranking list you have created.
• List those descriptors (two-digit numbers) that
  you think most clearly / accurately depict the
  students performance.
• After this task is completed we will collect your
  form with its ranking of the descriptors and
  video evaluations.

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Feedback

• Real list compared to proper ranking
• 24 descriptors taken from 3 CEF scales
• interviewing and being interviewed
• sociolinguistic appropriateness
• phonological control

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numeroavain / number key
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CEF and oral interview

• Thank you for your cooperation and work.
• Further development towards benchmarks
• Repetition of the process for other skills
• Work towards describing and evaluating LSP
• Languages for Specific Purposes