Enjoy English!

 
The electronic European Language Portfolio (the e-ELP), based on the guidelines of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, can help you plan your learning, visualize your progress and discern which methodology suits you best, thus potentiating your autonomy as a language learner and motivating you to continue learning languages throughout your life.

Some weeks ago I asked my 4th year students of Secondary Education (aged 15-16 years) to think and discuss about the reasons why they find English is (or will be) useful in their own lives. Although they are still not very concerned with job issues, they know that a good knowledge of the English language will be a prerequisite [...]

CEFR, (The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment) is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages across Europe. Its main aim is to provide a method of assessing and teaching which applies to all languages in Europe. The six reference levels (see below) are becoming widely accepted as the [...]