Angelina Prisadashka/ Bulgarian Leonardo da Vinci NA / Prague 5-6 April 2004 EUROPEAN LANGUAGE...

Angelina Prisadashka/ Bulgarian Leonardo da Vinci NA / Prague 5-6 April 2004

EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO

PROMOTING A LIFETIME OF VOCATIONALLY ORIENTATED LANGUAGE LEARNING

BG/00/B/F/LA-132 078

Angelina Prisadashka / Bulgarian Leonardo da Vinci NA / Prague 5-6 April 2004

European Language Portfolio

Started 2000

Promoter Association of University Foreign Language Teachers, BG

Coordinator Sofia University, BG


European Language Portfolio

Partners:

9 institutions / 5 countries

Bulgaria

Germany

France

Italy

UK

Target sectors Banking

Local and regional administration

Tourism


Originality of main product - VELP

Clearly outlined vocational perspective; Two pages meant to promote language learning for professional

communication purposes; A page meant to facilitate and foster the mobility of labour

across Europe; A pages on intercultural experiences serving career purposes; Describes language skills in the light of foreign language

teaching for vocational purposes;


Descriptors Developed for the European Language Portfolio for Vocational Purposes

General vocational descriptors;

Specific vocational descriptors serving the needs of the target

sectors;

Specific vocational descriptors meant for particular job

positions from the project target sectors;


Project results

European Language Portfolio for Vocational Purposes accredited by the CE No 48.2003, Bulgarian, German, French, Italian, English;

Guide for teachers (BG, EN, DE, IT);

General professional descriptors for self – assessment;

Specific vocational (sector focused) descriptors for self-

assessment;

Language profiles for job positions in the target sectors;

Methodology for identification language needs at the work place;


Project results

Task-based language modules for the target groups;

Languages at Work (a book publication);

Bilingual and multilingual vocational language glossaries;

Distance learning language modules for professional

communication purposes in 3 languages;

Support application software to sustain the further production

of language teaching materials for the vocational sector.


Benefits of the ELP for Vocational Purposes 1

For the learner in the vocational context:

VFLP promotes socially-responsible, vocationally-oriented,

self-directed language learning;

VFLP provides a transparent record of language learning

qualifications and experiences;

Supports the acquiring of vocational skills and knowledge in

a foreign language;



For the target sectors:

Identifies the format of the ELP for vocationally oriented

language learning;

Frames sets of vocationally based descriptors /formulated in

terms of CAN DOs/;

Facilitates workforce international mobility;



For the employers

Provides reliable transparent means for recruiting new staff;

Encourages better human resources management;

Provides opportunities for better planning of in-service

training;



For the teachers and trainers:

Boosts new task-oriented methods of FLT for vocational

purposes;

Reinforces national standards for assessment, certification

and qualification recognition in accordance with the best

European practices;

Angelina Prisadashka/ Bulgarian Leonardo da Vinci NA / Prague 5-6 April 2004

EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO FOR VOCATIONAL PURPOSES

www.vflp.net

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