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Sign languages and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Descriptors and approaches to assessment

This resource establishes European standards for sign languages for professional purposes in line with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and provides an overview of assessment descriptors and approaches.

PRO-Sign reference
levels

Assessment of language proficiency

Glossary and Links

Glossary

CEFR Generic Terms



Bilingualism/bimodal bilingualism/plurilingualism/multilingualism Pronunciation and accent Fluency (functional communicative competency) Idiom/idiomatic expression/idiomatic signs/metaphor Pragmatics Colloquialism Sociolinguistic competence Proposition/propositional precision Cohesion and coherence Text types (or genres) Deictic (deixis) and anaphoric (anaphora) referencing Language learner (sometimes referred to as L2 learner) Learner autonomy

Assessment



Assessment Validity Reliability Feasibility

Sign Language Specific Terms



Sign language (gestural space, signing space, iconicity) Phonological parameters of sign languages Non Manual Features Constructed Action/Constructed Dialogue/Perspective/POV