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A guide to teacher competences for languages in education


INTRODUCTION
CATALOGUE OF INSTRUMENTS 
INSTRUMENTS
IN PRACTICE
EVOLVING INSTRUMENTS
COUNCIL OF EUROPE PRINCIPLES
TEACHER COMPETENCES - CONCLUSIONS

Catalogue of instruments

These pages contain one sentence descriptions of the various tools examined during the course of the project. Beside each description there is a visual representation relating the content of the tool to key dimensions. The aim of these spidergrams is to offer a visual profile of each instrument, e.g. for a quick initial comparison of different resources. The spidergram values are to be read from the centre of the visualisation.

Clicking on ‘view details’ enables the user to read more details about the purpose and contents of the tool, its origins and so on.

There are two ways of searching for relevant tools: you can use the matrix of topics/dimensions on the right to click on a specific area of interest, or/and you can narrow down your search using the filters listed below.

In the lower part of the main page a link can be found to brief descriptions of some important frameworks describing learner competences as well as various key Council of Europe and other background documents relevant to the issue of teacher competences. Last but not least, there are links to more detailed descriptions of the piloting and further development of a few existing resources in the context of this project.


19 items found for "adult education"

Eaquals Framework for Language Teacher Training & Development
The Eaquals Framework is a compendium of descriptors of the knowledge and skills needed by foreign language teachers, covering aspects of planning, teaching, assessment competences, language, culture and professionalism.

foreign language teaching primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English Teaching and learning Language and cultural competences and awareness Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Professional development Orientation: languages Language and cultural competence Language and cultural awareness

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European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (EPOSTL)
EPOSTL is a portfolio for the self-assessment of didactic competences of student foreign language teachers.

foreign language teaching primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education Language schools English French German Spanish Greek Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Romanian Russian Arabic Japanese content and language integrated learning Teaching and learning Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Orientation: languages

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European Profile for Language Teacher Education
A framework for evaluating and enhancing the quality of initial teacher education courses for foreign language teachers in Europe that focuses on knowledge and understanding (8 areas), strategies and skills (13 areas), and values (6 areas).

foreign language teaching language of schooling as a subject primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English Teaching and learning Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Professional development Orientation: languages

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The European Profiling Grid (EPG)
The EPG is a competence framework covering the main language teaching competences, enabling competencies (language proficiency, intercultural competence and language awareness), and professionalism.

foreign language teaching pre-primary primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English French German Greek Italian Bulgarian Georgian Dutch Portuguese Turkish Ukrainian Chinese Teaching and learning Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Professional development Orientation: languages Language and cultural awareness

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Cambridge English Teaching Framework
The Framework is provided as a tool to enable teachers of English as a foreign language to assess and plan their own professional development, and relate this to Cambridge English’s qualifications for teachers of English and for English as a foreign language.

foreign language teaching primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English Teaching and learning Language and cultural competences and awareness Professional development Orientation: languages Language and cultural competence Language and cultural awareness

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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework for Teachers
The framework spans 12 professional practices relevant to all teachers, offering a way of conceptualizing professional development as an incremental process.

foreign language teaching language of schooling as a subject bilingual teaching primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English Teaching and learning Attention to learners’ individual needs A holistic plurilingual & pluricultural perspective Professional development Orientation: other subjects Plurilingual/pluricultural development Capitalising on linguistic & cultural resources

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Las competencias clave del profesorado de lenguas segundas y extranjeras
A common and coherent framework of reference describing the professional competences of teachers of Spanish as a second or foreign language in Cervantes Institutes all over the world, for the professional training / development of the teaching staff.

foreign language teaching primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools Spanish Teaching and learning Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Professional development Orientation: languages Language and cultural awareness

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Alfarådet - Description of Teachers’ Competence in initial and functional literacy for adults with non-Nordic mother tongues
This framework describes the competence of a professional teacher of initial and functional literacy (reading and writing as social practices) to adults whose mother tongue is not a Nordic language.

foreign language teaching bilingual teaching adult education English Swedish Teaching and learning Attention to learners’ individual needs A holistic plurilingual & pluricultural perspective Professional development Orientation: languages Orientation: other subjects Plurilingual/pluricultural development Capitalising on linguistic & cultural resources Democracy

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Canadian Language Portfolio for Teachers
The portfolio is a self-assessment tool for language teachers’ target language and intercultural competences.

pre-primary primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education Language schools English French Language and cultural competences and awareness Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Orientation: languages Plurilingual/pluricultural development Language and cultural awareness

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Competence Map for Workplace Instructors
Key competences needed by instructors working in workplace environments.

teaching of other subjects / teaching across the curriculum adult education English Russian Teaching and learning Attention to learners’ individual needs Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Professional development Orientation: other subjects Finnish

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Developing and assessing intercultural communicative competence: A guide for language teachers and teacher educators (ICCinTE)
The ICCinTE focuses on the development of intercultural communicative competence in teacher training and development.

foreign language teaching bilingual teaching pre-primary primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English French plurilingual and intercultural education Teaching and learning Language and cultural competences and awareness Plurilingual/pluricultural development Language and cultural competence Language and cultural awareness Democracy

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European Framework for CLIL Teacher Education
The European Framework for CLIL Teacher Education is focused on the competences necessary to teach content subjects and an additional language in an integrated manner.

bilingual teaching primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English French German Serbian Teaching and learning Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Professional development Orientation: languages Orientation: other subjects

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Handbook – Language in Content Instruction
This is a general guide to teaching CLIL, covering areas such as learning language in content instruction, vocabulary learning and teaching, the role of grammar, teaching language skills, thinking skills, learning strategies, task-based instruction, and assessment in CLIL.

bilingual teaching primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English French German Teaching and learning Orientation: languages Orientation: other subjects

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Language sensitive teaching of so-called non-language subjects: A checklist
An aid for personal reflection by teachers of all subjects about the language demands implicit in the different subjects and the extent to which these are taken into account in their teaching

teaching of other subjects / teaching across the curriculum primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English French German language sensitive subject teaching Teaching and learning Attention to learners’ individual needs Language and cultural competences and awareness Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Professional development Orientation: languages Orientation: other subjects Language and cultural competence Language and cultural awareness

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Profession-related language competence profiles for foreign language teachers ('Swiss Profiles')
The Profiles describe the language competences needed for foreign language teaching.

foreign language teaching bilingual teaching primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English French German Italian Language and cultural competences and awareness Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Orientation: languages Language and cultural competence

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Framework of Teaching Competences for Intercomprehension (REFDIC)
REFDIC is a guide for designing, implementing and assessing teaching that focuses on intercomprehension as part of plurilingual education.

foreign language teaching language of schooling as a subject teaching of other subjects / teaching across the curriculum pre-primary primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English French Spanish Romanian plurilingual and intercultural education Teaching and learning A holistic plurilingual & pluricultural perspective Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher Professional development Orientation: languages Plurilingual/pluricultural development Capitalising on linguistic & cultural resources Language and cultural awareness Democracy

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New overarching professional standards for teachers, tutors and trainers in the lifelong learning sector
A set of interrelated descriptors of values, professional knowledge and understanding, and ‘professional practice’. The standards are designed to aid the development of a qualification system for teachers and trainers working in adult lifelong learning.

teaching of other subjects / teaching across the curriculum adult education higher education Language schools English Teaching and learning Professional development

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Basiskompetenzen Sprachliche Bildung für alle Lehrenden
The framework describes language-related competences relevant for the initial education of teachers of all subjects.

foreign language teaching language of schooling as a subject bilingual teaching teaching of other subjects / teaching across the curriculum pre-primary primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools German A holistic plurilingual & pluricultural perspective Orientation: other subjects Plurilingual/pluricultural development Capitalising on linguistic & cultural resources

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EUCIM-TE = European Core Curriculum for Mainstreamed Second Language Teacher Education
The EUCIM-TE curriculum describes teacher competences of the inclusive learning of academic language, with a focus on immigrant pupils learning the language of schooling as a second language.

language of schooling as a subject bilingual teaching teaching of other subjects / teaching across the curriculum primary lower secondary upper secondary adult education higher education Language schools English German language sensitive subject teaching Attention to learners’ individual needs Orientation: other subjects

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Click below to find out more about these orientations, and to search for resources where they feature prominently.

FOCUS ON LEARNERS FOCUS ON TEACHERS FOCUS ON TEACHING
Teaching and learning
The teacher’s language and cultural competence and awareness
Orientation: languages
Covers didactic skills, including those related to planning, materials development, testing, and knowledge of, for example, language acquisition and learning psychology.

One can distinguish two aspects regarding the teacher’s language and cultural competence and awareness: 
The teacher’s language and cultural competence
covers the teacher’s own ability to use the language(s) which, or in which, they are teaching, i.e. the target language(s) and/or the language(s) of schooling, and to work effectively as a teacher in the relevant cultural context(s).
The teacher’s language and cultural awareness covers the teacher’s understanding of how language and communication work, enabling them to plan lessons, analyse language difficulties, deal with learners’ errors and questions etc. This also includes their general linguistic and cultural knowledge and awareness.

The development of the teachers‘ language and cultural competence and awareness can be accompanied by more general educational aims: Development of a culture of democracy (human rights, social inclusion, democratic engagement) in teachers’ and students’ views, attitudes and educational pathways.
Aimed at teachers teaching foreign languages (e.g. French or Chinese in the UK) or the language of schooling. For a specific contribution of language teaching to education in general: Development of a culture of democracy (human rights, social inclusion, democratic engagement) in teachers’ and students’ views, attitudes and educational pathways.
Plurilingual and pluricultural development
Reflection & self-assessment by the teacher
Orientation: other subjects
One can distinguish two aspects regarding plurilingual and pluricultural development:
A holistic plurilingual & pluricultural perspective covers competences related to setting aims and managing learning activities that develop learners’ - as well as the teacher’s - pluricultural and plurilingual competences.
Capitalising on linguistic & cultural resources of the learner in the context covers competences needed for drawing on the diversity that students bring into the learning arena through their linguistic and cultural repertoires, and potentially the linguistic and cultural resources available in the location. Plurilingual and pluricultural development can be accompanied by more general educational aims: Development of a culture of democracy (human rights, social inclusion, democratic engagement) in teachers’ and students’ views, attitudes and educational pathways.
Self-assessment by teachers of their own competence, attitudes, and reflection on their recent, future and long term development.
Aimed at teachers concerned with the use of languages of schooling, including CLIL and the teaching of other subjects.
Attention to learners’ individual needs
Professional development
 
Covers competences relevant to taking account of and responding to individual learning needs of different kinds (to do with a language of origin, literacy, disability, learning style, pace of progress etc.).
Covers collegial and individual actions taken for professional, personal & institutional development, and any experiences and activities that are intended to, or do actually, contribute to the development of competences.

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Learner frameworks and key background documents

Here you find brief descriptions of important resources that that outline (language) learners’ competences, and key background documents.

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Frameworks, standards and documents included in the online guide

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