The Common European Framework of Reference

The Globalisation of Language Education Policy

Michael Byram, Lynne Parmenter (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

280 Seiten

2012
Multilingual Matters (Verlag)
978-1-84769-729-5 (ISBN)

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A comparative study of the impact of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages produced by the Council of Europe in 2001, this book asks writers in European countries and countries in the Americas and Asia to explain the influence of the CEFR. For each country there is a policy-maker and an academic perspective.

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages was published a decade ago and has been influential ever since, not only in its European 'home' but throughout the world. This book traces the processes of the influence by inviting authors from universities and ministries in 11 countries to describe and explain what happened in their case. There are everyday factors of curriculum development – which sometimes include coincidence and happenstance – and there are also traditions of resistance or acceptance of external influences in policy-making. Such factors have always existed in bilateral borrowing from one country to another but the CEFR is a supra-national document accessible through globalised communication. The book is thus not only focused on matters of language education but is also a Comparative Education case-study of policy borrowing under new conditions.

Michael Byram taught languages in secondary school and adult education. At Durham University since 1980, now emeritus, he has researched the education of linguistic minorities and foreign language education. His most recent book is From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship (Multilingual Matters) and he is the editor of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning. Lynne Parmenter is a Principal Lecturer in International Education at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. Until 2010, she spent 17 years teaching in schools and universities in Japan. Her main research interests are in global citizenship education and the negotiation of education policy and practice in the context of globalization.

Series Editor’s Preface

Introduction - Michael Byram and Lynne Parmenter

The Common European Framework of Reference: Learning, Teaching, Assessment

1. John Trim: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its Background: A Case Study of Cultural Politics and Educational Influences

Part 1: The CEFR in Europe

France

2. Francis Goullier: Policy Perspectives from France

3. Veronique Castellotti: Academic Perspectives from France

Germany

4. Henny Rönneper: Policy Perspectives from Germany

5. Adelheid Hu: Academic Perspectives from Germany

Bulgaria

6. Maria Stoicheva: Policy Perspectives from Bulgaria

7. Maria Stoicheva and Pavlina Stefanova: Academic Perspectives from Bulgaria

Poland

8. Pawel Poszytek: Policy Perspectives from Poland

9. Hanna Komorowska: Academic Perspectives from Poland

Commentary on the European Cases - Michael Byram and Lynne Parmenter

Part 2: The CEFR beyond Europe

America

Argentina

10. Melina Porto and Silvana Barboni: Policy Perspectives from Argentina

11. Melina Porto: Academic Perspectives from Argentina

Colombia

12. Beatriz Peña Dix and Anne-Marie de Mejía: Policy Perspectives from Colombia

13. Anne-Marie de Mejía: Academic Perspectives from Colombia

USA

14. Jacqueline Van Houten: Policy Perspectives from the USA

15. Heidi Byrnes: Academic Perspectives from the USA

Asia-Pacific

China

16. Weicheng Zou: Perspectives from China

Japan

17. Masako Sugitani and Yuichi Tomita: Perspectives from Japan

Taiwan

18. Jessica Wu: Policy Perspectives from Taiwan

19. Hintat Cheung: Academic Perspectives from Taiwan

New Zealand

20. Glenda Koefoed: Policy Perspectives from New Zealand

21. Adèle Scott and Martin East: Academic Perspectives from New Zealand

Commentary on Cases beyond Europe - Lynne Parmenter and Michael Byram

Conclusion - Lynne Parmenter and Michael Byram

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.6.2012
Reihe/Serie	Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
Verlagsort	Bristol
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	378 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	1-84769-729-1 / 1847697291
ISBN-13	978-1-84769-729-5 / 9781847697295
Zustand	Neuware