Implementing the European Language Portfolio in a Turkish context  

Oleh:

Yilmaz, Sinem ; Akcan, Sumru

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: ELT Journal = English Language Teaching Journal (Full Text) vol. 66 no. 2 (Apr. 2012), page 166-174.
Topik: European; ELT; ELP; portofolio
Fulltext: 2012.2.166-174.pdf (107.59KB)

Isi artikel

This study explores the way in which the European Language Portfolio (ELP) is used for teaching English as a foreign language to young learners with the aim of enhancing their involvement in the language learning process. The data for the study were collected through observations in a fourth-grade and a ?fth-grade classroom (students’ ages varied from 9- to 11-years-old) over a 12-week period, interviews with the two English teachers, focus group interviews with the students, audio recordings of two self-assessment sessions, as well as student and teacher materials collected on site. The ?ndings of the study show that the ELP was implemented through ?ve common practices: raising awareness, goal tracking, making choices, re?ection, and self-assessment. The article concludes with a summary of the bene?ts and constraints of the implementation along with some recommendations.

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