From Action to Insight: A Professional Learning Community’s Experiences with the European Language Portfolio

Abstract This paper focuses on an action research project set in the context of one professional learning community‟s (PLC‟s) exploration of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and the European Language Portfolio (ELP). Teachers of second and foreign languages in a large urban high sc...

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Main Authors: Paula Lee Kristmanson, Chantal Lafargue, Karla Culligan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carleton University 2011-12-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
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Online Access:https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/19857
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spelling doaj-2e17ffc2efcb4ab7a437120b73957ae52021-03-02T09:44:36ZengCarleton UniversityCanadian Journal of Applied Linguistics1481-868X1920-18182011-12-0114025367From Action to Insight: A Professional Learning Community’s Experiences with the European Language PortfolioPaula Lee Kristmanson0Chantal Lafargue1Karla Culligan2University of New BrunswickUniversity of New BrunswickUniversity of New BrunswickAbstract This paper focuses on an action research project set in the context of one professional learning community‟s (PLC‟s) exploration of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and the European Language Portfolio (ELP). Teachers of second and foreign languages in a large urban high school examined the potential of principles and tools related to the CEFR and ELP and shared their experiences during PLC meetings. This study examines data collected as part of the PLC discussions and deliberations and presents two particular pedagogical results emerging from this work: the development of a philosophical stance and an action plan. The paper concludes with a discussion of the process in which teachers engaged as they co-constructed understanding and explored pedagogical implications of their professional dialogue. Résumé Cet article traite d'un projet de recherche action mené dans le contexte d'une communauté d'apprentissage professionnelle (CAP) qui a exploré le Cadre européen commun de référence (CECR) et le Portfolio européen des langues (PEL) et comment la CAP les a mis en oeuvre dans des classes de langue. Les enseignants des langues secondes et étrangères situés à une école secondaire urbaine ont partagé leurs expériences lors des réunions de CAP. Cette étude analyse les données recueillies lors des discussions et des délibérations de la CAP et elle présente deux résultats pédagogiques particuliers émergeant de ce travail— le développement d‟une approche philosophique et un plan d‟action. L'article se termine sur une discussion des processus vécus par les enseignants en co-construisant leurs connaissances pédagogiques par l‟entremise du dialogue professionnel.https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/19857second language teaching; second language assessment; professional learning communities
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author Paula Lee Kristmanson
Chantal Lafargue
Karla Culligan
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Chantal Lafargue
Karla Culligan
From Action to Insight: A Professional Learning Community’s Experiences with the European Language Portfolio
Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
second language teaching; second language assessment; professional learning communities
author_facet Paula Lee Kristmanson
Chantal Lafargue
Karla Culligan
author_sort Paula Lee Kristmanson
title From Action to Insight: A Professional Learning Community’s Experiences with the European Language Portfolio
title_short From Action to Insight: A Professional Learning Community’s Experiences with the European Language Portfolio
title_full From Action to Insight: A Professional Learning Community’s Experiences with the European Language Portfolio
title_fullStr From Action to Insight: A Professional Learning Community’s Experiences with the European Language Portfolio
title_full_unstemmed From Action to Insight: A Professional Learning Community’s Experiences with the European Language Portfolio
title_sort from action to insight: a professional learning community’s experiences with the european language portfolio
publisher Carleton University
series Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
issn 1481-868X
1920-1818
publishDate 2011-12-01
description Abstract This paper focuses on an action research project set in the context of one professional learning community‟s (PLC‟s) exploration of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and the European Language Portfolio (ELP). Teachers of second and foreign languages in a large urban high school examined the potential of principles and tools related to the CEFR and ELP and shared their experiences during PLC meetings. This study examines data collected as part of the PLC discussions and deliberations and presents two particular pedagogical results emerging from this work: the development of a philosophical stance and an action plan. The paper concludes with a discussion of the process in which teachers engaged as they co-constructed understanding and explored pedagogical implications of their professional dialogue. Résumé Cet article traite d'un projet de recherche action mené dans le contexte d'une communauté d'apprentissage professionnelle (CAP) qui a exploré le Cadre européen commun de référence (CECR) et le Portfolio européen des langues (PEL) et comment la CAP les a mis en oeuvre dans des classes de langue. Les enseignants des langues secondes et étrangères situés à une école secondaire urbaine ont partagé leurs expériences lors des réunions de CAP. Cette étude analyse les données recueillies lors des discussions et des délibérations de la CAP et elle présente deux résultats pédagogiques particuliers émergeant de ce travail— le développement d‟une approche philosophique et un plan d‟action. L'article se termine sur une discussion des processus vécus par les enseignants en co-construisant leurs connaissances pédagogiques par l‟entremise du dialogue professionnel.
topic second language teaching; second language assessment; professional learning communities
url https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/19857
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