La valutazione delle competenze del docente di L2 in Europa e in Canada (workshop sui descrittori di competenze) / Comparing Methods of Assessing Language Teachers in Europe and Canada (workshop on competence descriptors)

Presentazione

International Meeting on

Training, Quality and Certification in Foreign Language Teaching

(TQAC in FLT)

FEBRUARY 9^th- 10^th , 2009

AIMS OF THE MEETING:

The aim of the meeting, organized by the DITALS Centre of the University for Foreigners in Siena (Italy), is to discuss methods of assessment and evaluation criteria in Foreign Language Teaching (Knowledge and Abilities) comparing tests like TKT (for English) and DITALS (for Italian) with the 6 levels of EAQUALS profiling grid, in order to achieve some agreement on a common policy development, that promote quality language teaching and the development of plurilingual and intercultural competences in future generations of language learners.

As a means to achieve this aim, the meeting aims to enable participants to compare good practice in language teacher training in Europe and beyond (Canada in particular), in the context of the current European policy for foreign language teaching. Two important European documents will provide a background framework: the European Profile for Language Teacher Education (2004) and EPOSTL (the European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages) (2005), recently translated into various languages.

Representatives from language teacher training certification bodies will also be available to facilitate discussion of the main issues relating to certain teaching assessment methods for teachers of English, German, French, Italian in Europe and Canada.

Scientific and Organizing Committee: Centro DITALS (Università per Stranieri di Siena): Prof. Pierangela Diadori, Dr. Stefania Semplici, Dr. Elena Monami, Dr. Caterina Gennai, Dr. Letizia Vignozzi, Dr. Roberto Tomassetti, in collaboration with Siena-Toronto Centre (Università di Siena): Prof. Laura Ferri and Sandro Forconi.

Registration form: http://www.unistrasi.it/online/IscrConvDitals.asp

 Contacts: monami@unistrasi.it   **39-0577-240315

MONDAY FEBRUARY 9^th, 2009

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10^th, 2009

* The presence of Prof. Jim Cummins in Siena has been co-financed by the University for Foreigners of Siena and by the Siena-Toronto Centre (Università degli Studi di Siena).