WHAT IS EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO?

The European Language Portfolio is introduced to motivate and support foreign language learning. It has been designed to enable learners to think about their language learning and ways to improve it whether you attend a course or learn languages on your own. It can also be used as a portfolio to show the others your knowledge of foreign languages and cultures. It is based on the levels described in the Common European Framework of Reference developed by the Council of Europe.

You are owner of the portfolio. It is your help which will present a follow-up of your foreign languages learning in an adult age and be suitable for documentation of both institutional or independent learning. If you possess a European language portfolio issued by some other competent authority, you might want to keep the one you already have. Also, if you are attending a language course in an institution belonging to EAQUALS, you may make up you mind to use this portfolio in future.

The European language portfolio consists of three parts: language passport, language biography and Dossier. The guidelines for usage of each part are attached.

1. LANGUAGE PASSPORT
This is a general review of your experience and abilities in different foreign languages updated when necessary. Here you record official certificates and self-assessment.

2. LANGUAGE BIOGRAPHY
This a record of your personal language learning history helping you to assess your aims in language learning and think about your significant linguistic and intercultural experiences.

3. DOSSIER
Dossier is the collection of your works and certificates you yourself choose as a proof of your language abilities, experiences and achievements.

For more detailed information and guidelines about European language portfolio and skill levels please visit the web site of the Council of Europe www.coe.int

WHAT IS EAQUALS?

EAQUALS - the European Association for Quality Language Services – is a pan-European association of institutions which provide language courses and have a commitment to high standards of teaching and infrastructure. All the full member institutions are inspected by EAQUALS every three years to insure quality of the Code Practice.

WHAT IS ALTE?

ALTE – the Association of Language Testers in Europe is an association of providers of European foreign language examinations. All the member organizaitons have a commitment to high standards of development and validation, and the improvement of common European standards for language testing. The examinations produced by ALTE members are included on the ALTE Framework of Language Examinaitons.
www.alte.org

BRITISH COUNCIL & CAMBRIDGE ESOL

British Council in Belgrade, Terazije 8/1, has been our great support in work for years. A rich library, video library, reading room, seminars and expert counsels, provide options to us as an institution but also to our students to learn, widen their knowledge and find out everything they want about Great Britain.
Cambridge ESOL exams and certificates are our guidelines in work and one of the aims for our learners. We organize preparation courses for these exams. The most frequent exam our students successfully pass is FCE. We have excellent cooperation with British Council in regard of young pupils aged 7-12. Exams in three YLE levels are: Starters, Movers and Flyers. In June every year we apply for these exams. The results achieved are excellent, the children are very happy with the experience and recognition of their knowledge.
www.britishcouncil.co.yu
www.cambridge.esol.com

THE ENGLISH BOOK

We have achieved the longest cooperation full of mutual understanding and respect of common interests with The English Book and Mrs. Ljiljana Jančić. It has been crowned by memebership in the Club, which will offer us more and more in the future.
The renowned British publisher Oxford University Press and MacMillan with a great number of textbooks, grammar books, dictionaries and other voluminous literature are at hand to facilitate quality teaching. In addition to sale and distribution of teaching materials, The English Book is organizer of events such as the traditional Oxford Day in Belgrade.