ALTE pre-conference workshop: Mediation as a mode of communication: learning, teaching and assessment
Mediation was introduced in the Common European Framework of Reference for languages of the Council of Europe (2001) as the fourth mode of communication in addition to Reception, Production, and Interaction but its presentation and illustration was rather scarce, limited to mention of typical mediating activities of translating and interpreting and two reference scales of text processing and note taking. In the CEFR Companion Volume (2020) this category of the CEFR Descriptive Scheme was given much more attention, became illustrated by an impressive number of 20 reference scales and gained new weight equal to or even surpassing the other three modes of communication, causing much discussion and even some confusion in the field of language education overwhelmed with this significant expansion of the scope of the Framework.
In this workshop, an opportunity will be offered to discuss and clarify some of the issues around the concept of Mediation as applied to language learning, teaching, and, most specifically, assessment, with the aim to seek answers to questions like:
- How to learn Mediation as a mode of communication?
- How to teach Mediation?
- How to assess Mediation?
- How to test Mediation in a standardised way?
- Should Mediation be included in our certification schemes?
Programme:
9.00 – 10.30: Session 1: Presentation, input, interaction.
10.30 – 11.00: Coffee break
11.00 – 12.00: Session 2: Q&A, Discussion
About the tutor:
The course tutor, Prof. Waldemar Martyniuk (Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland) is a worldwide expert in language education and assessment and brings fresh perspectives on how to use the CEFR. The course is suitable for language teachers, language assessment specialists and anyone interested in language learning and testing, with or without CEFR experience.
Payment and Cancellation policy
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ALTE offers a 15% discount for ALTE Members and a 10% discount for General public for organisations sending two or three people to the course.
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