European Language Portfolio - A Big Challenge in Autonomous learning at The University
European Language Portfolio - A Big Challenge in Autonomous learning at The University

Summary/Abstract: The reason of this article is to draw on work done by the Albanian experts in designing and compiling the ELP for university students in Albania which was accredited in Strasbourg in December 2009. The ELP for University Students was dictated by the need and the necessity of a language policy in the whole Albanian education system in appliance with the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFER). It reinforces the reorganization of language learning and teaching to the university students relevant to the principles of the Policy Division in the Council of Europe. The need for acquiring plurilinguilism, interculture and communicative competences between cultures made the Ministry of Education and Science in Albania take the decision to develop a European document which allows learners to become aware of their language learning and to reflect it accurately in their own European Language Portfolio. Following the MoES decisions to further enhance language teaching and learning, the experts compiled the ELP in order to promote learner autonomy and their selfassessment and it will help them transfer their language knowledge in other European education system. The article gives an overview of the ELP for University students in Albania. It describes its component parts and the way students can use it. The ELP came out as a result of a lot of research done on the Faculties. The focus of this research was to identify the needs and necessities of the language learners and teachers, and according to the findings the experts came up with the ELP for the university students in order to enhance language teaching and learning in our universities.

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