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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452577203321

Titolo

The Common European Framework of Reference [[electronic resource] ] : the globalisation of language education policy / / edited by Michael Byram and Lynne Parmenter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, 2012

ISBN

1-280-99882-2

9786613770431

1-84769-731-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Collana

Languages, intercultural communication and education

Altri autori (Persone)

ByramMichael

ParmenterLynne

Disciplina

306.44/94

Soggetti

Language policy - Europe

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Language and languages - Globalization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The CEFR in Europe -- pt. 2. The CEFR beyond Europe.

Sommario/riassunto

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages was published a decade ago and has been influential ever since, not only in its European 'home' but throughout the world. This book traces the processes of the influence by inviting authors from universities and ministries in 11 countries to describe and explain what happened in their case. There are everyday factors of curriculum development – which sometimes include coincidence and happenstance – and there are also traditions of resistance or acceptance of external influences in policy-making. Such factors have always existed in bilateral borrowing from one country to another but the CEFR is a supra-national document accessible through globalised communication. The book is thus not only focused on matters of language education but is also a Comparative Education case-study of policy borrowing under new conditions.