The common European framework for languages: Language policy, language testing, and SLA
Organiser Hulstijn, Jan / Franceschina, Florencia / Alderson, Charles / Huhta, Ari
U of Amsterdam · Netherlands, Lancaster U ·UK, Lancaster U ·UK, U of Jyväskylä ·Finland
The symposium consists of three debates devoted to the following topics: (1) The CEFR and language learning and teaching in Europe (debaters: Waldemar Martyniuk, Jagiellonian University, Kraków; and Sauli Takala, University of Jyväskylä), (2) The CEFR and language testing in Europe (debaters: Charles Alderson, Lancaster University; and John de Jong, Pearson Education), and (3) The CEFR and theory and research on second language acquisition (debaters: Florence Myles, University of Newcastle; and Florencia Franceschina, Lancaster University). Symposium attendees are invited to send in questions before the symposium to hulstijn@uva.nl.