Sur l'évaluation et l'auto-évaluation dans la perspective du Cadre européen commun de référence et du Portfolio européen des langues

Résumé (en anglais)

The remarks on evaluation and self-evaluation inscribed in the two documents elaborated by the Education Committee of the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the Council of Europe lead to the conclusion that learning/teaching languages is a priority for decision makers and it is or must become a priority for all EU citizens. Important and relatively well defined tasks are incumbent, on the one hand, on all institutions and authorities responsible for education, be it initial or lifelong training, and, on the other hand, on the learners themselves. The two documents seem to have divided the two aspects between them: the C.E.F.R. includes a relatively comprehensive framework which helps practitioners (learners, teachers, curriculum authors, experts in evaluation, administrators, employers, etc.) to make choices and inform each other in a transparent and coherent manner; the Portfolio is mainly oriented towards the learners and offers them a framework to build their skills in foreign language(s) collecting and systematically presenting their qualifications, results and experience in language learning.