Sessions

Initiating a CEFR Alignment Project

This presentation reports on the process of aligning an existing freshman English communication course with the common European framework of reference for languages (CEFR). The presenters detail their bottom-up approach, highlighting pitfalls and successes of including instructor and student voices in the alignment process. Actual examples of the new curriculum, input and feedback from instructors, and results of a needs analysis conducted among students will be shared.