Tetsuko Fukawa Dunn
Soka University

Sessions
Initiating a CEFR Alignment Project
College & University Education
Sat, Nov 21, 10:45-11:45 JST
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.