Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, assessment
Title | Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, assessment PDF eBook |
Author | Council of Europe |
Publisher | Council of Europe |
Total Pages | 278 |
Release | 2020-05-05 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9287186456 |
The CEFR Companion volume broadens the scope of language education. It reflects academic and societal developments since the publication of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and updates the 2001 version. It owes much to the contributions of members of the language teaching profession across Europe and beyond. This volume contains: ► an explanation of the key aspects of the CEFR for teaching and learning; ► a complete set of updated CEFR descriptors that replaces the 2001 set with: - modality-inclusive and gender-neutral descriptors; - added detail on listening and reading; - a new Pre–A1 level, plus enriched description at A1 and C levels; - a replacement scale for phonological competence; - new scales for mediation, online interaction and plurilingual/pluricultural competence; - new scales for sign language competence; ► a short report on the four-year development, validation and consultation processes. The CEFR Companion volume represents another step in a process of engagement with language education that has been pursued by the Council of Europe since 1971 and which seeks to: ► promote and support the learning and teaching of modern languages; ► enhance intercultural dialogue, and thus mutual understanding, social cohesion and democracy; ► protect linguistic and cultural diversity in Europe; and ► promote the right to quality education for all.
Towards a European Constitution
Title | Towards a European Constitution PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Gehler |
Publisher | Böhlau Verlag Wien |
Total Pages | 576 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Constitutional history |
ISBN | 9783205773597 |
This volume represents a historical comparison of the American and the EU European constitutional experiences and lessons to be derived therefrom for the present time. It is designed to deepen the understanding of the historical and political dimensions of constitutional designs and practises on two continents. Hopefully, such historical depth charts will expand the horizon of debates among experts and decision-makers. The first part concentrates on the historical dimension. It deals with the experiences and perceptions of basic American political principles, developments of international and humanitarian law, and the historical dimension of constitutional debates. The second part of the book aims at culling potential lessons from the American constitutional experience and the remarkable longevity of the U.S. constitution. Additional chapters concentrate on specific aspects and elements of the European constitutional debate (courts of law, human rights, minority protections, as well as gender equality). Still other contributions focus on the historical context of the recent European Constitutional Convention. Chapters on writing a European 'bill of rights', the EU reform debates of the 1990s, and finally an analysis of the Brussels Constitutional Summit of June 2004 are also included. The spillover effects of the economic and monetary union on the constitutional debates are covered here, as well as Asian perceptions of European integration. Practitioners and scholars address in this volume historical, political and diplomatic dimensions and achievements in the process of European constitution making and ist chances of success in the future. Finally, the current tensions in the Atlantic world are analysed and what they may portend for the future of European Union security options.
Naturalism and Symbolism in European Theatre 1850-1918
Title | Naturalism and Symbolism in European Theatre 1850-1918 PDF eBook |
Author | Claude Schumacher |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 568 |
Release | 1996-09-26 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780521230148 |
This fourth volume in the series Theatre in Europe charts the development of theatrical presentation at a time of great cultural and political upheaval.
Sign Languages of the World
Title | Sign Languages of the World PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Bakken Jepsen |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | 1018 |
Release | 2015-10-16 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 150150102X |
Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regions or genetic families, only a few cover sign languages or even include a substantial amount of information on them. This handbook provides information on some 38 sign languages, including basic facts about each of the languages, structural aspects, history and culture of the Deaf communities, and history of research. This information will be of interest not just to general audiences, including those who are deaf, but also to linguists and students of linguistics. By providing information on sign languages in a manner accessible to a less specialist audience, this volume fills an important gap in the literature.
The Study of European Ethnology in Austria
Title | The Study of European Ethnology in Austria PDF eBook |
Author | James R. Dow |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 2017-07-05 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1351881442 |
The study of ethnology or ’Volkskunde’ in Austria has had a troubled past. Through most of the 20th century it was under the influence of the so-called Viennese ’Mythological School’ and the controversy between the two opposing branches, the ’Ritualist’ and the ’Mythologists', set much of the agenda from the 1920s until long after the World War ended in 1945. The volume examines two Austrian characters, Richard Wolfram and Karl Haiding, and the impact of their research and sets them in the context of Austrian ethnology before, during and after the war years. The book concludes by examining the present day ethnological outlook in the country.
Europa Provincia Mundi.
Title | Europa Provincia Mundi. PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Theodoor Leerssen |
Publisher | Rodopi |
Total Pages | 538 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Comparative literature |
ISBN | 9789051833812 |
Feministische Aufklärung in Europa / The Feminist Enlightenment across Europe
Title | Feministische Aufklärung in Europa / The Feminist Enlightenment across Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Mulsow |
Publisher | Felix Meiner Verlag |
Total Pages | 374 |
Release | 2020-11-05 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3787338691 |
Wie aufgeklärt war die europäische Aufklärung im Hinblick auf rechtliche, politische, gesellschaftliche, religiöse und kulturelle Egalitätspostulate für beide Geschlechter, deren Verwirklichung ein ›Zeitalter der Aufklärung‹ allererst in ein ›aufgeklärtes Zeitalter‹ transformieren könnte? Die Beiträge in diesem Band versammeln philosophische, kunstwissenschaftliche, historiographische und philologische (und dabei romanistische wie anglistische und germanistische) Perspektiven auf die Frage, ob und in welcher Weise die Aufklärung tatsächlich feministische Konzepte und Überzeugungen entwickelte.