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Portfolio Assessment under the China’s Standards of English

portfolio assessment

The China’s Standards of English (CSE) provides tools for the development of language curricula, programmes of teaching and learning, textbooks, and assessment instruments. Based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the European Language Portfolio (ELP) is an effective learning and reporting tool to foster learner autonomy, positively affect motivation and help develop self-assessment competence. Similarly, this study mainly focus on the design of portfolio for a vocational college based on the CSE, hoping to lead teachers and learners to reflect on the reasons for learning languages, the language learning process, and the criteria by which learning might be evaluated.
First, decide what areas of learning are to be the focus of the portfolio. It should allow an overview of the individual’s proficiency, the recording of formal qualifications, self-assessment, and teacher assessment. A diary to set target, monitor progress and evaluate outcomes and a selection of work that demonstrates the user’s learning achievement should also be included.
Second, link the portfolio to the CSE. The calibrated descriptors published in the CSE itself provide a “hard core” around which developers of portfolios can add descriptors of their own. Introduction of narrower levels is also necessary that learners can use the portfolio more often and see progress.
The ultimate aim of this portfolio is to support and improve the learning and teaching of English in vocational colleges.