The common European framework of reference for languages: Should Pacific and Pacific Rim countries get on board the bandwagon?

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dc.contributor.authorCrombie, Winifred
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-26T01:27:05Z
dc.date.available2012-03-26T01:27:05Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractFor many bureaucrats, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has an almost irresistible appeal. All that users have to do, apparently, is read its approximately 200 pages (plus appendices) and they will "find . . . all [they] need to describe [their] objectives, methods and products" (Council of Europe (CoE), p. xii). Having done that, they will be in a position to "overcome the barriers to communication . . . arising from . . . different educational systems" and "facilitate . . . mobility through . . . mutual recognition of qualifications" (p. 1). The CEFR has some very influential advocates, both within and outside of Europe. Investment in it is extensive in some areas of the world. It emerges out of an organisation whose ethical credentials are beyond question, one that has been responsible for some interesting innovations in the area of language education. In such a context, it is not surprising that many countries outside of Europe, including Pacific and Pacific Rim countries, are developing an interest in it. On the basis of a close reading of the CEFR, this article concludes that it has considerably less to offer than it claims and, therefore, advises language educators in Pacific and Pacific Rim countries, particularly those involved in the teaching of indigenous languages, to be extremely cautious about adopting the approaches it recommends too readily.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationCrombie, W. (2010). The common European framework of reference for languages: Should Pacific and Pacific Rim countries get on board the bandwagon? He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development, 11(1), 3-18.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/6144
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTe Pua Wānanga ki te Aoen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfHe Puna Kōrero: Journal of Māori and Pacific Development.en_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://search.informit.com.au.ezproxy.waikato.ac.nz/documentSummary;dn=448230052011145;res=IELNZCen_NZ
dc.subjectlanguageen_NZ
dc.subjectstudy and teachingen_NZ
dc.subjectteachersen_NZ
dc.titleThe common European framework of reference for languages: Should Pacific and Pacific Rim countries get on board the bandwagon?en_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page3en_NZ
pubs.elements-id37297
pubs.end-page18en_NZ
pubs.issue1en_NZ
pubs.volume11en_NZ
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