English Portfolio
What is a Language Portfolio?
The English Language Portfolio is a document to help you learn English language moreeffectively. It helps you to think about how you learn, and provides a record to show other peopleyour language abilities and progress.
It has three sections:
- The Passport
- The Biography
- The Dossier
The Passport is a summary of your language learning experiences, including time spent abroad, courses attended, certificates gained, and books you’ve used. There is a self-assessment grid for each language skill area (graded from CEF levels A1–C2), to help you decide on your current language level.
You show this section to other people when changing schools, or applying for a job.
The Biography is a summary of your language learning history, including the languages you’ve grown up with, your language learning experiences at school, and how you use your languages now. There are also suggestions on how to become a more effective learner. This section also contains a CEF checklist of ‘Can do’ statements. This section helps you to plan your learning, think about how you learn, and improve the way you learn.
The Dossier is the section where you collect examples of your work. This helps you to record your progress. Profile of language skills
Complete yourown language skills profile for your English level.
Language: English |