University teaching experience with the electronic European Language Portfolio: an innovation for the promotion of plurilingualism and interculturality

This article describes the teaching experience gained from the introduction of the Spanish electronic European Language Portfolio (eELP+14) in the university teaching of the Erasmus Intensive Language Course (EILC) within the Vives Network of Universities. The aim was to seek the views of teachers d...

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Autor: López-Fernández, Olatz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/96061
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/96061
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Palabra clave:Ensenyament de llengües
Educació intercultural
Educació superior
Language teaching
Multicultural education
Higher education
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spelling University teaching experience with the electronic European Language Portfolio: an innovation for the promotion of plurilingualism and interculturalityLópez-Fernández, OlatzEnsenyament de llengüesEducació interculturalEducació superiorLanguage teachingMulticultural educationHigher educationThis article describes the teaching experience gained from the introduction of the Spanish electronic European Language Portfolio (eELP+14) in the university teaching of the Erasmus Intensive Language Course (EILC) within the Vives Network of Universities. The aim was to seek the views of teachers during their first experimental work with undergraduates in relation to their learning of Catalan culture and language. A pilot study was carried out following a mixed methods methodology, with a QUAN+qual design, through two online ad hoc questionnaires (pretest-posttest). Overall, the tool has been assessed positively with regard to pedagogical aspects (reflection and self-evaluation of the Biography) and communication aspects (the linguistic profile of the Passport), although some difficulties have been highlighted concerning the time students need to dedicate to it and the amount of time they actually have, as well as the need to introduce technological and linguistic improvements. On the one hand, the eELP is recognised as an educational innovation which is entirely suitable for the current university context, and on the other hand, it is considered to have only a moderate influence in the learning of languages and cultures.Taylor and Francis2014info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/96061Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11356405.2014.908667Cultura y Educacion, 2014http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11356405.2014.908667(c) Fundación Infancia y Aprendizaje, 2014info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/960612026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv University teaching experience with the electronic European Language Portfolio: an innovation for the promotion of plurilingualism and interculturality
title University teaching experience with the electronic European Language Portfolio: an innovation for the promotion of plurilingualism and interculturality
spellingShingle University teaching experience with the electronic European Language Portfolio: an innovation for the promotion of plurilingualism and interculturality
López-Fernández, Olatz
Ensenyament de llengües
Educació intercultural
Educació superior
Language teaching
Multicultural education
Higher education
title_short University teaching experience with the electronic European Language Portfolio: an innovation for the promotion of plurilingualism and interculturality
title_full University teaching experience with the electronic European Language Portfolio: an innovation for the promotion of plurilingualism and interculturality
title_fullStr University teaching experience with the electronic European Language Portfolio: an innovation for the promotion of plurilingualism and interculturality
title_full_unstemmed University teaching experience with the electronic European Language Portfolio: an innovation for the promotion of plurilingualism and interculturality
title_sort University teaching experience with the electronic European Language Portfolio: an innovation for the promotion of plurilingualism and interculturality
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López-Fernández, Olatz
author López-Fernández, Olatz
author_facet López-Fernández, Olatz
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ensenyament de llengües
Educació intercultural
Educació superior
Language teaching
Multicultural education
Higher education
topic Ensenyament de llengües
Educació intercultural
Educació superior
Language teaching
Multicultural education
Higher education
description This article describes the teaching experience gained from the introduction of the Spanish electronic European Language Portfolio (eELP+14) in the university teaching of the Erasmus Intensive Language Course (EILC) within the Vives Network of Universities. The aim was to seek the views of teachers during their first experimental work with undergraduates in relation to their learning of Catalan culture and language. A pilot study was carried out following a mixed methods methodology, with a QUAN+qual design, through two online ad hoc questionnaires (pretest-posttest). Overall, the tool has been assessed positively with regard to pedagogical aspects (reflection and self-evaluation of the Biography) and communication aspects (the linguistic profile of the Passport), although some difficulties have been highlighted concerning the time students need to dedicate to it and the amount of time they actually have, as well as the need to introduce technological and linguistic improvements. On the one hand, the eELP is recognised as an educational innovation which is entirely suitable for the current university context, and on the other hand, it is considered to have only a moderate influence in the learning of languages and cultures.
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