My Languages Portfolio
European Language Portfolio - Junior version

The European Language Portfolio is a Council of Europe initiative being implemented for learners at all stages of education across Europe. My Languages Portfolio is validated by the Council of Europe.

The European Language Portfolio (ELP) is:

• a means of celebrating language-learning and intercultural experiences;
• an open-ended record of children’s achievements in languages;
• addressed to and is the property of the learner;
• a valuable source of information to aid transfer to the next class or school.

It comprises:

• My Language Biography – a personalised learning diary making children aware of their achievements as they learn.
• My Dossier – where learners can file work and materials to illustrate the achievements recorded in the Language Biography or Language Passport.
• My Language Passport – an overview of the learner’s knowledge and experiences of different languages, including cultural experiences.

An accompanying revised Teacher's guide (third edition, 2006) is also available. This provides teachers with more practical help on using the ELP in the classroom and gives background information about the principles of the ELP.

The revised edition (2006):

• reflects the content of the new national Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages;
• includes self-assessment grids which mirror the new Languages Ladder;
• offers children the opportunity to fill in the Language Passport electronically.

The Portfolio and Teacher's guide are freely available for download in Acrobat pdf format.

The Language Passport is also available to download to your computer in Word format. Download the file. (3,586 KB, 13 pages)

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Download the European Language Portfolio - Junior version: Revised edition (1,211 KB, 40 pages)	Download the European Language Portfolio: Teacher's guide - third edition (201 KB, 32 pages)

The Welsh version of the Junior European Language Portfolio is available to download from the CILT Cymru website.

The Portfolio and Teacher's guide are published by CILT, the National Centre for Languages and may be purchased by mail order from our distributor, Central Books. The Portfolio costs £3 each (100+ copies cost £2.50 each). The Teacher's guide is £4 per copy.

For order details and postage and packaging costs, visit the CILT website or contact: Central Books Ltd, 99 Wallis Road, London E9 5LN; Tel: 0845 458 9910; Fax: 0845 458 9912; E-mail: mo@centralbooks.com