CEFR CEFR - Common European Framework Plurilingual and Pluricultural Competence 2

Question 1

What does "plurilingual competence" mean in CEFR?

Accepted Answer

Having an integrated, dynamic repertoire of languages and partial competences

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Being equally fluent in several languages

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Learning one language at a time

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Avoiding mixing languages

Question 2

What is "pluricultural competence" according to the CEFR?

Accepted Answer

The ability to mediate between cultures and adapt behavior to different cultural contexts

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Knowledge of art history

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Fluency in cultural dances

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The ability to cook traditional dishes

Question 3

How does CEFR view the relationship between plurilingual and pluricultural competence?

Accepted Answer

They are interrelated: language and culture are inseparable

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They are entirely separate skills

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Pluricultural is more important than plurilingual

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Language learning has nothing to do with culture

Question 4

What does "partial competence" mean in CEFR's plurilingual model?

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Having some abilities in a language without complete mastery

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Being incompetent in a language

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Knowing only vocabulary but no grammar

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A failed language learner

Question 5

What is "code-switching" and how does CEFR regard it?

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Moving between languages in communication, viewed as a sign of plurilingual competence

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A computer programming technique

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A grammar error

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Refusing to speak in certain contexts

Question 6

The CEFR Companion Volume introduced the concept of "translanguaging." What does this refer to?

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The flexible use of an integrated multilingual repertoire for communication and meaning-making

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Professional legal translation

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Switching only between closely related languages

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Avoiding the use of the first language in class