One Framework to Unite Them All? Use of the CEFR in European University Entrance Policies

Autor/inn/en	Deygers, Bart; Zeidler, Beate; Vilcu, Dina; Carlsen, Cecilie Hamnes
Titel	One Framework to Unite Them All? Use of the CEFR in European University Entrance Policies
Quelle	In: Language Assessment Quarterly, 15 (2018) 1, S.3-15 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1543-4303
DOI	10.1080/15434303.2016.1261350
Schlagwörter	Guidelines; College Admission; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Tests; College Entrance Examinations; Qualitative Research; Educational Policy; Structured Interviews; Foreign Countries; Student Mobility; Educational Cooperation; International Cooperation; International Organizations; Language of Instruction; Questionnaires; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Richtlinien; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Aufnahmeprüfung; Qualitative Forschung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Fragebogen; Europa
Abstract	Fifteen years after its publication, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is a commonly used document in language tests and policies across Europe. This article considers the CEFR's impact on university entrance language tests and policies that are used to regulate the entrance of international L2 students who wish to study in a national language of the host country. Using a qualitative approach, this study aims to (a) outline and compare the target language demands toward L2 students entering European universities and to (b) determine the impact of the CEFR on European university entrance policies, tests, and testers. This article offers an overview of the university entrance language requirements for foreign L2 students in 28 European countries or regions with an autonomous educational policy. It is based on structured interviews with 30 respondents involved with university entrance test development and knowledgeable about university entrance policies in their context. The results show that the CEFR is omnipresent in European university entrance language tests and that the B2 is the most commonly used level in that context. The data also show that normative CEFR use is very common and that in many contexts CEFR levels are misused for marketing purposes or to control university admission. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01