[LD-SIG Discussion List] Fw: Framework & Language Portfolio SIG seminar in March/Please reply by Feb 4th if interested

[ellen head]

Hi everyone
I'd like to draw your attention to an event in Osaka on March 14th and 15th about Portfolio Assessment. Fergus O'Dwyer has formed a group with the aim of adapting the European Language Portfolio Framework, for use in Japan, and translating it into Japanese. For me the exciting thing about the European Language Portfolio approach is that it offers a way of including oral tasks in the portfolio and generally gets students to focus on what they can do, and expand it. Here's the message from Fergus and PS from me: 

>> From: "Fergus O'Dwyer" <fodwyerj at gmail.com>
> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 2:24 AM

 Just a quick email to confirm details about the seminar
> planned for the weekend of March 14th & 15th. As there has been no
> other suggestions we plan to hold the seminar in Momoyama Gakuin/St. Andrew's  University in Osaka. The  university is close to Kansai Airport/easily reached from  Osaka city.
If you plan to attend the seminar could you please email me
> at this email address <fodwyerj at gmail.com> by next Wednesday, February 4th.
> If there is sufficient interest in the seminar to go ahead and 
> we can continue making plans. The seminar will tentatively consist of workshops, case studies and most importantly working on action plans (it is hoped the  project teams will work together between now and mid-March on action plans with the seminar used to  present and discuss the preliminary results of the action  plans). If you have any suggestions for events at the seminar please  contact me or better post on the forum at:
> http://forums.jalt.org/index.php/topic,456.0.html

> In regard to accommodation there will be a limited number
> of rooms available  onsite, details which will be made available in time.
 I look forward to hearing from you. > 
> Warmest Regards, 
> Fergus

PS  me again... Unfortunately I'm going to be in England from 5th to 22nd but am following developments with much interest and look forward to being able to access those profiling tools in Japanese and English, with enthusiasm. Ellen