Our EL Programme Aligned to the CEFR

A key element of our education reform

programme:

The adoption of the CEFR Levels as the

governing framework for curriculum
development, selection of learning materials
and measuring learning outcomes.
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Pre-service and
Roadmap Supplementary
School-based in-service CEFR-Malaysia
reviewed & books Year 1
assessment teacher developed
evaluated and Form 1
education

Curriculum
Material Textbook
reviewed & Textbook survey Textbook survey
adaptation survey
evaluated
Learning
materials: CEFR - CEFR - CEFR - CEFR -
selection curriculum curriculum curriculum curriculum
criteria

Capacity Impact & New

building: CEFR Baseline study assessment
familiarisation familiarisation
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CEFR-Malaysia development and adoption:

1. Familiarise school teachers with the CEFR and its descriptors by

the training of Trainers to create a cadre of Malaysian
Master CEFR Trainers at each educational stage
MTs cascading the training to their peers
monitoring and evaluating the cascaded training

2. Adapt the CEFR for the Malaysian context by

creating a task force from the trained cadre of Master
Trainers to work on the development of CEFR-Malaysia
developing CEFR descriptors for the Malaysian context.
validating the developed CEFR descriptors
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Familiarise school teachers at each educational stage with
the CEFR and its descriptors

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Train selected MTs to use the CEFR descriptors
in curriculum development, learning material
selection and assessment.

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 Train trainers to create a cadre of Master CEFR trainers

(CEFR experts train MTs)

Cascade information to second generation

(MTs share information with EL teachers)

Cascade information to relevant others

(Teachers share information with other teachers) 10

To cascade relevant information to your peers
in order to create awareness and get their
support
 Introduction to the CEFR regional/world impact,
uses & basic concepts, the Global Scale and six
reference levels
The Baseline Study
The four skills (S (P&I), W, L & R) scales and finding
the levels
Language knowledge scales grammar and vocabulary
Communicative language pedagogy
Review notes, read and research on the CEFR

Prepare for training slides, notes, materials

from CE

Use the support system of Master Trainers,

ELOs and DELOs

Familiarise school teachers with the CEFR and

its descriptors
Teachers voices to be heard

Assess training quality

Return on investment (ROI)

Report to the Ministry

Reflecting on your experience

(A) Give an account of what you have learned and experienced. Describe
your thoughts and feelings, and any valuable insights and difficulties
which you have encountered. Explain how what you have learned will
enable you to help inform your teachers.
(B) Did the trainer explain the goals of the workshop, and the goals for each
activity? Explain.
(C) Did the trainer communicate the necessary basic and applied knowledge
about the CEFR (e.g. the purpose and structure of the CEFR, the theories
of language learning that underpin the CEFR, and uses of the CEFR in the
classroom, in assessment, etc.)?
(D) Describe the learning environment, and comment on whether it
facilitates or hinders learning. Explain.
(E) Do you feel comfortable about using the skills and knowledge acquired
from the course? Explain.

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Lets do it for our children!