1. European Language Portfolio
--- Portfolio Europeo de las Lenguas
(ELP, PEL)
Asunción Sánchez Villalón, Ciudad Real, UCLM, 2010
Pedro P. Sánchez Villalón, 2005

2. What is the ELP?
It’s a personal document, promoted by the Council of Europe in 2000.
It shows …
the level of the proficiency an individual has of a language or of several languages,
his/her language learning experiences and
what he/she has the ability to do in the language(s), being thus a means to report and show different aspects of his/her lifelong linguistic knowledge.

3. Main Objective of the ELP
To clearly describe the linguistic competences and unify qualifications, in order to facilitate mobility across Europe.

4. Parts of the European Language Portfolio
The Portfolio has 3 parts:
Language Passport
It identifies the user’s linguistic capabilities It’s like a language CV
Linguistic Biography
It lists and shows learning experiences. It’s a reflection about a list of objectives checked
Dossier
A selection of meaningful works and materials related to language experiences
It’s like the ‘book’ or professional folder of an artist.

5. Language Passport
The user describes his/her experiences in languages and culture
It includes the Profile or Global Scale, which describes the competences they have as communicative skills (speaking, reading, listening, writing)
The user has to reflect, self-assess and modifify it regularly.

6. Linguistic Biography
It includes the history of the user as to the abilities achieved and objectives to achieve
In the Self-Assessment Grid the user shows what he/she can do in the language(s), his/her linguistic abilities, according to the common criteria validated in Europe.
It guides the learner to plan and evaluate his/her progress.

7. Dossier
It has a selection of the works to show the language competences achieved.
(Certificates, qualifications, acknowledgements, written works and reports, projects, recordings - audio, video, pictures, presentations, etc.)
It is used to report the learning achieved inside as well as outside the classroom (formal & informal learning), to complement the traditional certificates.
It contains
Works done and
Materials used  

8. Finality Informative function:
It helps to identify competences (Cuadro de Autoevaluación - Self-Assessment Grid)
It helps to show others the knowledge and language skills developed by the user, according to the classification of the scales in the Grid
Formative Function (pedagogic function):
It helps the learners to reflect about their learning process, according to common criteria (learning objectives)
It promotes motivation for learning
It increases the learner’s responsibility

9. Models of Portfolios Validation of ELP models
In Spain, MEC accreditation validated:
Kindergarden (2003), Primary Education (2003), & Secondary Education (2003)
Adults (2004) : Bachillerato, EOI, Higher Ed. & Lifelong Learning:
ePortfolios or electronic Portfolios:

10. ELP Components for Adult Learners
Language Passport
• Learning Experiences in languages & culture
• Global Scale
• List of Qualifications
Linguistic Biography
• Linguistic History
• Learning to learn
• Learning Activities
• Tables of Descriptors: SelfAssessment Grid (Levels from A1- C2)
• Plan for the future
Dossier
• Works done
• Materials used

11. Your ePortfolio
You can make your Portfolio having as a reference the CEFR and your linguistic experience
…in the official ELP Websites
(eEPL)
… or you can make the ePortfolio with our resources at the AWLAOLE.com website :
ePortfolio in PAMCEL