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SUMMARY:How the European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (EPOS
 TL) works in different European contexts - Barry Jones\, Head of Modern La
 nguages\, Homerton College\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20130128T170000Z
DTEND:20130128T183000Z
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CONTACT:Ewa Illakowicz
DESCRIPTION:The European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (EPOS
 TL) is a document intended for students engaged in initial teacher educati
 on. It is\, primarily\, a tool for reflection focusing on the didactic kno
 wledge and skills necessary to teach languages. It is also designed to hel
 p student teachers to assess their own didactic competences\, to monitor t
 heir progress and to record their experiences of teaching during their tea
 cher education. \nThe EPOSTL has been used in a variety of different ways 
 in the five years since its initial publication in 2007 and in this time h
 as been translated into thirteen European and Asian languages.. The presen
 tation will present examples\, discussions and research findings of how th
 e EPOSTL has been used in initial teacher education courses\, in bi-latera
 l teacher-education programmes\, in teaching practice\, in developing ment
 or expertise and as a research tool in eight different European countries.
    \n\nBio\n\nBarry Jones is Head of Modern Languages/Principal Lecturer a
 t Homerton College\, and Lecturer in Education at Faculty of Education\, U
 niversity of Cambridge. His primary research and professional interests li
 e in the application of language learning and teaching theories to teachin
 g modern languages and developing a pan- European competence model for Mod
 ern Language student teachers. He has given key note lectures and contribu
 ted to many conferences on modern language teacher training in a European 
 context. Recent lectures have been in Siena\, Sèvres\, and in March\, 201
 2\, four lectures in Tokyo and Kyoto. In 2012\, he completed a seven year 
 project focusing on modern language student teacher competences for the Co
 uncil of Europe\, based in Graz\, Austria. The resulting publication a Eur
 opean Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (EPOSTL) has to date bee
 n translated into 14 European languages\, and a version was published in 2
 011 in Japanese. More translations are to follow.  
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro
 om GS5
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