Naslov
ESLC in Croatia: Relation between Years of Learning the Foreign Language and the CEFR Level Achieved

Autori
Buljan Culej, Jasminka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings, 2013, “Language Testing in Europe: Time for a New Framework?” / Colpaert, J. ; Simons, M. ; Aerts, A. ; Oberhofer, M. (Ed.) - Antverpen : University of Antwerpen, 2013, 41-46

ISBN
9789057284106

Skup
Second International Conference on Language Testing „Language Testing in Europe: Time for a New Framework?“

Mjesto i datum
Antwerpen, Belgija, 27.05.2013. - 29.05.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
European Survey on Language Competences (ESLC); years of learning the foreign language; CEFR level achieved; Croatian eighth graders

Sažetak
Foreign language teaching in Croatia starts in the first grade of primary education. Learning one foreign language is compulsory for all students from the first grade. In the fourth grade, students have the opportunity to choose a second foreign language as an optional subject. ESLC testing was conducted in primary schools on a representative sample of eighth grade students at ISCED level 2. Student sampling was done by SurveyLang experts on the basis of the list of all Croatian eighth graders currently learning foreign languages. During the administration of the ESLC, a total of 1, 109 (49.6%) students were tested in English, and 1, 126 (50.4%) students were tested in the second target language, German. The majority of participating students (80%) had been learning English for five to eight years, while approximately 18% of students had been learning the first target language since kindergarten. Students tested in the first target language (English) generally achieve good results in Reading, which was expected. Level A2 and higher, which is considered to be attainable after eight years of foreign language learning, is achieved by 54% of students. Second target language achievements show that 72% of students achieve level A1 and higher in Reading. When comparing achievements in Listening, the results for the first target language show that 71% of students achieve level A2 and higher. The results in second target language Listening show that 76% of students achieve A1 and higher, while expectations were not met by 24% of students. In the first target language Writing, 75% of students reached A2 and higher and twenty-five percent of students score below the expected minimum level, out of which 5% achieve pre-A1. Results for second target language Writing show that only 13% of students do not achieve A1 and higher.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pedagogija, Filologija

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