The portfolio is based on the Common European Framework of Reference: Learning, teaching and evaluation, promoted by the Council of Europe, and is intended to qualitatively improve the use and learning of the languages and to highlight the participation of the learner in the study of languages. I.e, help us learning more and better any language and help us to understand and appreciate the linguistic and cultural diversity we have in Europe.
Among other things the ELP helps us to know in which level of use or learning of a language the student is, fix learning objectives and become aware of the progress made, know of the individual way of learning and how it can be improved and understand better and respect different linguistic and cultural both individual and group.
In using the ELP we can find different advantages and disadvantages. As a future teacher, from my point of view I can mention the following advantages:
- Promotes the development of strategies for discussion, interaction, expression of opinions, organization, problem solving and how to make a decision.
- Create work habits, organization, self-evaluation and assessment of learning.
- Promotes the communicative interaction and exchange of information between the students and the teacher.
- Students develop good learnings and they become more independent.
- Generate scaffolding processes that support the construction of new concepts and knowledge.
On the other hand, we have the disadvantages:
- Class time is spent in the “ELP” rather than other activities.
- Not all students work at the same rhythm.
- Students tend to overvalue themselves.
- The exercises are a little bit repetitive.
- The self-assessment method is confusing.
- Is not easy to be at the level itself.
