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Cambridge ESOL don't have any CEFR Mapping report none of their qualification mapped to CEFR, the claims they have made are not true because there is no evidence of those claims. ------------------------------ On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 3:26 AM PDT Martin Nickson wrote: >In answer to this question, "How was this calibration of ESOL quals and the CEFR determined?" I may be wrong but I dont think the Govt has done any work on this since 'Pathways to Proficiency' (2003). > >http://rwp.excellencegateway.org.uk/resource/Pathways+to+Proficiency%3A+the+alignment+of+language+proficiency+scales+for+assessing+competence+in+English+language+Proficiency/pdf/ > >I think that this is the foundation document for alignment, but would also be grateful if other more recent documentation can be unearthed. > > >I know Cambridge has cited quite a bit of research which is towards aligning their qualifications with CEFR but rather than specific ESOL exams, my sense is that this is still a work in progress based on the idea that Cambridge "embody"the CEFR - see Taylor (2006) http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/22627-research-notes-24.pdf) and their research and validation page http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/research-and-validation/fitness-for-purpose/#empirical-perspective. This may be because ESOL teaching (has to) change so frequently to fit Govt policy changes that it has been difficult to establish firm basis for calibration, but I am still researching this so its less a firm conclusion, more an emerging observation: those more experienced in the UK and those involved in Language Testing research would know better than I. > >http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/research-and-validation/fitness-for-purpose/#empirical-perspective > > >However, my understanding was that Ofqual's consultation (2012) > >http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/esol-qualifications/our-proposals/general-conditions-of-recognition-for-qualifications-with-the-title-esol-international/ > > despite the non-result of their recommendation about alignment, continued to make the qualification awarding bodies responsible for the calibration without any centralised definition of how the awarding bodies do this. The result, rather predictably, seem to be confusion. > > >Apologies for any duplication in this post from previous posts (accessing via my email not the list). > >*********************************** >ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. >To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html >A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: >http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm >To contact the list owner, send an email to >[log in to unmask] *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask]