The Common European Framework of Reference down under: A survey of its use and non-use in Australian universities

What is it about?

Despite substantial adoption of the CEFR in language learning, teaching and assessment beyond Europe, it has gained little ground in Australian higher education institutions. In order to understand this anomaly, and to analyse the underlying causes of the low traction the CEFR commands in Australia, this article reports on a study of the attitudes, knowledge and perceptions of academics and students collected through a nationwide online survey.

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