CEFR CEFR - Common European Framework Mediation Strategies and Activities 2

Question 1

What is "mediation" in the context of the CEFR Companion Volume?

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Facilitating communication and making meaning accessible to others

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Conflict resolution between speakers

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A type of grammar exercise

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Translating legal documents

Question 2

Which is an example of a "mediating a text" activity in CEFR?

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Summarizing a complex text for someone else

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Writing an original essay

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Reading silently

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Memorizing vocabulary

Question 3

At B1, what can a learner do in mediation tasks?

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Convey the main points of a text in another language or a simplified form

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Mediate only in their native language

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Provide simultaneous interpretation

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Produce complex academic summaries

Question 4

The CEFR Companion Volume added mediation as a fourth mode of communication. What are the other three?

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Reception, Production, Interaction

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Reading, Writing, Grammar

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Listening, Speaking, Culture

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation

Question 5

What is "mediating concepts" in CEFR terms?

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Facilitating collaborative construction of meaning in group tasks

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Teaching grammar rules

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Correcting pronunciation

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Explaining test formats

Question 6

Which scale in the CEFR Companion Volume relates to helping others construct meaning?

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Facilitating collaborative interaction

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Phonological accuracy

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Lexical range

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Grammatical control