CEFR CEFR - Common European Framework Mediation Strategies and Activities 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Facilitating communication and making meaning accessible to others

Answer

Mediation in CEFR involves facilitating understanding and making meaning accessible across linguistic or cultural gaps.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Summarizing a complex text for someone else

Answer

Summarizing a complex text for another person is a core "mediating a text" activity.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

B1 mediators can convey main points simply, though may simplify or approximate meaning.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Reception, Production, Interaction

Answer

The original CEFR modes are reception, production, and interaction. Mediation was added in the Companion Volume.

Question 5

What is "mediating concepts" in CEFR terms?

Accepted Answer

Facilitating collaborative construction of meaning in group tasks

Answer

Mediating concepts involves facilitating group understanding and collaborative meaning-making.

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