CEFR - Common European Framework Plurilingual and Pluricultural Competence Flashcards

What does "plurilingual competence" mean in CEFR?

Answer: Having an integrated, dynamic repertoire of languages and partial competences

Plurilingual competence is an integrated repertoire of languages and partial competences, not necessarily balanced fluency.

What is "pluricultural competence" according to the CEFR?

Answer: The ability to mediate between cultures and adapt behavior to different cultural contexts

Pluricultural competence involves mediating between cultures and adapting to different cultural contexts.

How does CEFR view the relationship between plurilingual and pluricultural competence?

Answer: They are interrelated: language and culture are inseparable

CEFR views plurilingual and pluricultural competences as inseparable - language learning always involves cultural understanding.

What does "partial competence" mean in CEFR's plurilingual model?

Answer: Having some abilities in a language without complete mastery

Partial competence refers to having useful but not complete mastery in a language - still a valid and valuable competence.

What is "code-switching" and how does CEFR regard it?

Answer: Moving between languages in communication, viewed as a sign of plurilingual competence

Code-switching is using more than one language in communication - CEFR views it as part of plurilingual repertoire, not an error.

The CEFR Companion Volume introduced the concept of "translanguaging." What does this refer to?

Answer: The flexible use of an integrated multilingual repertoire for communication and meaning-making

Translanguaging refers to the flexible, integrated use of a multilingual repertoire for meaning-making.