The Common European Framework of Reference :  The Globalisation of Language Education Policy / 
edited by Michael Byram and Lynne Parmenter. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Tonawanda, NY :  Multilingual Matters,  2012. 
 - x, 270 p. :  ill. ;  21 cm. 
 - Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Series Editor's Preface Introduction /  Lynne Parmenter The Common European Framework of Reference: Learning, Teaching, Assessment  1. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its Background: A Case Study of Cultural Politics and Educational Influences /   John L.M. Trim Part 1: The CEFR in Europe FRANCE<br/>  2. Policy Perspectives from France /   3. Academic Perspectives from France /   Francis Goullier<br/>  Véronique Castellotti GERMANY<br/>  4. Policy Perspectives from Germany /   5. Academic Perspectives from Germany /   Henny Rönneper<br/>  Adelheid Hu BULGARIA<br/>  6. Policy Perspectives from Bulgaria /   7. Academic Perspectives from Bulgaria /   Maria Stoicheva<br/>  Maria Stoicheva and Pavlina Stefanova POLAND<br/>  8. Policy Perspectives from Poland /   9. Academic Perspectives from Poland /   Pawel Poszytek<br/>  Hanna Komorowska Commentary on the European Cases / Michael Byram and Lynne Parmenter Part 2: The CEFR beyond Europe AMERICA<br/> ARGENTINA<br/>  10. Policy Perspectives from Argentina /   11. Academic Perspectives from Argentina /   Melina Porto and Silvana Barboni  Melina Porto COLOMBIA  12. Policy Perspectives from Colombia /   13. Academic Perspectives from Colombia /   Beatriz Pena Dix and Anne-Marie de Mejia<br/>  Anne-Marie de Mejia<br/> USA  14. Policy Perspectives from the USA /   15. Academic Perspectives from the USA /   Jacqueline Bott van Houten<br/>  Heidi Byrnes ASIA-PACIFIC<br/> CHINA<br/>  16. Perspectives from China /   Zou Weicheng<br/> JAPAN<br/>  17. Perspectives from Japan /   Masako Sugitani and Yuichi Tomita<br/> TAIWAN<br/>  18. Policy Perspectives from Taiwan /   19. Academic Perspectives from Taiwan /   Jessica Wu<br/>  Hintat Cheung<br/> NEW ZEALAND<br/>  20. Policy Perspectives from New Zealand /   21. Academic Perspectives from New Zealand /   Glenda Koefoed<br/>  Adèle Scott and Martin East Commentary on Cases beyond Europe /   Lynne Parmenter and Michael Byram Conclusion /   Lynne Parmenter and Michael Byram 
<br/><br/> "The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages was published a decade ago and has been influential ever since, not only in its European 'home' but throughout the world. This book traces the processes of the influence by inviting authors from universities and ministries in 11 countries to describe and explain what happened in their case. There are everyday factors of curriculum development – which sometimes include coincidence and happenstance – and there are also traditions of resistance or acceptance of external influences in policy-making. Such factors have always existed in bilateral borrowing from one country to another but the CEFR is a supra-national document accessible through globalised communication. The book is thus not only focused on matters of language education but is also a Comparative Education case-study of policy borrowing under new conditions." (Publisher's Website) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781847697301 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012009129 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Language policy--Europe.<br/>Language and languages--Study and teaching.<br/>Language and languages--Globalization.<br/>Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).