English Profile is a long term, collaborative programme of interdisciplinary research, designed to enhance the learning, teaching and assessment of English worldwide. In collaboration with academics, teachers and education authorities worldwide, English Profile is exploring the way learners of English progress through the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Building on existing resources such as the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the Breakthrough, Waystage, Threshold and Vantage specifications, a multi-disciplinary team is working to produce Reference Level Descriptions for English. These will provide a uniquely detailed and objective analysis of what levels of achievement in language learning actually mean in terms of the grammar, vocabulary and discourse features that learners can be expected to have mastered at each level.
English Profile is registered with the Council of Europe.
