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Dea r Parents ,

Your children are in th e proces s of crea ting their Languag e Portfo lios .

They are colle ctions o f your c hildren’s work ins ide and outside the

classro om and will follo w them througho ut their school lif e.

This Langua ge Portf olio is your ch ildren’s p roperty. They c an

choos e what to inclu de in i t. It is a tool t o accom pany t heir

learnin g of lan guages througho ut their school lif e and is suitable for

docum enting their le arning when th ey are changi ng scho ols,

movin g to an other lev el with a differe nt teach er or wh en you are

movin g to a nother c ountry. In pract ice, por tfolios m ay incl ude

projec t or ot her exa mples o f written langua ge work , compu ter

disket tes (with some w ork or d rawings complet ed insid e or out side

the c lass), v ideo ca ssettes (with th eir favo urite sto ry or w ith

perfo rmances of song s, schoo l plays, etc), au dio cas settes (w ith

songs perform ed by yo ur childr en, etc), certifica tes, repo rts from the

teach ers, or even a collect ion of objects or pictu res. It i s a

collec tion of w hat you r childre n want t o keep as evide nce of w hat

they are learn ing thro ugh the medium of the E nglish la nguage. The

main emphas is is on the pro cess of learning . As a result, w hile

comp iling the ir portfol ios, your children develop the skill s to be a ble

to w ork indep endentl y.

It is a good idea to guide t hem in keeping their wo rk neat and

tidy so that their wo rk is we ll organ ised and will en dure for the

rema inder of their sc hool life. Every ti me some thing ne w is ad ded

to th e dossie r, help t hem to record it .

Tha nking yo u in adv ance fo r your c ooperati on.

Eliza beth Gra y

Virginia E vans

How to organise your Language Portfolio

You can include in your Language Portfolio almost anything you have

produced or collected that proves your progress in English. We suggest

you keep your work in plastic envelopes so that it remains in good

condition.

In practice, your Language Portfolio can be in any shape or size

according to the material you choose to store.

Your Language Portfolio can include any of the following:

A LL ABOUT ME!

Name: ...................................................................... Date of birth: ...........................................................

Age: ........................................................................... Place of birth: ..........................................................

I am in my .................................................................................................................... year of English.

My English Teacher’s name: .......................................................................................................................

(Read and put a tick ( ✓ ) or a cross ( ✗ ).)

ñ Some members of my family speak English.

ñ Some members of my family are from an English-speaking

country.

ñ I often read English books, magazines, etc.

ñ I often watch English TV programmes.

ñ I often listen to English songs.

ñ I have extra English lessons.

ñ There is someone at home who speaks English to me.

ñ I have contact with people from English-speaking countries.

ñ I have visited/lived in the following English-speaking countries:

..............................................................................................................................................................................................

My Selection

In your Language Portfolio , you can include anything of your choosing

to keep and show as evidence of your progress in the English language.

Make sure you keep it neat and tidy. Every time you include something

new, record it in this table. Ask your teacher or your parents to help you.

Date

Type of

material

Content

Individual

Work

Group

Work

With corrections

(from the teacher)

..........................

........................

..........................

.............................................

..........................

......................................

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