The LinguaFolio Virginia is a document in which those who are learning or have learned a language can record and reflect on their language learning and cultural experiences. It is a tool that should accompany language learning throughout life and is suitable for documenting language abilities for various uses.

LinguaFolio Virginia is designed for use by students and educators in secondary schools and in universities as well as for adult learners. Businesses and community employers may choose to use the document to profile language proficiency of their employees or job applicants.

LinguaFolio Virginia is designed to assist students with guidance from their instructors in assessing and describing individual language skills and to facilitate articulation from high school to the university level. The three sections of the portfolio are available to teachers and students for building individual portfolios in notebooks and/or as electronic files.

LinguaFolio Virginia should facilitate the earning of college credit for language study completed in high school or in transfer agreements among colleges by providing evidence of language learning experiences and intercultural experiences.

AIMS:

LinguaFolio Virginia is intended

• to encourage the learning of all languages
• to emphasize the value of knowing many languages - plurilingualism and pluriculturalism
• to contribute to global understanding
• to promote autonomous learning and the ability to assess one’s skills
• to facilitate articulation among language programs (e.g., high school to university, transfer of students within school districts) based on a clear and commonly accepted description of language proficiency
• to serve as a tool to assess language learning
• to recognize and value heritage languages
• to promote language learning as a life-long endeavor

LinguaFolio Virginia will help learners

• to evaluate and describe their language proficiency in clear and simple terms
• to document and reflect on their language learning inside and outside school and on their intercultural experiences
• to inform others about their proficiency in different languages e.g., when changing schools, starting a language course, participating in an exchange program, applying for a job
• to set personal language learning objectives and map out ways to achieve them, e.g., cultivating community experiences, listening to music, using the web

LinguaFolio Virginia will help educators, schools and other institutions

• to recognize the needs and motivation of learners and to help them set learning goals
• to develop culturally responsive programs for learner strengths and needs
• to obtain information about the language learners previous language learning experiences
• to evaluate and document performance in a differentiated way
• to connect US standards and performance guidelines to internationally accepted Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
• to describe their language programs and produce evidence of language learning experiences

LinguaFolio Virginia will help businesses and community employers

• to profile language proficiency of their employees or job applicants and to make better use of their language abilities

LinguaFolio Virginia consists of three parts:

	1) Language Passport An overview of experiences and ability with different languages. It can be updated frequently and records formal qualifications and diplomas and self- assessments. DOWNLOAD YOUR PASSPORT
	2) Language Biography A record of personal language learning history that helps to evaluate learning goals, and reflect on language learning and cultural experiences. DOWNLOAD YOUR BIOGRAPHY SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST (PDF)
	3) Dossier A collection of pieces of work and certificates chosen by the individual to document and illustrate language skills, experiences and achievements. It can be used to demonstrate the individual’s language abilities to others. DOWNLOAD YOUR DOSSIER