How does the GLP Language Passport compare to that of ELP?
The GLP Language Passport is modeled on the ELP Language Passport, but it summarizes learner skill levels using either the American ACTFL scale or the European CEFR scale, which is why this e-portfolio is a Global Language Portfolio. The Europass web site provided the format for the GLP Language Passport, although the terminology and spelling are American, and the ACTFL rating scale was added to the form as an American alternative to the CEFR rating scale. At the end of the Language Passport are copyrighted grids outlining both the ACTFL levels and the levels of the Common European Framework (CEFR.) They summarize what can be done at each skill level. The grid referencing ACTFL levels is used with the permission of the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL). The grid referencing the Common European Framework comes from the Europass Language Passport, (© European Communities) found at Europass.
