Benchmarking performances of L2 spoken Lithuanian produced by young learners

The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), widely recognized as one the most important documents in foreign language teaching, defines levels communicative proficiency. common points reference are primarily meant to assist teachers and test developers striving adhere a unified understanding CEFR levels. Yet it is not uncommon among practitioners claim particular level task, text or sample learner performance drawing merely on their individual experience intuition, with only limited knowledge original descriptor scales. main purpose this paper describe general procedures for relating tests performances they prescribed by Association Language Testers Europe (ALTE). five stages linking process familiarisation, specification, standardisation training benchmarking, standard setting validation. While full implementaion complex undertaking mostly applied context high stakes examinations, certain could be implemented schools programmes. Benchmarking such stages. It involves identification illustrative different proficiency This stage which also has its relevance daily teaching practice easily incorporated routine assessment thus increasing teachers' awareness Therefore discussion formal followed demonstration an exercise benchmarking. acquaint Lithuanian readers complexity encourage more principled approach allocations. alignment decribed here L2 spoken produced learners young age. Sample were taken from corpus compiled within XXX project. Since subjects children 11–12 years, another challenge children's maturity necessary adaptation descriptors learners. Qualitative analysis samples offers number insights into practicalities discusses ways ensure reliability objectivity.