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Developing a conceptual framework : the case of MAGICC
This paper reports the steps taken to develop the conceptual framework
of the MAGICC project (2013), which aimed to provide action-oriented
descriptions of multilingual and multicultural academic and professional
communication competence, instructional designs to promote these in higher
education language teaching, and multidimensional forms of assessment
aligned with the learning outcomes established – all presented in an academic
ePortfolio that expands the features of the existing European Language
Portfolio (ELP) to the higher education level. “Starting with systematic desk
research into the existing conceptualisations of multi/plurilingual and multi/
intercultural competences as well as lifelong learning and employability
skills, the next step was to collect and analyse the data gathered from
all partner institutions and existing national and European projects on
descriptors already in place for academic level competences, practices and
assessment. […] To ensure the social relevance of the framework, the third
step was to develop questionnaires for students, faculty, and employers and
ask them to rank the synthesised skill and competence descriptors in terms of
their importance for the academic and professional competences graduates
would need for study purposes as well as for the global labour market. The
first draft of the conceptual framework was revised on the basis of this
stakeholder consultation and led to the version presented to a new group
of selected stakeholders in a consultation seminar” (Räsänen 2014: 66–67).peerReviewe