Language Portfolio

A portfolio is a file in which you bring together diverse materials on a theme. It is a collection of key materials related to your own development and should reflect your progress as a student. To keep the portfolio meaningful and easy to use:

- Divide it into sections
- Create a table of contents
- Label everything
- Keep it updated

You should open your portfolio with an overview of it and with the explanation of its purposes for including the things in it. Each section of the portfolio usually includes its own introductory part.

Examples:
*This document is a compilation of qualifications of language, skills and proves of events where the language is practiced.

*This portfolio holds a list of the different language skills and the proficiency in each one of them.

*This document aims to prove the progress and might help to improve the weak areas.

Part 1: Reflecting as a student.
Who I am as a student?
- What kind of student am I?
- What kind of student would I like to be?
- What are the issues that are important for me as student?
- What is my understanding of the areas I study (e.g. grammar, speaking, etc)?

Profile of language (Self assessment grid)
-Where am I as a student?

My learning objectives
-Long-term and short-term objectives
-What is it that you want to achieve at the end of the course?

Part 2: Evidences
Every part included in the portfolio provides evidence of progress in the learning. Therefore, you should include every activity you do, that is related to the class.

Part 3: Reflections
Whenever you complete an activity celebrate your success and reflect on it; give yourself credit for what you have done.
Note down what happened and use it as an example of what can happen when you focus your energy.
How to reflect on you learning?
Write about the process you go through in order to achieve a goal. What you found easy or difficult to do, how you tackle it, your strategies, what worked best and what did not, what you realized while doing this activity, and your plans to do better on the next activity.