Almost 600.000 learners have worked with one of 90 validated European Language Portfolios in 28 European countries (Scharer, 2008). Using constructivist principles and autonomous learning techniques the ELP has been pioneering innovative and cutting edge approaches to learning languages that can be applied to learning across the spectrum. Although articles on the success of the ELP project have appeared in some academic journals The Impact of the European Language Portfolio on Education is the first book to report on and contextualise the project's innovative techniques for a wider...