Cambridge English: Advanced can now mean C2 for high-achievers

Advanced is a high-level exam for those needing to combine knowledge of the English language with fluency and sophistication. High-achieving candidates taking Cambridge English Advanced sometimes display ability beyond the C1 level. To recognise this, candidates achieving an A grade will now receive a Cambridge Advanced certificate at Level C2 – equivalent to a C pass in CPE. ...more

English Profile book to give insight at ‘C’ levels

Work being carried out as part of the English Profile Programme is going to give teachers, learners, researchers, curriculum planners and other education professionals unprecedented insight into language learning at the highest levels.The work of John Trim and his colleagues in the 80s and 90s gave the language learning community the hugely influential Threshold and Vantage volumes covering the levels A2, B1 and B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference. These have been a cornerstone of English teaching ever since they were published. ...more

MOLAN Information System

This website presents the main outcomes of the MOLAN network project. MOLAN’s ultimate aim is to motivate young Europeans in formal education to learn and to continue learning languages. In March 2002, the EU heads of state and government agreed on the need to improve the mastery of basic skills, “in particular by teaching at least two foreign languages from a very early age”. The implementation of this policy is by no means easy. One of the reasons is that many young people do not believe in the value of multilingualism, dropping languages in secondary education or focusing exclusively on English. ...more

Europe and Languages

Language teachers may often feel isolated, unaware of developments elsewhere with the potential to improve their work or they may not have access to adequate professional support networks. It is therefore important to facilitate contacts and effective networks between them at a regional, national and European level. ...more

New admissions rules to boost opportunities for overseas students at UK Universities

International students planning to study at UK universities can now use English language certificates to gain UCAS Tariff points – in the same way as they have traditionally done with ‘A’ Levels. The inclusion of Cambridge ESOL examinations in the UCAS Tariff will significantly boost opportunities for thousands of overseas students coming to UK universities each year. ...more

Conference Announcement-Foreign Language Instructional Technology: Theory and Practice

Nicosia, Cyprus, December 3-5, 2010

The University of Cyprus, in conjunction with the Cyprus University of Technology, the Cyprus Open University and the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, is pleased to announce its international conference Foreign Language Instructional Technology: Theory and Practice. The conference will focus on the role of instructional technology in fostering independent language learning. ...more