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

Submit your entry for the eLearning Awards 2010 competition

Since 2001, the eLearning Awards competition has been run by European Schoolnet and supported by key industry partners. Ten years after its launch, the eLearning Awards remain Europe’s leading competition to reward excellence for the best use of technology in education.To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the eLearning Awards, European Schoolnet invites all schools and teacher training institutions from Europe and beyond to take part and register at http://elearningawards.eun.org, and to present their best projects making use of ICT for teaching and learning. In 2009, 700 teachers from 36 countries submitted their work. ...more

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

2010 ALTE Testing Courses

Places still available-ALTE Introductory Course in Language Testing This one-week course will be taught by Dr Lynda Taylor, Consultant to University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, and Professor Cyril Weir of the University of Bedfordshire. Participants are expected to have a professional interest in testing, and may be employed by an ALTE member or affiliate, though are not expected to have a profound knowledge of the subject area. Dates: 20th - 24th September, 2010.Location: Euskaltzaindia, (Royal Academy of the Basque Language), Plaza Barria 15, Bilbao, 48005, Spain Cost: The cost of tuition is 850 Euros (750 Euros for ALTE Members and Affiliates). This does not include accommodation or meals. ...more