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Friday, 17 January 2020, 16:00-19:30, Academia Basel
In this seminar, we will explore in greater detail what is meant by B2 and C1-level writing skills through examining the ‘Can Do’ statements and considering how learners develop these skills. Presented by Jayne Kyte.
The Training Day will have three sessions. The first will look at ways to develop confidence and interest in general writing among teenagers and young adults. There will then be two sessions focusing on the academic writing component of IELTS. The first will be an overview of Tasks 1 and 2 with some underlying principles involved in the testing process, followed by a workshop on appropriate strategies to improve students’ writing strategies as they prepare for the exam.
"Your Digital Tool Box... practical tools & apps for your Cambridge English Exam Teaching" – The topic of the Annual Spring Seminar 2019 will be looking into digital tools that you can use in your exam preparation classes. We will be working with tools that are practical, user-friendly and that will give you confidence to work with technology in your classroom.
Join us in Zurich for our biggest annual event for English teachers in Switzerland, with professional development sessions from international teacher trainers Edmund Dudley and Stacey Hughes, and English File author Clive Oxenden.
Register now for the free teacher workshop in Chur on "Developing and assessing writing skills at B2 and C1".
In this practical workshop, teachers will establish and clarify the assessment scales that are applied to the writing component in Cambridge English: B2 First (FCE) and Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE).
On Saturday 16 December 2018 the BRITISH COUNCIL invites you to a free teacher training workshop in Bern, focused on how to prepare your students for an evaluation of their speaking and writing skills. The workshop will be of great interest to teachers preparing students for IELTS but equally exciting even if your students learn English without an exam in mind.
Register now for the free teacher workshop in Lucerne on "Best Preparation for Computer-based Cambridge English Exams".
The workshop will aim to show teachers the advantages of computer-based testing. There will be computers available so that participants will be able to get “hands-on” experience and preparation resources with and for the computer-based (CB) exams.
The presenters will also speak about Testbank which is a Cambridge University Press product and gives students multiple opportunities to practice for the CB exams in practice or test mode.
Register now for the free teacher workshop in St. Gallen on "Best Preparation for Computer-based Cambridge English Exams".
The workshop will aim to show teachers the advantages of computer-based testing. There will be computers available so that participants will be able to get “hands-on” experience and preparation resources with and for the computer-based (CB) exams.
The presenters will also speak about Testbank which is a Cambridge University Press product and gives students multiple opportunities to practice for the CB exams in practice or test mode.
On November 9 and 10, 2018, the researchers and practitioners group SPRACHE.TESTEN at the Ruhr-University Bochum is hosting a symposium on the subject of "Assessing Academic Language Proficiency and Languages for Specific Academic Purposes: Bringing together School and Higher Education Activities"
The Cambridge Introductory Seminar is designed to introduce teachers and principals as effectively as possible to the Cambridge English Examinations and their preparation in combination with Lehrplan 21 in one or two days. The aim of this introductory seminar is that the school and the teachers have the necessary knowledge to successfully prepare their students within the school structure for the Cambridge English exam.
This British Council IELTS training day has four workshops. Each workshop focuses on teaching techniques for one of the four main skills in the academic version of IELTS to help students achieve high score bands. The workshops will be practical and concentrate specifically on skills acquisition, rather than a description of exam content, and will give participants tools for integrating exam preparation elements in their English lessons
When it comes to the Lehrplan 21 there is a lot to talk about. In this free 1-hour online workshop we address all relevant aspects of the Lehrplan 21 and their relevance to Cambridge English for Schools.
Shouldn't language curricula project realistic goals for advancement through the CEFR? Join us to discover the latest research on this topic, deconstruct a commercial course book and share your opinions and experiences with us.
Shouldn't language curricula project realistic goals for advancement through the CEFR? Join us to discover the latest research on this topic, deconstruct a commercial course book and share your opinions and experiences with us.