April 2018 – Cambridge English Languages

10 facts about IELTS

Posted on April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 by Cambridge English Languages

Educational institutions, employers, professional registration bodies and government immigration agencies often require proof of English language skills as part of their recruitment or admission procedures. IELTS is widely accepted for these purposes.

IELTS test is available at more than 1,200 locations worldwide.
Who accepts IELTS scores? Click and discover.
Over 3 million IELTS tests are taken each year.
Data is routinely collected from live tests and analysed to conﬁrm the accuracy of the initial grading process and to support on-going quality assurance processes.
Test writers from different English-speaking countries develop IELTS content so it reflects real-life situations around the world and is unbiased and fair to all test takers, whatever their background.
Length of the test: About 2 hours 45 minutes but may last up to 3 hours and 15 minutes. *Remember: you need 30 minutes for the speaking test and administration.
IELTS is accepted for migration to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
IELTS is accepted as evidence of English proficiency by 10,000 institutions of education worldwide.
Many professional registration bodies and employers rely on IELTS as evidence of English language proficiency. Examples are the healthcare professions, such as nursing, medicine and pharmacy, where English language competence is of critical importance.
Test security: training of test centre staff to help them identify imposters, detect fraudulent behaviour and prevent cheating to ensures the high standard of the IELTS test.

Two FREE Seminars Sponsored by Cambridge Assessment English and CEL-Cambridge English Languages

Posted on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 by Cambridge English Languages

Dates: 29th August 2018 and 12th September 2018*

Time: 14:00

Workshop: 14:15-17:45

Question time: 17:45

Venue: CEL-Cambridge English Languages GmbH Vadianstrasse 7, 9000 St. Gallen

Aims and Benefits: These two 1/2-day workshops level A2-B1 show how teachers can integrate Cambridge English exams to support and develop core competences and strategies stated in LP21. Using the materials from Cambridge English exams, you will be shown how to develop reading and listening; speaking and writing competences and strategies that can be used for any coursebook syllabus and context on an A2-B1 level (A2 Key and B1 Preliminary for Schools). In doing so, teachers will see how Cambridge English exams or tasks are aligned with LP21 competences.

The aims and benefits of this workshop are twofold:

a) to develop learners’ general language skills and competences whilst;
b) developing core exam strategies and skills should learners take a Cambridge English exam in the future.

Part One Workshop

29th August 2018: Focus on LP21 Reading and Listening Competences & Strategies Part

In this first of two practical workshops, teachers will be shown how Cambridge English and LP21 can work harmoniously together to develop core reading and listening competences and strategies.

Part Two Workshop

12th September 2018: Focus on LP21 Speaking and Writing Competences & Strategies

In this second of two practical workshops, teachers will be shown how Cambridge English and LP21 can work harmoniously together to develop core speaking and writing competences and strategies.

*It is not obligatory to register for both workshops, as each seminar acts as a standalone session.

Speaker Biography- DINA BLANCO-IOANNOU

The two workshops will be led by Dina Blanco-Ioannou MEd BA (Hons) ELT, a professional English language teacher and teacher educator and trainer with over 22 years’ experience. She is a presenter and regularly gives workshops and seminars both at national and international events, presenting frequently at IATEFL.

Dina has taught in many different contexts including primary, secondary, tertiary and private language school sectors. She also has extensive experience in teaching and preparing students for Cambridge English exams.

Presently, Dina works as a teacher educator and trainer at the PH Institute for Secondary Education (lower secondary), FHNW in Basel. She is also founder of Lessons-in-Self, where she creates and delivers transformational education for life programmes for learners and teachers that aim to develop a healthy sense of Self and wellbeing. Her educational programmes reflect her professional and personal interest in effective and affective ELT approaches.

Globally Recognised

Posted on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 by Cambridge English Languages

Cambridge English exams are recognised by over 20,000 universities, employers and governments around the world. Our English language tests can open doors to higher education, improve employment opportunities, and because they are globally recognised, can increase your choices for study or work.

*click to register.

English plays an important role in Switzerland. It is recognised by Swiss universities such as the ETH Zurich and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and is used as the working language in companies like for example Hilti and Swarovski.

Over the next few days, we will be highlighting organisations that recognize the Cambridge English Assessment Exams.

For more detailed information click the image below.

6th Language Symposium: IELTS International English Language Testing System Workshop

Posted on April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 by Cambridge English Languages

6th Language Symposium: April 28th, 2018 in Sierre, Valais, Switzerland. From 08:30 am to 18:30 pm.

Speaker : Dina Blanco-Ioannou.

Target: A workshop for all teachers of IELTS and teachers who are interested in teaching IELTS.

Registration here!

The Language Symposium is supporting teachers of IELTS –The world’s most popular high stakes English proficiency test used to assess English language abilities.

The Symposium Langues / Sprachensymposium is a biennial continuing education event for all language teachers at all levels in Switzerland and neighbouring countries. It seeks to provide teachers with the opportunity to get new ideas and techniques and material for their teaching and to network and exchange with their fellow language teachers.  

The symposium is a multilingual event with plenaries and workshops in French, German, Italian, Spanish, English and even Chinese and Arabic. What’s more, there is an exhibition space for publishing houses and language institutes and other organizations working in the field of language teaching and learning.

A101: Introducing the Principles of Assessment Cambridge Assessment

Posted on April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 by Cambridge English Languages

To keep up with the market and keep yourself updated, we recommend the “A101: Introducing the Principles of Assessment” an online course offered by Cambridge Assessment. The course covers Validity; Reliability; Fairness; Standards; Comparability and Practicality and manageability of assessment.

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A101: Introducing the Principles of Assessment is a nine-week, online course for anyone with an interest in educational assessment and its role in society today, including examiners, assessment writers, professional bodies, teachers and those working for exam boards.

No previous knowledge or experience needed
Approx. 2-3hrs per week over nine weeks
Choice of delivery models:
- Monitored – Online group course delivered over 9 weeks featuring Monitor/Educator, discussion forum and journal
- Peer supported – Online group course delivered over 9 weeks featuring discussion forum and journal
Certification option for both models.

The course covers:

Validity
Reliability
Fairness
Standards
Comparability
Practicality and manageability of assessment

Month: April 2018