In this issue: March 2007
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In this issue: March 2007
March 2007 In this issue: New IESOL and ISESOL sample papers Mock exam campaign is extended New ACE centre in the Czech Republic Upcoming events City & Guilds Awards Ceremony British Embassy Moscow, Russia Introduction to E-KU Nitra Institute, Slovakia Introduction to Linguistic Gymnasia №6 in Penza, Russia Press advertising kicks off in Italy New IESOL and ISESOL sample papers New sets of IESOL and ISESOL sample papers are now available on CDs at the price of 10 GBP for 6 CDs. These 6 new CDs contain two sample papers at each level of the International ESOL and International Spoken ESOL examinations, from A1 to C2. The current sample papers can be downloaded from the City & Guilds websites www.cityandguilds.hu and www.cityandguilds.com/ieq. Price of the set of 6 CDs is 10 GBP. To order the CDs please contact our branch office at [email protected] or call +361 413 1301. In this issue: Mock exam campaign is extended English and Business English mock exams can now be sent to us until the end of April. This time we are going to charge 5 GBP/exam. The exams included are IESOL, ISESOL, YESOL, YSESOL, SET for Business and EBC (English for Business Communications). The mock exams and the Teacher information sheet need to be sent back to the branch no later than 30 April 2007. This allows us to provide you with the detailed results via e-mail in time for the June / July exam period. Results will be sent to the e-mail address you have given on the Teacher information sheet. (You can download the Teacher information sheet from here). The exam papers and the Teacher information sheet can also be downloaded from the local websites (info on the campaign can be found in the News box and under Centres & Teachers / Useful information) and the completed papers should be sent back to us until 30 April to the following address: City & Guilds Branch Office in Europe H-1071 Budapest, 54 Dembinszky Street We look forward to receiving them. New ACE centre in the Czech Republic The first centre providing ACE (Access Certificate in English Language Teaching), the City & Guilds qualification for English teachers has been approved in the Czech Republic. The approval has been granted to a prestigious and high-profile educational institute, the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University in Brno. New IESOL and ISESOL sample papers Mock exam campaign is extended New ACE centre in the Czech Republic Upcoming events City & Guilds Awards Ceremony British Embassy Moscow, Russia Introduction to E-KU Nitra Institute, Slovakia Introduction to Linguistic Gymnasia №6 in Penza, Russia Press advertising kicks off in Italy Access Certificate in English Language Teaching (ACE) is a qualification developing language awareness and communication skills, as well as professional teaching skills. The award has been jointly developed with the world-renowned Department of Language and Literary Studies in Education at the University of Manchester in the UK. It is designed for teachers starting their career in English language teaching, as well as for experienced English language teachers wishing to upgrade their skills. It is supported by learning materials covering each module in detail, which can be used as a stand-alone course or alongside a structured programme of teaching. The Department of English Language and Literature has designed an intensive structured programme preparing the candidates for ACE award. It combines a theory component covering the principal issues of language teaching methodology with teaching practice, thus guiding the candidate towards the full qualification. More information about ACE to be found at www.cityandguilds.cz. More information about the ACE programme at the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University in Brno can be found in the City & Guilds newsletter. More information about the new ACE centre in the Czech Republic: Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University Brno Address: Poříčí 7, 603 00 Brno Tel: +420 542 211 312, +420 608 885 038 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.ped.muni.cz Upcoming events Poland Through languages to Success conference, in Ustron, 20-22 April 2007: The aim of this conference is to debate, discuss, network, socialise and exchange ideas with teachers, translators, educators and everyone interested in foreign language teaching. The main theme of this year's conference is the role and importance of foreign languages in contemporary world. For more information on the conference please visit http://spnjo.polsl.pl/konferencja/eng.aspx Slovakia Professional Language and Intercultural Communication, in Banská Bystrica, 6-8 June 2007: The conference will focus on identifying new needs and trends in teaching of foreign professional language and intercultural communication. For more information on the conference please click here. Czech Republic 1) Better Ways 2007, in Prague, 21 April 2007: 2nd conference for English teachers organised by Glossa language school, an approved City & Guilds centre. Venue: Karlínské Spektrum, Karlínské nám. 7, Praha 8. For more information on the conference please visit www.glossa.cz. 2) The Akcent IH Prague Conference 2007, in Prague, 12 May 2007: 8th one-day mini-conference for language teachers organised by Akcent International House language school. Venue: Benito Juárez primary school: Bílá 1, Praha 6. For more information please visit www.akcent.cz. City & Guilds Awards Ceremony British Embassy Moscow, Russia On 28 February a City & Guilds Awards Ceremony was held at the British Embassy in Moscow. We were delighted that the Ambassador had agreed to be our distinguished guest. Other distinguished guests included Andrew Sheridan, British Council, Moscow, Tony Thompson KPMG, Elena Nemirovskaya MBE, Director of Moscow School of Political Studies. 150 people attended the event from many of our centres across Russia. Our furthest guests travelled for over 3 days by train just to get to Moscow and our event. Awards were given to a selection of 40 students from these centres with the youngest being 8 years old and the oldest being over 50. Other awards were also given to the most successful centres in Russia. The event started with a champagne and canapes reception in the splendid Atrium to the Embassy and was followed by the formal presentation ceremony. Guests were first given a brief history of City & Guilds and a resume of our activities in Russia by Andrew Bayley, emphasising our commitment to the support structure and network of centres that has been built across Russia. The evidence of the support system available and the Ambassador handing certificate to 8 year old student assistance freely given by consultants and centres alike, was underlined in the next report by Olga Panichkina, a consultant based in Ulyianovsk. Published by: City & Guilds www.cityandguilds.hu Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this publication is true and correct at the time of going to press. However, City & Guilds' products and services are subject to continuous development and improvement and the right is reserved to change products and services from time to time. City & Guilds cannot accept liability for loss or damage arising from the use of information in this publication. City & Guilds is a registered charity established to promote education and training. © 2004 City and Guilds. All rights reserved. Then in the main part of the evening students were given their certificates by the Ambassador. The event concluded with a short speech by the Ambassador. Andrew Bayley (City & Guilds representative of Russia) Group of teachers, principals from Saratov Region with Andrew Bayley (City & Guilds representative of Russia) in the middle Introduction to E-KU Nitra Institute, Slovakia The E-KU Institute of Language and Intercultural Communication in Nitra (www.eku.sk) is an educational institution, which specialises in complex foreign language education of all age groups of the population. At present the E-KU Institute is the largest holder of language licences in Slovakia with the largest language facilities among private language schools. - 1995/96 – foundation of the Examination Centre of the Goethe Institute (the licence awarded to a non-state institution for the first time in the history of the CR and SR) - 1999 – licence to administer the State Language Examination - 2003 – creation of the City & Guilds Examination Centre (GB) - 2006 – creation of the ECL Regional Examination Centre (European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages) From left Ingrid Kálaziová (City & Guilds exam coordinator of the E-KU Institute), Júlia Papp (City & Guilds regional sales manager), Ildikó Pathoóvá (City & Guilds representative of Slovakia), and Anatolij Vdovičenko (director of the E-KU Institute) Introduction to Linguistic Gymnasia №6 in Penza, Russia Penza is a green cosy town in the centre of Russia where most of the students are strongly aware of the importance of learning English and the value of City & Guilds certificates. In Penza, City & Guilds approved regional examination centre operates from Linguistic Gymnasia №6, which has longstanding tradition in teaching foreign languages. However we always welcome the opportunity to share our knowledge with students from other schools of the city and region and we are happy to help them gain success at these exams. Since 1999 students from more than 20 schools have successfully obtained their City & Guilds certificates from our centre. The exam, which our students sit in April is a real holiday in our centre. The students feel confident and are dressed up a bit for the occasion. Those who pass the exam level by level are looking forward to meeting the members of the examination board again like old friends and never fail to enjoy their beautiful English and sparkling humour. In April 2006 our candidates tried International Spoken ESOL and found it a real piece of cake. We are also proud of our very low failure rate. Most of the students, who take the exam gain the experience of passing exams and extend their knowledge in English attending courses in the centre. Highly professional teachers do their Now we are busy looking for the ways to 'spread the City & Guilds bug' in Penza Region and to broaden the range of exams offered in our centre. Svetlana Kochergina, City & Guilds – Gymnasium No 6, Penza, Russia Andrew Bayley (City & Guilds representative of Russia), right. best to prepare the students for exams. Olga Bondareva (City & Guilds consultant of Russia) Press advertising kicks off in Italy Successo certificato We are very happy to announce that a new advertising campaign is now underway in Speak Up, Italy's top magazine for learners of English. The City & Guilds half-page ad focuses on some benefits of our exams which are particularly relevant to Italian students (eg their validity for crediti formativi). Look out for it in this month's and future editions of the Speak Up! 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