Scholarships for Colombian students - University of Reading‏

University of Reading Scholarships for students from Colombia The University of Reading is investing in its future talent by dedicating over £2 million of funding in scholarships for international students. The University of Reading with its strong academic reputation, excellent student satisfaction and great environment with its green campuses is ranked within the top 1% of universities worldwide. Reading is a vibrant town is only 25 minutes away from central London creating a great environment for living and studying. We welcome applications from Colombian students for all levels of study and subjects, and you can apply to us online NOW. Please visit our website for more details: www.reading.ac.uk/Study/apply/pg-applicationform.aspx We are delighted to offer Postgraduate Scholarships specifically to students from Brazil who are wholly or partially self-funded, you can find out how to apply and more atwww.reading.ac.uk/PGT-Country-Scholarships. The Postgraduate Taught Country scholarship is open to students holding an offer for an MA, MSc or MRes programme at the University of Reading (any course except those in the Business School). In order to apply students need to be offer holders from Reading and need to submit a 500 word essay. The closing date is the 2nd June 2014. For Business subject areas you could also apply for the International Masters Bursaries which also have a closing date of the 2nd June for all subjects. Furthermore, the Henley Business School have a number of other scholarships, and details of these can be found at www.henley.ac.uk/level/scholarships-for-all-programmes-and-courses/ A number of departments are offering other scholarships, including Law, Economics and Agriculture. Full details can be found at www.reading.ac.uk/life/life-moneymatters.aspx using the funding search facility. We look forward to receiving your applications; if you have any queries, please contact us at Reading International Office on international@reading.ac.uk.    Best wishes University of Reading International Office Blandford Lodge, Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading  RG6 6AH, United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0) 118 378 5620 ·  Fax: +44 (0) 118 975 0046  ·  · Follow us on Twitter: UniRdg_IntOff international@reading.ac.uk  · www.reading.ac.uk/study/international         Meet the University of Reading in your country! To see cities and dates: www.reading.ac.uk/Study/international/study-int-meet.aspx

[ELTeCS_PERU] Fwd: Teaching Adults – May 2014

May's Teaching Adults... To receive our emails successfully, add marketing@oupeltemail.com to your address book View this email as a web page | Join the Oxford Teachers' Club Welcome to Teaching Adults. This issue is an exams and assessment special! Sage Stevens provides plenty of help with preparing for the 2015 FCE and CAE exams, and Stacey Hughes offers advice on how to manage testing in the multi-level classroom. This month... Webinar: Get ready for the 2015 Cambridge English: First exam Join Sage Stevens on 23rd May to find out more about the changes to the new Cambridge English: First (FCE).  Sage will cover all parts of the exam, focusing in particular on Writing and Speaking. Register now > Assessment in the multi-level classroom It can be tricky to test classes of students who come from very different learning backgrounds. Stacey Hughes, teacher trainer in our Professional Development team, offers some advice. Read more > Prepare your students for the 2015 CAE exam Are you preparing students for Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)?  Here’s how you can develop their Use of English, Reading and Writing skills for the 2015 exam.  Read more > Academic writing and the grammar of words In order to produce a clear, persuasive piece of academic writing, students need a good understanding of lexicogrammar - the grammar of words. Julie Moore explains how you can help by incorporating dictionary skills into your EAP lessons. Read more > Introducing Oxford EAP Oxford EAP prepares learners to study effectively in English at university level, whatever their chosen subject. Watch the video to find out more! Watch now >

[ELTeCS_PERU] Fwd: [Webinar for English Teachers] Improving Listening and Speaking with Free Online Tools. May 7, 4pm. [1 Attachment]

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aWebinar for English Teachers   Improving Listening and   Speaking with Free Online Tools

Get to know some great resources for helping yourself and your students improve their listening and speaking skills by using free online tools.  Get your creative juices flowing as you see some examples of successfully designed activities that go along with listening and speaking materials found for free online. In this workshop for English teachers, we will invite participants to think of ways to create their own engaging lessons using tools that will motivate students to improve their listening and speaking skills.  What:     Improving Listening and Speaking with Free Online Tools                Webinar on English teaching, organized by the Regional English                Language Office for the Andean Region at the U.S. Embassy in Lima. Who:      Katie Bain, English Language Fellow                Katie Bain has been an English Language Fellow in Barranquilla for almost                two years.  She works with both the BNC of Barranquilla and Universidad del                Norte, conducting English teacher workshops and teaching English classes,                among other fun teaching opportunities.  She has a M.A. in Reading                Education and a B.A. in ESL Education.  Prior to working in Barranquilla,                Katie taught English and mentored teachers in Baltimore, MD, USA. She                enjoys sancocho, ajiaco, salsa music, and drinking coffee from Colombia’s                beautiful coffee region. When:    Wednesday, May 7th at 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Peru Time).                              Where:   Join us from a computer with audio and internet access                at https://conx.state.gov/peru. Sign in using your Facebook or Twitter                account, or choose the option "Guest" and sign in using your name and                city. (For example: Marcela - Lima) This webinar is free. Previous registration is not required.

2014 Information Resource Center - US Embassy, Lima, Peru

RV: Pearson ELT at IATEFL 2014Important mainly because of the words in the message. Click to teach Asociación Cultural Peruano Británica Mail that this conversation is not important.

     

Pearson ELT at IATEFL 2014   

         

                                       Pearson ELT attended the IATEFL conference in Harrogate in April this year and what a fantastic conference it was!

With a record number of delegates attending the conference the Pearson stand was a hive of activity. Whether visitors wanted to find out about our new products, talk about industry challenges and how Pearson can help overcome these or just join us for a coffee and a chat, we were happy to see so many teachers, industry leaders and authors.



Our theme this year was 'Improving Learning Outcomes' and the importance of testing students' progress. This was reflected in our signature event 'Test, Teach, Test,'

Authors Antonia Clare and David Hill joined Pearson's Ian Wood and Mike Mayor to discuss the limitations teachers and students currently face with understanding English proficiency levels and how we can better measure progress.

Didn't attend IATEFL? See a recording of this event  


           
We also used the signature event to introduce Progress, the first institutionally administered, fully automated online progress test that accurately measures student progress in English, highlighting strengths and weaknesses to inform teaching.

Find out more about Progress here



Pearson recently conducted efficacy research to show quantitative and qualitative results and observations from English classes using MyEnglishLab around the world. Over 400 of these reports were taken by delegates during IATEFL.

Get a copy of the report here



For more information on how Progress can benefit you and your class visit the Progress website

Join us at www.pearsonelt.com to stay up-to-date on the latest news from Pearson ELT

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[ELTeCS_PERU] IATEFL-PERU CONTINUING TRAINERS DEVELOPMENT-REPORT

IATEFL Peru

Seminar/Workshop – Continuing professional development for 

in-service teacher trainers                        Lima  24 to 28 March 2014

 

End-of-course report

 

The course was designed to develop the following competences:

1  Knowledge and understanding of

the principles underlying CPD;

reflective practice as a model for CPD;

ways to develop reflective practice;

the role of evaluation in reflection.

 

2  Practical skills in

planning CPD;

managing CPD workshops;

evaluating CPD.

 

As well as

motivation to develop professionally.

and an action plan for

maintaining and innovating in CPD;

communicating ideas and experiences to help the group and CPD to develop.

 

A set of handouts was circulated in advance of the course for participants to read and acquaint themselves with the topics so that time in the workshop was used as much as possible for developing the notions and practical skills through discussion and activities to try out techniques.

 

11 teacher trainers followed the course.

 

Monday:  introduction to the seminar;  why do we need CPD?

Tuesday:  conducting a needs survey.

Wednesday:  planning a CPD workshop.

Thursday:  running a CPD workshop.

Friday:  managing the CPD cycle.  Action plan.  Launch of Peru ELT Trainers Network

 

Participants completed an end-of-course evaluation in which they set out what they had gained from the course, things they had liked, and recommendations for change in future courses.  Gains covered aspects of planning and managing CPD, of evaluation (in its broad sense as action research), of teamwork and what it means to be a trainer.  Likes included the active methodology of the workshop and the time they had for discussion, the nature of discussions, the action plan.  Recommendations included observation of video-ed classes, micro-teaching, and more time.

 

At the end of the course the participants chose a leader to be in charge of their action plan and of their future activity, Miss Leo Marin, I couldn’t  agree more since her enthusiasm and commitment was of great help to the success and social networks set in the Seminar,  it was also agreed agreed a plan for a Facebook page for the group and a schedule of meetings where they will report and discuss their experience using ideas from the course.

 

Tutor’s comments

The evaluation was positive and enthusiastic.  The participants are committed to developing the provision of CPD and understand its role and importance for teachers.  Time was short because of arranging to meet when participants were available, and in order to cover the range of topics it was not possible to extend and develop practical activities in the ways recommended.  Nor was it possible to repeat tasks to overcome errors and gaps in what had been produced.  The course ran for sixteen hours instead of the planned twenty-eight:  future courses need to be arranged in holiday time so that they are not truncated.  However, participants made the most of their time and challenged themselves and their ideas;  they went away with clear plans on how to continue working together and how to develop their practice as trainers.

 

Dermot Murphy

April 2014

 

New Webinar - Introducin​g the new Cambridge English Teaching Framework, 14 & 16 April 2014

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New Webinar for Teachers

New Webinar - Introducing the new Cambridge English Teaching Framework

14 & 16 April 2014





Dear Giovanni

Cambridge English Language Assessment invites you to join us for our new webinar - Introducing the new Cambridge English Teaching Framework on Monday 14 April 14.00 - 15.00 (UK time*) and Wednesday 16 April 10.00 - 11.00 (UK time*).

*Check the times of the webinars where you are:
Monday 14 April
Wednesday 16 April

Cambridge English provides the world’s leading range of teaching qualifications, and teachers all over the world regularly benefit from the continuing professional development we offer. In this webinar we will introduce our new Teaching Framework which underpins our offer to teachers. The webinar will give an overview of the framework, looking at the different levels and categories within it, how it is organised and how it relates to teachers across different teaching contexts. We will then highlight how you can make use of the framework to identify your development needs and to plan next steps in your career paths.

To register for this webinar, please choose your preferred date and time below:

Monday 14 April 2014, 14.00 - 15.00 (UK time)


Wednesday 16 April 2014, 10.00 - 11.00 (UK time)



If you have missed any of our previous webinars, you can watch recordings and download the slides on our official YouTube channel Cambridge English TV.

Previous webinars include:
Changes to Cambridge English: Advanced from 2015
Changes to Cambridge English: First and First for Schools from 2015
Introducing the revised Cambridge English: Proficiency
Assessing Speaking: the challenges and opportunities of using a paired format




Best wishes
The Cambridge English Webinar Team

IATEFL Harmer & Thornbury>​> A MUST see

Dear BRITANICO teachers
Sharing this two-way IATEFL interview between Jeremy Harmer and Scott Thornbury:

Communicative Language Teaching: what have we gained (or lost?)

http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2014/sessions/2014-04-04/elt-conversation
(66 minutes long)

Hope you like it!Pilar Ferreyros
Teacher Training Manager
BRITÁNICO
615-3411
Av. Arequipa 3445, San Isidro
www.britanico.edu.pe