UNIVERSITY OF KENT LINGUA NETWORK Centre for English & World Languages SESSION 3 / JULY 2013.
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Transcript of UNIVERSITY OF KENT LINGUA NETWORK Centre for English & World Languages SESSION 3 / JULY 2013.
/ UNIVERSITY OF KENTLINGUA NETWORK
Centre for English & World Languages
SESSION 3 / JULY 2013
• What is the Kent Lingua Network?
• Why CEWL & UoK are promoting KLN
• Languages at Kent
• Overview of CEWL
• Goals for this first meeting
• Pearson briefing
• Discussion & plans for next session
Agenda
What is the Kent Lingua Network ?
• A new venture to encourage networking within the field of language teaching in the Kent region
• An informal opportunity to meet colleagues in the field of language teaching and to discuss related issues
• An opportunity to share relevant areas of expertise
• An organic forum which can discuss professional issues and concerns as and when they arise
Why are UoK & CEWL promoting this venture?
We provide:
• UoK’s Internationalisation Strategy
• UoK as the UK’s European University
• A wish to foster links in areas of shared practice
• Develop a community of interconnected stakeholders in the sector given new levels of national policy- e.g. UKBA initiatives
• To get to know our neighbours
Languages at Kent through CEWL & SECL
• Centre for English & World Languages (CEWL)
• School of European Culture & Languages (SECL)
Overview of CEWL(Centre for English and World Languages)
CEWL provides:
• academic language programmes for International students at key stages in their University career
• academic pathway programmes, including content and language modules for University access
• a series of short courses with both applied and general language focus
• World language learning opportunities UoK students, staff and the local community
• Language training and testing opportunities in association with Cambridge ESOL and Pearson
Goals at this first meeting
• To meet the institutions/colleagues who have attended
• To consider issues which would provide focus for the next meeting
• To have a briefing from Pearson on the PTE exam and the new facility at Kent
/ UNIVERSITY OF KENTLINGUA NETWORK
Anthony ManningDirectorCentre for English & World Languages