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Page 1: Changing the way the world learns English 1. Intellectual leadership A few years from now, anyone wanting to know about teaching or learning English

Changing the way the world learns English

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Intellectual leadership

A few years from now, anyone wanting to know about teaching or learning English will turn to the University of Cambridge

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Why do we need Why do we need English ProfileEnglish Profile? ?

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The Common European Framework (CEF) 6 levels

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How reliable are the levels?

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Can do…

• Can communicate in … simple tasks… routine matters

eg find way to shop

With what

• Functions for imparting / seeking info

eg “Please (can you) tell me + subordinate clause/ + NP”

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Can do…

• List of increasingly complex things to do

Find the bus stop

Answer questions at a press conference

With what

• List of increasingly sophisticated language/lexis

Interrogative sentence

Expressing regret for not agreeing

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Can do…

• Finite list

With what

• Infinite collection of examples ie EP research data

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Can do…

• A1• A2• B1• B2• C1• C2

With what

• Examples• Examples• Examples• Examples• Examples• Examples

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EP project goals in relation to the CEF EP project goals in relation to the CEF levelslevels

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How it works: getting the work in and How it works: getting the work in and the word outthe word out

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EP will:• Describe English at each level definitively• Enhance learning, teaching and assessment

worldwide

Cambridge business benefits:• Unique leadership position• Publishing for professionals and learners

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English Profile wordlists: Vocabulary development A1-B2

British & American words

For use by:

• test developers

• materials writers

• syllabus designers

• teachers & teacher trainers

• Developed online

• Fully searchable

• The first English Profile ‘product’

• For internal use from January 2010 to inform research / publishing

• Available to general public from 2011

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Sponsor roles

Cambridge UP• Communication

including PR and publishing

• Corpus

Cambridge ESOL• Academic

coordination and research

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English Profile will:• Describe English authoritatively

• Provide the ELT community with a complete description of what it really means to acquire a specific CEF level

• Enhance learning, teaching and assessment worldwide

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English Profile: The Periodic Table for ELTThe Periodic Table for ELT

Prescriptive--------------- Descriptive

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‘A few years from now, anyone wanting to know about teaching or learning English will turn to English Profile.’