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Centre for English & World Languages. / UNIVERSITY OF KENT LINGUA NETWORK. SESSION 3 / JULY 2013. Agenda. 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

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  1. Centre for English & World Languages / UNIVERSITY OF KENTLINGUA NETWORK SESSION 3 / JULY 2013

  2. Agenda • 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Languages at Kent through CEWL & SECL • Centre for English & World Languages (CEWL) • School of European Culture & Languages (SECL)

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Anthony Manning DirectorCentre for English & World Languages / UNIVERSITY OF KENTLINGUA NETWORK

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