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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

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Anthony ManningDirectorCentre for English & World Languages