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www.MyCambridgeSeminar.ch “Getting the Message - developing and testing the receptive skills” Programme Saturday, 25 March 2017 08.30 – 09.30 Registration / Coffee Foyer Forum 09.30 – 10.00 Welcome and Introduction Lori Kaithan, Centre Exams Manager 10.00 – 11.00 Plenary 1 - The ventriloquist - Do we read? Speaker: Dr Peter Medgyes 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break / Book Exhibition Foyer Forum 11.30 – 12.30 Plenary 2: What does Cambridge English test in the Reading Paper and why? 12.30 – 13.45 Lunch / Book Exhibition Speaker: Julie Sladden, Cambridge English Language Assessment 13.45 – 15.30 Reading for Reading Skills Development: A1/A2: Young Learners of English A2/B1: Teens, KET / PET B1: PET / BEC Preliminary B2: FCE / BEC Vantage C1: CAE / BEC Higher C1/C2: CAE / CPE 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break / Book Exhibition Foyer Forum 16.00 – 17.30 Reading for Writing Skills and Language Systems Development (EVP & EGP) A1/A2: Young Learners of English A2/B1: Teens, KET / PET B1: PET / BEC Preliminary B2: FCE / BEC Vantage C1: CAE / BEC Higher C1/C2: CAE / CPE 18.00 – 19.00 19.00 - open Sunday, 26 March 2017 Apéro in an old wine cellar dating back to the 17 th Century Gala Dinner and Entertainment Programme featuring Joanna and Joe Hediger from «Skylight», www.sky-light.ch 08.00 – 09.00 Registration / Coffee Foyer Forum 09.00 – 10.00 Plenary 3: The ventriloquist - Do we listen? Speaker: Dr Peter Medgyes 10.00 – 11.00 Plenary 4: What does Cambridge English test in the Listening Paper and why? Speaker: John Page, Cambridge English Language Assessment 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break / Book Exhibition Foyer Forum 11.30 – 12.30 Listening for Listening Skills Development (Part One): A1/A2: Young Learners of English A2/B1: Teens, KET / PET B1: PET / BEC Preliminary B2: FCE / BEC Vantage C1: CAE / BEC Higher C1/C2: CAE / CPE 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch 13.30 – 14.30 Listening for Listening Skills Development (Part Two): A1/A2: Young Learners of English A2/B1: Teens, KET / PET B1: PET / BEC Preliminary B2: FCE / BEC Vantage C1: CAE / BEC Higher C1/C2: CAE / CPE 14.30 – 15.00 Dessert Buffet / Book Exhibition Foyer Forum 15.00 – 16.30 Listening for Speaking Skills & Language Systems Development (EVP & EGP) A1/A2: Young Learners of English A2/B1: Teens, KET / PET B1: PET / BEC Preliminary B2: FCE / BEC Vantage C1: CAE / BEC Higher C1/C2: CAE / CPE 16.30 End of Seminar
www.MyCambridgeSeminar.ch Speaker Profiles Peter Medgyes – Keynote Speaker Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics and Language Pedagogy at Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Schoolteacher, teacher trainer, vice rector, deputy state secretary, ambassador of Hungary and Vice President of IATEFL Author of 40 books including The Non-native Teacher (1994, winner of the Duke of Edinburgh Book Competition), The Language Teacher (1997), Laughing Matters (2002), Golden Age: Twenty Years of Foreign Language Education in Hungary (2011), Reflections on Foreign Language Education (2015), The Non-native Teacher (3 rd edition) (2017) Professional interests: language policy, teacher education, non-native English speaking teachers, humour research John Potts Working as an ELT professional, and teaching for Cambridge exams, since 1979 Course Director of Cambridge CELTA and Delta teacher training schemes at IH Baden CELTA and Delta course tutor since 1983 and 1991 respectively Assessor for CELTA worldwide from 1988 to 2016, and ex Joint Chief Assessor Author and co-author of ELT publications (CUP, Langenscheidt- Longman) Authorised presenter for Cambridge English since 1990 Working on school projects and training programmes in India since 2002 Thom Kiddle Director of Norwich Institute for Language Education 20 years’ experience teaching and training across 4 continents Cambridge Delta; MA in Language Testing Author of ‘Developing Digital Language Learning Materials’ (2014) CELTA and Delta trainer and assessor; Cambridge Examiner Academic Director of NILE Online programmes for language teachers Published in Applied Linguistics, Language Assessment Quarterly and System journals Former member of ELTJ editorial review board Rob Dean Worked as a teacher, Director of Studies and teacher trainer for ELT Taught in Europe and South East Asia Exam preparation, EAP and English for business and professional purposes Focuses on teaching with technology, language and culture and task-based learning Works as an independent teacher trainer and academic consultant Delivers talks, workshops, seminars and online webinars Julie Sladden Worked as an English teacher in Poland and Italy Was an Academic Director of a language school in the UK Joined Cambridge English Language Assessment in 2008 as Senior Assessment Manager developed a particular interest in assessing reading through a Masters in Applied Linguistics Oversaw the Cambridge English: Advanced reading paper and its revision for 2015 Is involved with test development projects and chairs a cross-product group on the assessment of reading Roger Bourne Group Director of Studies at The Cambridge Institute since July 2013 Based in Zurich, responsible for teacher training, evaluation, course design and lesson planning. Deputy Director of Studies at The Cambridge Institute 2009 Cambridge English Oral Examiner since 2008 Teaching English as a second language since 2003 Before teaching worked in the property industry in the City of London and previously to that was an Army officer. Urs Kalberer Over 25 years of experience teaching teenagers at Swiss lower secondary schools Preparing students for Cambridge exams (Key and Preliminary for schools) Experienced seminar, workshop and webinar presenter ETAS Teacher Development Chair MEd in English Language Teaching (University of Manchester) Zoltán Rézműves Began teaching in a secondary school in Budapest in 1990 1993 MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (ELTE University of Budapest). 1999-2011 worked for Oxford University Press (OUP) as ELT editor and project manager, later ELT Managing Editor for Central Europe and Russia Set up his own publishing services company, Consonant Kiadó in 2012 Currently freelance ELT author, teacher trainer, editor and consultant Co-author of Achieve (OUP), Straight to Advanced (Macmillan) and various secondary Workbooks Author of Teacher’s Books for Project 4th edition (OUP), Ready for Advanced (Macmillan), and Think (CUP) Olha Madylus Began teaching in a secondary state school in England Has been involved in young learners' teaching for over 25 years For the past 30 years has been a freelance consultant, materials writer and trainer for local state and private language school teachers (and trainers) Lived and taught in Hong Kong, Venezuela and Greece and is currently based in the UK Focuses on both primary and secondary school children John Page From 2001 to 2013: teacher, teacher trainer and manager at centres abroad and in the UK Worked in South America for 5 years Completed a Masters in Applied Linguistics in 2008 with focus on the barriers faced by Arabic speakers when learning English in a multi-cultural setting in the UK Has a keen interest in how technology can be employed in listening tests to raise task validity and improve candidate experiences Is Assessment Manager at Cambridge English Language Assessment for IELTS, CAE and CPE Listening and CAE Reading & Use of English Reading and Use of English with a particular focus on Computer-based testing.
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