In this issue: March 2007

March 2007
In this issue:
New IESOL and ISESOL sample papers
Mock exam campaign is extended
New ACE centre in the Czech Republic
Upcoming events
City & Guilds Awards Ceremony British Embassy Moscow, Russia
Introduction to E-KU Nitra Institute, Slovakia
Introduction to Linguistic Gymnasia №6 in Penza, Russia
Press advertising kicks off in Italy
New IESOL and ISESOL sample papers
New sets of IESOL and ISESOL sample papers are now available on CDs at the
price of 10 GBP for 6 CDs.
These 6 new CDs contain two sample papers at each
level of the International ESOL and International
Spoken ESOL examinations, from A1 to C2. The
current sample papers can be downloaded from the City
& Guilds websites www.cityandguilds.hu and
www.cityandguilds.com/ieq.
Price of the set of 6 CDs is 10 GBP.
To order the CDs please contact our branch office at
info@cityandguilds.hu or call +361 413 1301.
In this issue:
Mock exam campaign is extended
English and Business English mock exams can now be sent to us until the
end of April.
This time we are going to charge 5 GBP/exam. The exams included are IESOL, ISESOL, YESOL, YSESOL, SET
for Business and EBC (English for Business Communications).
The mock exams and the Teacher information sheet need to be sent back to the branch no later than 30 April
2007. This allows us to provide you with the detailed results via e-mail in time for the June / July exam period.
Results will be sent to the e-mail address you have given on the Teacher information sheet. (You can download
the Teacher information sheet from here).
The exam papers and the Teacher information sheet can also be downloaded from the local websites (info on the
campaign can be found in the News box and under Centres & Teachers / Useful information) and the completed
papers should be sent back to us until 30 April to the following address:
City & Guilds Branch Office in Europe
H-1071 Budapest, 54 Dembinszky Street
We look forward to receiving them.
New ACE centre in the Czech Republic
The first centre providing ACE (Access Certificate in English Language Teaching),
the City & Guilds qualification for English teachers has been approved in the Czech
Republic.
The approval has been granted to a prestigious and high-profile educational
institute, the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Education,
Masaryk University in Brno.
New IESOL and
ISESOL sample
papers
Mock exam campaign
is extended
New ACE centre in the
Czech Republic
Upcoming events
City & Guilds Awards
Ceremony British
Embassy Moscow,
Russia
Introduction to E-KU
Nitra Institute,
Slovakia
Introduction to
Linguistic Gymnasia
№6 in Penza, Russia
Press advertising
kicks off in Italy
Access Certificate in English Language Teaching (ACE) is a qualification developing language awareness and
communication skills, as well as professional teaching skills.
The award has been jointly developed with the world-renowned Department of Language and Literary Studies in
Education at the University of Manchester in the UK. It is designed for teachers starting their career in English
language teaching, as well as for experienced English language teachers wishing to upgrade their skills.
It is supported by learning materials covering each module in detail, which can be used as a stand-alone course or
alongside a structured programme of teaching. The Department of English Language and Literature has designed
an intensive structured programme preparing the candidates for ACE award. It combines a theory component
covering the principal issues of language teaching methodology with teaching practice, thus guiding the candidate
towards the full qualification.
More information about ACE to be found at www.cityandguilds.cz.
More information about the ACE programme at the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of
Education, Masaryk University in Brno can be found in the City & Guilds newsletter.
More information about the new ACE centre in the Czech Republic:
Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University Brno
Address: Poříčí 7, 603 00 Brno
Tel: +420 542 211 312, +420 608 885 038
Email: vojtkova@telecom.cz, hanusova@ped.muni.cz
Website: www.ped.muni.cz
Upcoming events
Poland
Through languages to Success conference, in Ustron, 20-22 April 2007:
The aim of this conference is to debate, discuss, network, socialise and exchange ideas with teachers, translators,
educators and everyone interested in foreign language teaching. The main theme of this year's conference is the
role and importance of foreign languages in contemporary world.
For more information on the conference please visit http://spnjo.polsl.pl/konferencja/eng.aspx
Slovakia
Professional Language and Intercultural Communication, in Banská Bystrica, 6-8 June 2007:
The conference will focus on identifying new needs and trends in teaching of foreign professional language and
intercultural communication.
For more information on the conference please click here.
Czech Republic
1) Better Ways 2007, in Prague, 21 April 2007:
2nd conference for English teachers organised by Glossa language school, an approved City & Guilds centre.
Venue: Karlínské Spektrum, Karlínské nám. 7, Praha 8.
For more information on the conference please visit www.glossa.cz.
2) The Akcent IH Prague Conference 2007, in Prague, 12 May 2007:
8th one-day mini-conference for language teachers organised by Akcent International House language school.
Venue: Benito Juárez primary school: Bílá 1, Praha 6.
For more information please visit www.akcent.cz.
City & Guilds Awards Ceremony British Embassy
Moscow, Russia
On 28 February a City & Guilds Awards Ceremony was held at the British Embassy
in Moscow. We were delighted that the Ambassador had agreed to be our
distinguished guest. Other distinguished guests included Andrew Sheridan, British
Council, Moscow, Tony Thompson KPMG, Elena Nemirovskaya MBE, Director of
Moscow School of Political Studies.
150 people attended the event from many of our
centres across Russia. Our furthest guests
travelled for over 3 days by train just to get to
Moscow and our event. Awards were given to a
selection of 40 students from these centres with
the youngest being 8 years old and the oldest
being over 50. Other awards were also given to
the most successful centres in Russia. The
event started with a champagne and canapes
reception in the splendid Atrium to the Embassy
and was followed by the formal presentation
ceremony.
Guests were first given a brief history of City &
Guilds and a resume of our activities in Russia
by Andrew Bayley, emphasising our commitment
to the support structure and network of centres
that has been built across Russia. The evidence
of the support system available and the
Ambassador handing certificate to 8 year old student
assistance freely given by consultants and
centres alike, was underlined in the next report
by Olga Panichkina, a consultant based in
Ulyianovsk.
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Then in the main part of the evening students
were given their certificates by the
Ambassador. The event concluded with a short
speech by the Ambassador.
Andrew Bayley (City & Guilds representative of
Russia)
Group of teachers, principals from Saratov Region with
Andrew Bayley (City & Guilds representative of
Russia) in the middle
Introduction to E-KU Nitra Institute, Slovakia
The E-KU Institute of Language and Intercultural Communication in Nitra
(www.eku.sk) is an educational institution, which specialises in complex foreign
language education of all age groups of the population.
At present the E-KU Institute is the largest holder of language licences in Slovakia with the largest language
facilities among private language schools.
- 1995/96 – foundation of the Examination Centre of the Goethe Institute (the licence awarded to a non-state
institution for the first time in the history of the CR and SR)
- 1999 – licence to administer the State Language Examination
- 2003 – creation of the City & Guilds Examination Centre (GB)
- 2006 – creation of the ECL Regional Examination Centre (European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment
in Modern Languages)
From left Ingrid Kálaziová (City & Guilds exam coordinator of the E-KU Institute), Júlia Papp (City & Guilds
regional sales manager), Ildikó Pathoóvá (City & Guilds representative of Slovakia), and Anatolij Vdovičenko
(director of the E-KU Institute)
Introduction to Linguistic Gymnasia №6 in Penza,
Russia
Penza is a green cosy town in the centre of Russia where most of the students are
strongly aware of the importance of learning English and the value of City & Guilds
certificates.
In Penza, City & Guilds approved
regional examination centre operates
from Linguistic Gymnasia №6, which has longstanding tradition in teaching foreign
languages. However we always welcome the
opportunity to share our knowledge with
students from other schools of the city and
region and we are happy to help them gain
success at these exams. Since 1999 students
from more than 20 schools have successfully
obtained their City & Guilds certificates from our
centre.
The exam, which our students sit in April is a
real holiday in our centre. The students feel
confident and are dressed up a bit for the
occasion.
Those who pass the exam level by level are
looking forward to meeting the members of the
examination board again like old friends and
never fail to enjoy their beautiful English and
sparkling humour.
In April 2006 our candidates tried International
Spoken ESOL and found it a real piece of cake.
We are also proud of our very low failure rate.
Most of the students, who take the exam gain
the experience of passing exams and extend
their knowledge in English attending courses in
the centre. Highly professional teachers do their
Now we are busy looking for the ways to 'spread the
City & Guilds bug' in Penza Region and to broaden the
range of exams offered in our centre.
Svetlana Kochergina,
City & Guilds – Gymnasium No 6, Penza, Russia
Andrew Bayley (City & Guilds representative of Russia),
right.
best to prepare the students for exams.
Olga Bondareva (City & Guilds consultant of Russia)
Press advertising kicks off in Italy
Successo certificato
We are very happy to announce that a new advertising
campaign
is
now
underway
in
Speak
Up, Italy's top magazine for learners of English.
The City & Guilds half-page ad focuses on some benefits of
our exams which are particularly relevant to Italian students
(eg their validity for crediti formativi).
Look out for it in this month's and future editions of the Speak
Up!
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