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“Getting it right: developing and testing Writing skills”
The plenary sessions cover the following:
Topics that will be presented are the psychology of writing and how research from both psychology and applied linguistics has informed the design of the Cambridge English Exams. Its impact on the validation process will also be addressed. The assessment and what it entails at the top end and at the bottom end of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) will be looked at in detail. The challenges for both the candidates and the examiners at both ends of scale will be presented along with a look at the upcoming revisions of some of the lower level exams.
In the workshops the presenters will explore:
- The construct of the writing paper
- Strategies and activities for developing writing skills
- Writing sub-skills that learners need and how to improve them
- The challenges for Swiss students in the writing paper by looking at authentic Swiss scripts and analysing the examiners comments
- What Cambridge are looking for in successful writing at the various CEFR levels.
Details of each Workshop:
A2/B1 Key for Schools and Preliminary for Schools
B1/B2 Business Preliminary and Business Vantage
B2 First and First for Schools (Workshop A)
B2 First and First for Schools (Workshop B)
C1 Advanced and Business Higher
C1/C2 Advanced and Proficiency
A lot to benefit from:
- Excellent Plenary sessions with Dr Kevin Cheung from Cambridge English Language Assessment
- Several interesting and practical workshops
- Writing-Scripts of Swiss Students
- Cambridge English Handbooks for teachers and other free support material
- 20% discount at Book Exhibition (various Publishers)
- 4 for 3 Special Offer for Schools
- Special Offer: Bring a friend who was never at the seminar before and get a CHF 100.- voucher
- Delicious refreshments and wonderful location
- Gala-Dinner on Saturday evening and Entertainment Programme featuring SKY-LIGHT with Joanna and Joe Hediger and Line Dancing with John Robinson
