Changing the way the world learns English

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Intellectual leadership

A few years from now, anyone wanting to know about teaching or learning English will turn to the University of Cambridge

Why do we need Why do we need English ProfileEnglish Profile? ?

The Common European Framework (CEF) 6 levels

How reliable are the levels?

Can do…

• Can communicate in … simple tasks… routine matters

eg find way to shop

With what

• Functions for imparting / seeking info

eg “Please (can you) tell me + subordinate clause/ + NP”

Can do…

• List of increasingly complex things to do

Find the bus stop

Answer questions at a press conference

With what

• List of increasingly sophisticated language/lexis

Interrogative sentence

Expressing regret for not agreeing

Can do…

• Finite list

With what

• Infinite collection of examples ie EP research data

Can do…

• A1• A2• B1• B2• C1• C2

With what

• Examples• Examples• Examples• Examples• Examples• Examples

EP project goals in relation to the CEF EP project goals in relation to the CEF levelslevels

How it works: getting the work in and How it works: getting the work in and the word outthe word out

EP will:• Describe English at each level definitively• Enhance learning, teaching and assessment

worldwide

Cambridge business benefits:• Unique leadership position• Publishing for professionals and learners

English Profile wordlists: Vocabulary development A1-B2

British & American words

For use by:

• test developers

• materials writers

• syllabus designers

• teachers & teacher trainers

• Developed online

• Fully searchable

• The first English Profile ‘product’

• For internal use from January 2010 to inform research / publishing

• Available to general public from 2011

Sponsor rolesCambridge UP• Communication

including PR and publishing

• Corpus

Cambridge ESOL• Academic

coordination and research

English Profile will:• Describe English authoritatively• Provide the ELT community with a

complete description of what it really means to acquire a specific CEF level

• Enhance learning, teaching and assessment worldwide

English Profile: The Periodic Table for ELTThe Periodic Table for ELT

Prescriptive--------------- Descriptive

‘A few years from now, anyone wanting to know about teaching or learning English will turn to English Profile.’