1st March 2021
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We are excited to announce the launch of Evolve Special Edition. This new four-level (A1-B1+) series for the Higher Education market has been specially designed for students learning English in the MENA region.
Learn how to boost learners’ engagement in the physically-distanced classroom. Find out about learning strategies for students. Get tips on helping your students learn vocabulary effectively. Discover how to make your students great collaborators.
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Cambridge MENA Experience
Take part in our Cambridge MENA Experience led by ELT experts Scott Thornbury, Eric Baber, Peter Lucantoni, Karen Ryan and Joshua O' Neil!
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Evolve Special Edition launch
To help support all teachers who are teaching remotely, we have created a series of blog posts with expert advice on how to move your classes online.
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Monday 1st March 2021
1.00pm
Welcome Note & General Introduction • Julian Eynon
10 mins
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From concept to reality, an opportunity to explore the latest MENA-focused publication from Cambridge University Press.
15 mins
1.10pm
Evolve Special Edition – regionally inspired for global success • Joshua O'Neil • Peter Lucantoni
In this session you will gain an overview of Cambridge One, our new platform for all our digital content. We will look at how Evolve Special Edition and Unlock look in the new platform and also cover key points for anyone moving from the Cambridge LMS to Cambridge One.
1.25pm
Introducing Cambridge One, your new home for digital learning • Eric Baber
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Cambridge Day Online Turkey
Activities that are communicative require more than simply interaction: there needs to be some kind of information exchange, the simplest form of which might be a guessing game. Ideally, they also involve a degree of repetition, collaboration, and language awareness-raising. In this talk I describe 10 such activities which meet at least some of these conditions, and which can be done remotely, even with large groups.
40 mins
1.40pm
10 communicative activities that work online • Scott Thornbury
Designed by the experts at Cambridge Assessment English, Linguaskill is a cutting-edge English language test for universities that features adaptive testing technology and artificial intelligence capabilities. Aligned to the CEFR, Linguaskill offers the reliability you expect from Cambridge Assessment coupled with remote proctoring and a flexible design to meet the needs of admissions, course placement, progress measurement, or graduation. Join this session to learn about this latest assessment tool from Cambridge Assessment English.
20 mins
2.20pm
Linguaskill: Online English Language Assessment for HEIs • Karen Ryan
5 mins
2.40pm
Closing Remarks • Joshua O'Neil
Scott Thornbury
Scott Thornbury is an established author and is widely known and respected in the ELT world.
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Eric Baber
Director of Professional Learning and Development for Cambridge University Press
Karen Ryan
Business Development Manager at Cambridge Assessment English
Peter Lucantoni
Professional Learning & Development Manager, MENA at Cambridge University Press
Take part in our Cambridge MENA Experience lead by ELT experts Scott Thornbury, Eric Baber, Peter Lucantoni, Karen Ryan and Joshua O'Neil!
Joshua O' Neil
Business Development Manager at Cambridge University Press
Scott Thornbury is an established author and series editor of the Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers since 2004. He had his first title published in 1997: About Language: Tasks for Teachers of English. He has co-written (with Diana Slade) Conversation: From Description to Pedagogy, in the Cambridge Language Teaching Library (2006) and (with Peter Watkins) The CELTA Course (2007). More recently, he has been focussed on online learning, having overseen the writing of a five level internet-delivered course in general English. Scott Thornbury is a regular contributor to the ELT conference circuit and is widely known and respected in the ELT world. He has had involvement in Cambridge ESOL accredited teacher training schemes and is an Examiner for the DELTA scheme. He is currently Associate Professor of English Language Studies at their New School University in New York, where he directs and teaches the online MA TESOL program.
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Eric Baber is Director of Professional Learning and Development for Cambridge University Press. He oversees the products and services aimed at teachers. These include an award-winning range of methodology titles; over 70 online teacher development courses; e-tutoring services; and face-to-face training delivered by a network of trainers in key markets. Eric’s experience includes delivering training around the world in the use of ICT for teaching and learning, being a tutor for the UK Open University, and setting up an online-only language school. He is Past President of IATEFL, the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language.
Peter has had a long career in English language teaching, teacher training and management, in Europe and the Middle East, and is now based in Cyprus. He is the author and co-author of a range of popular coursebooks for students, including Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language, and Introduction to English as a Second Language, both published by Cambridge University Press. Peter is Professional Learning and Development Manager for Cambridge University Press in the MENA region, and regularly speaks at ELT conferences and trains teachers in both the public and private sectors.
Karen Ryan is Business Development Manager for the UAE, Kuwait and Oman at Cambridge Assessment English. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Southampton, CELTA and DELTA qualifications, and an MBA from the University of Strathclyde. She previously spent many years in the Middle East working as an English language teacher, trainer, and project manager for the British Council. Her roles included the management and delivery of partnership ELT projects with the Ministry of Education, and a regional research consultancy on graduate employability. Karen has also worked in marketing and business development roles for GEMS Education, Beaconhouse Schools, and Strathclyde Business School.
Joshua O'Neil
Joshua O’Neil is the Business Development Manager for Cambridge University Press. He works with higher educational institutions, governments and corporate accounts across seven Gulf countries to help manage their ELT resource requirements. Josh has been working within the education industry in Europe and the MENA region for five years. He previously worked as an English language teacher in Europe.
