1. / UNIVERSITY OF KENT LINGUA NETWORK Centre for English & World Languages SESSION 3 / JULY 2013

2. What is the Kent Lingua Network? Why CEWL & UoK are promoting KLN Languages at Kent Overview of CEWL Goals for this first meeting Pearson briefing Discussion & plans for next session Agenda

3. What is the Kent Lingua Network ? A new venture to encourage networking within the field of language teaching in the Kent region An informal opportunity to meet colleagues in the field of language teaching and to discuss related issues An opportunity to share relevant areas of expertise An organic forum which can discuss professional issues and concerns as and when they arise

4. Why are UoK & CEWL promoting this venture? We provide: UoK’s Internationalisation Strategy UoK as the UK’s European University A wish to foster links in areas of shared practice Develop a community of interconnected stakeholders in the sector given new levels of national policy- e.g. UKBA initiatives To get to know our neighbours

5. Languages at Kent through CEWL & SECL Centre for English & World Languages (CEWL) School of European Culture & Languages (SECL)

6. Overview of CEWL (Centre for English and World Languages) CEWL provides: academic language programmes for International students at key stages in their University career academic pathway programmes, including content and language modules for University access a series of short courses with both applied and general language focus World language learning opportunities UoK students, staff and the local community Language training and testing opportunities in association with Cambridge ESOL and Pearson

7. Goals at this first meeting To meet the institutions/colleagues who have attended To consider issues which would provide focus for the next meeting To have a briefing from Pearson on the PTE exam and the new facility at Kent

8. / UNIVERSITY OF KENT LINGUA NETWORK Anthony Manning Director Centre for English & World Languages