CAE

Certificate of Advanced English

This is the second highest level Cambridge ESOL exam, at level C1 of the Council of Europe's (COE) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This exam recognises the ability to communicate with confidence in English and deal with most aspects of everyday life.

www.cambridgeesol.org

CALP

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

http://www.iteachilearn.com/cummins/bicscalp.html

CATS publication

Children and Teenagers

CATS, the publication of the IATEFL Young Learners SIG, is read by hundreds of ELT professionals all over the world. If you have a product or service which you'd like to bring to the attention of these people, advertising in CATS offers a simple and cost-effective solution.

http://www.iatefl-ylsig.org/

CDC

Curriculum Development Council

CDC is a Hong Kong government department which focuses on the development of territory wide curriculums in educational institutions.

http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/hk.html

CEF

Common European Framework

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Learning, Teaching, Assessment

Developed through a process of scientific research and wide consultation, this document provides a practical tool for setting clear standards to be attained at successive stages of learning and for evaluating outcomes in an internationally comparable manner. The Framework provides a basis for the mutual recognition of language qualifications, thus facilitating educational and occupational mobility. It is increasingly used in the reform of national curricula and by international consortia for the comparison of language certificates. A recent European Union Council Resolution (November 2001) recommended the use of this Council of Europe instrument in setting up systems of validation of language competences.

The Framework is a document which describes in a comprehensive manner

- the competences necessary for communication

- the related knowledge and skills

- the situations and domains of communication

The Framework is of particular interest to course designers, textbook writers, testers, teachers and teacher trainers - in fact to all who are directly involved in language teaching and testing.

It facilitates a clear definition of teaching and learning objectives and methods and provides the necessary tools for assessment of proficiency.

http://tinyurl.com/ozxbj

CELTA

Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults

Teaching English to speakers of other languages can be a highly rewarding career, offering you the chance to live and work abroad. You will need an internationally recognised teaching qualification, and CELTA - highly regarded throughout the world - gives you the skills you need and will make it easier to get a teaching job anywhere.

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teaching/celta.htm

CELTYL

Certificate in English Language Teaching for Young Learners

CELTYL shows you have the skills needed to teach English to children or teenagers in language schools. This international qualification gives you a solid basis in the fundamentals of language teaching practice and the confidence to take control of young learners in the classroom.

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teaching/celtyl.htm

CoP

A community of practice

"The concept of a community of practice (often abbreviated as CoP) refers to the process of social learning that occurs when people who have a common interest in some subject or problem collaborate over an extended period to share ideas, find solutions, and build innovations".

(Wikipedia)

CPE

Certificate of Proficiency in English

This is the highest level Cambridge ESOL exam, at level C2 of the Council of Europe's (COE) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF). This exam is for those who are approachng a standard of English similar to that of an educated native speaker and is able to function effectively in almost any English-speaking environment

www.cambridgeesol.org

CR

CLASSROOM RESEARCH

Classroom research is more than just teaching techniques and tricks, though; its basic idea might be best described as "the systematic investigation of the effects of our teaching on student learning for the purpose of improving instruction." It consists of two aspects: a repertoire of techniques for getting information from students about their learning and an effort to organize that information into a larger picture of practical learning theory.

http://www.evergreen.edu/washcenter/resources/acl/c1.html

CETEFL-L

Central and Eastern European Teaching English as a Foreign Language list.

http://www.volny.cz/cetefl DJN

CLIL

Content and Language Integrated Learning: In a classroom you teach a content in a foreign or second language. This can be done as a project or all the time. It can be done only during a certain part of the lessons or in every lesson.