Programme
All presentations to be presented in English
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Monday 20 October 2014
16.30-22.30
Aula Magna de Filología Inglesa
Welcome to the conference
Elaine Blaus
Regional Director, Cambridge English, Spain & Portugal
Welcome to Salamanca
Dr Román Alvarez Rodriguez
Professor of English Studies, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Language learning - the view from brain science
Dr Matt Davis
Programme Leader: Hearing and Language, Medical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, UK
Tour of Universidad de Salamanca
Welcome dinner
Tuesday 21 October 2014
09.30-16.30
NH Hotel Palacio de Castellanos
Conference opening
Elaine Blaus
Regional Director, Cambridge English, Spain & Portugal
Opening address
Kristina Cunningham
Head of Sector, Multilingualism Unit at the Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission, Belgium
Opening plenary
Learning, teaching and assessment – a systemic view
Dr Nick Savile
Director Research & Validation, Cambridge English, UK
Improving English language learning in Portugal: an integrated approach
Helder Sousa
President of the Executive Board, Instituto de Avaliação Educacional (IAVE), Ministério da Educação e Ciência, Portugal
Language education in Italy
Professor Gisella Langé
Foreign Languages Inspector, Ministry of Education, Italy
Cambridge English and plurilingual education in Spain
Belinda Cerdá
Head of Assessment Services, Cambridge English, Spain & Portugal
Developing teaching excellence
Michael Carrier
Director Strategic Partnerships, Cambridge English, UK
What happens when we put language at the centre of our teaching?
Professor Ana Halbach
Lecturer, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
Closing plenary
Native and non-native teachers of English
Professor Péter Medgyes
Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
