The 23rd Communication Skills Workshop was held at the Varala Sports Institute in Tampere, Finland March 27-29, 2009.
Materials from the event:
Ülle Türk - Plenary 1 slides: CSW2009_One.ppt
- Plenary 2 slides: CSW2009_Two.ppt
Kevin Haines & Margaret McKinney - Guest presentation slides: tampere ppt
CEFR Manual - Final version (January 2009): CEFR Manual Final.pdf
Photos of the posters from the Written and Oral Skills Workshop Sessions
Pre-event information:
Getting to Varala - Please click here
Varala Map - Click here
Speakers
Our plenary speaker at the CSW will be Ülle Türk from the University of Tartu, Estonia
Ülle's plenaries will focus on the testing and assessment of academic writing and speaking skills.
We will also be joined by two guest speakers from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands: Kevin Haines and Margaret McKinney.They will be describing work they have been carrying out in relation to the CEFR, including a new Embed project starting in February 2009. Through this project they will be seeking to embed the use of the CEFR more effectively into the local context.
Registration
You can register for the workshop be completing the Online Registration form.
(If you would rather register via email, please download this form and return it via email.)
The deadline for registration is Friday 13 February 2009.
The registration fee, inclusive of accommodation, meals and the conference dinner, is:
260 euros for a double room (160 euros for Estonian participants)
300 euros for a single room.
The conference fee for those not requiring accommodation will be 100 euros.
Questions about registration? Send an email.
Preliminary Programme
A preliminary programme is presented below. Please check for updates nearer to the time of the Workshop.
Note that registration begins at 12.00 on the Friday, and the CSW opening will take place at 13.00.
Friday 27 March 2009
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Saturday 28 March 2009
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Sunday 29 March 2009
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12:00-13:00 Registration + coffee/tea and snacks
13:00 CSW opening
13:15-14:20 Project presentation session
14:20-14:45 Coffee/tea and fruit
14:45-16:00 First plenary session
16:00-17:00 Project poster presentation and project startup session
18:00-19:00 Dinner (Restaurant Säde)
18.00-22:00 Beach sauna
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07:00-09:00 Breakfast
09:30-12:00 Parallel chaired workshops
Coffee/tea and fruit available
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:30-16:00 Parallel chaired workshops
Coffee/tea and fruit available
17:00-18:00 Guest speaker presentation & discussion.
19:00-22.00 Conference dinner (3-course meal in Restaurant Säde)
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08:00-09:00 Breakfast
09:00-10:00 Workshop concluding
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10:00-11:00 Final plenary
11:00-11:30 Closing session
11:30-12:30 Lunch (Restaurant Säde)
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