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What is CILT Cymru? |
The National Centre for Languages (CILT Cymru) is the
national centre of expertise on language teaching. Established in
2002 as part of the CILT network, CILT Cymru has been given a key
role in implementing 'Languages Count', the Welsh Assembly Government
strategy for Modern Foreign Languages. CILT Cymru's office is in Cardiff
Bay.
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| What does CILT Cymru do?
CILT Cymru's prime objectives are:
- to promote a greater national capability in languages
- to support the work of all those concerned with language teaching
and learning within all sectors of education and in business.
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Who uses CILT Cymru?
CILT Cymru's services are available to anyone involved with teaching
languages:
- Teachers and student teachers
- Lecturers and tutors
- Language advisers and consultants
- Teacher trainers
- Inspectors
- Researchers and students
- Head teachers, parents and governors
- Employers
- Business language trainers
- Careers advisers
- Librarians
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| CILT Cymru services and facilities
- A comprehensive programme of Continuing
Professional Development for teachers in Wales, plus
access to courses in the UK and abroad
- A drop-in resource
centre housing a constantly updated bank of materials
in all media
- Enquiry service - contact us in person, by post, telephone or
e-mail - in Welsh or in English
- E-mail discussion fora including the CILT
Cymru Forum
- Publications
: a wide range of titles by expert practitioners and researchers
- CILT
Cymru News - a termly bulletin giving the latest information
on MFL activity
- Action-research projects such as the Welsh Assembly's KS2
pilot project
- Support for schools and LEAs - the CILT
Cymru Compact scheme
- Support for HE language departments in partnership with the
UK Subject Centre for Languages Linguistics and Area Studies
- Languages
and the world of work
- Free 'Languages and Careers' talks for school pupils.
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CILT Cymru and Welsh
Although CILT Cymru's main focus is on foreign languages, we welcome
the development of links with the Welsh language in order to develop
themes of common interest, for example literacy skills. CILT Cymru
operates a bilingual policy, and provides a range of services through
the medium of Welsh as well as English. |
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