January 2026 Professional Development and Personal Growth : English as a Second Language (E2L / ESL)

Welcome to our sixth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. These single-topic Professional Conversations about issues of educational governance have been developed from the needs and requests of Chilean National Programme and International Programme (Cambridge and IB) teachers and students.

Chile's National Curriculum includes English as a Foreign Language, however many schools and teachers aim at offering an English as a Second Langauge programme instead. How are they different, and why do so many in the field blur the distinctions? Join as we explore some of the differences, with some plu-and-play activities you can use with your next class.

Click on the session title(s) for more information. Complete the Contact Us form to the right (or click here) for registration information. In no particular order ...

• Mind Your Language, defining your Department's Mission : 10.30 - 11.30am Tuesday 6 January 2026
• All the Cambridge Englishes : Cambridge Foreign Language English, Cambridge Second Language English, Cambridge First Language English, Cambridge English Literature : 1.30 - 2.30pm Tuesday 6 January 2026
• You have an advanced level of English; which certificate is best for you? : 10.30 - 11.30am Thursday 8 January 2026
• Introduction to Cambridge English as a Second Language 0510 / 0511 : 1.30 - 2.30pm Thursday 8 January 2026
• Foreign, Second or First - the difference matters : 12.00 - 1.00pm Tuesday 13 January 2026
• Implementing and Using Cambridge E2L (ESL) Speaking descriptors : 1.30 - 2.30pm Tuesday 13 January 2026
• Implementing and Using Cambridge E2L (ESL) Writing descriptors : 1.30 - 2.30pm Thursday 15 January 2026
• Cambridge E2L Summaries : 1.30 - 2.30pm Tuesday 20 January 2026
• Cambridge E2L Note-taking : 1.30 - 2.30pm Thursday 22 January 2026
• Footsteps of an Astronaut - a Cambridge English as a Second Language (E2L) exemplar lesson : 1.30 - 2.30pm Tuesday 27 January 2026
• Keeping a Diary - a Cambridge English as a Second Language (E2L) exemplar lesson : 1.30 - 2.30pm Thursday 29 January 2026

One session $6.000, five sessions $25.000, multiple-session discounts. Texts will be sent to participants prior to the session in pdf form for pre-reading and review; we recommend printing a copy and bringing coloured pencils for annotation.

Interested? Complete the Contact Us form to the right (or click here) for registration information, for institutional and group rates, and to ask about our February 2026 programme.

• These one-hour, synchronous, online, video-conferencing open-enrolment group sessions are limited in size to allow for participation and questions. Minimum group-sizes apply. Ask us about closed programmes where you choose who, what, where and when. A C1 or higher level of English is assumed.

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