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Brian North, Eurocentres Head of Academic Development, has been invited to give one of the plenary presentations at the annual NEAS conference 15th-16th May in Sydney, Australia in order to present the "Common European Framework of Reference for languages" (CEFR), of which he is co author, to the Australian English-teaching community. The CEFR has been translated into 40 languages and

formally adopted by most European states plus Canada and Taiwan. NEAS is the Australian National English Accreditation System.

For further information please contact bjnorth[at]eurocentres.com

Background information:
The Swiss Eurocentres Foundation has been a consultant to the Council of Europe for language learning since 1968 and has played a crucial role in the development of the Common European Framework of Reference for language teaching and learning. As a Foundation Eurocentres has provided top quality language teaching and aims to contribute towards a better understanding among people everywhere by helping to bridge national, cultural and social barriers.

Eurocentres, with a worldwide network of Eurocentres enrolment offices and agents, welcomes ca. 13 000 students every year to its schools in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan.