Oxford na Cambridge ni nini?

Katika kujifunza Kiingereza, kuna uwezekano utakutana na majina haya. Oxford na Cambridge ni majina ya miji nchini Uingereza ambapo vyuo vikuu viwili vya zamani zaidi, vya kifahari zaidi, Chuo Kikuu cha Oxford na Chuo Kikuu cha Cambridge, viko.                      /oksfad  keimbrij/

Oxford University (Chuo Kikuu cha Oxford), kilianzishwa mnamo 1096.

Cambridge University (Chuo Kikuu cha Cambridge), kilianzishwa mnamo 1209. Vyuo vikuu vyote viwili vinahusika katika kutengeneza nyenzo za kujifunzia Kiingereza, na vyote vinatoa kamusi za Kiingereza za hali ya juu. Walakini, kama Oxford na Cambridge ni majina ya miji na vyuo vikuu, inaweza kuwa wazalishaji wa vifaa na programu huzitumia kusikika kuwa za kifahari zaidi wakati hazijaunganishwa na vyuo vikuu. Kuna idadi ya shule za Kiingereza katika kila moja zinazotumia jina la mji, lakini hazina uhusiano na vyuo hivi. Kumbuka kwamba vyuo hivi vina nyumba za uchapishaji.

Alama ya Oxford University Press (OUP) inaonekana kama hii:

Alama ya zamani ya OUP ilijumuisha bendera ya chuo kikuu:

Alama ya Cambridge University Press inaonekana kama hii:

au kama hii:

Mbali na kutengeneza nyenzo za kujifunzia Kiingereza, Chuo Kikuu cha Cambridge pia kinahusika na kusimamia idadi ya mitihani ya Kiingereza, chini ya jina la Cambridge Assessment International Education. Huenda umesikia kuhusu mitihani ya Kiingereza kama vile Cambridge First Certificate (kwa wanafunzi wa B2), au Cambridge Advanced (kwa wanafunzi katika kiwango cha C1). Kumbuka kwamba kuhusu programu (apps) – programu halisi za Cambridge zinatolewa na Cambridge University Press au Cambridge University Press and Assessment, ilhali programu halisi za Oxford zinatolewa na Oxford University Press ELT, au kampuni mshirika, MobiSystems.

In learning English, it is likely you will come across these names.  Oxford and Cambridge are the names of the towns in the UK where the two oldest, most prestigious universities, Oxford University and Cambridge University, are situated.

Oxford University, founded in 1096.

Cambridge University, founded in 1209. Both of these universities are involved in producing materials for the learning of English, and both produce high-quality English dictionaries. However, as Oxford and Cambridge are the names of the cities as well as the universities, it may be that producers of materials and apps use them to sound more prestigious when they are not actually connected to the universities. There are a number of English schools in each that use the name of the town, but have no connection to the university. Note that each of the universities has a publishing house:

The symbol of Oxford University Press (OUP) looks like this:

The old symbol of OUP included the flag of the university:

The symbol of Cambridge University Press looks like this:

or like this:

In addition to producing materials for learning English, Cambridge University is also involved with administering a number of English exams, under the name of Cambridge Assessment International Education.  You may have heard of English exams such as the Cambridge First Certificate (for B2 students), or the Cambridge Advanced (for students at C1 level). Note that regarding apps, genuine Cambridge apps are produced by Cambridge University Press or Cambridge University Press and Assessment, whereas genuine Oxford apps are produced by Oxford University Press ELT, or a partner company, MobiSystems.

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