We are Cambridge ESOL and Cambridge University Press, non-teaching departments of the University of Cambridge.
Your school/college has agreed to take part in data collection for Cambridge University for studies into all aspects of the English language including the English Profile Project (www.EnglishProfile.org).  We are collecting samples of spoken and written English from learners around the world.  Analysis of the data will allow us to discover in more detail what learners can do at various stages of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). At the same time we are collecting information about the learners and the educational context (teachers, class materials etc.) that will help us understand the relationship between, for example, the age when students start learning English and their progress through the CEFR levels. The results of this research will be relevant for the development of teaching materials, in particular, textbooks adapted for the particular mother tongue of students, as well as for testing and assessment of learners.
Please note:
o The data will be stored and analysed in compliance with the UK Data Protection Act 1998.
o Your personal information will be used to validate and process the data you provide.  We will not share your name or contact information with any other party.  We will not contact you for any marketing purposes.
o We may share some data you provide, such as your age and first language, with third parties for research purposes but we will always ensure that such information has been anonymised as much as possible.
o All citations (spoken and written) from the Data used in published works or presentations shall be anonymised to such an extent that all references to people, places and institutions are unidentifiable.
Declaration:
I grant to Cambridge ESOL and Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge the right, licence and permission to record my speech and/or writing and assign to them full copyright in any resultant recordings, transcriptions and written texts.
I understand that any recordings and writings may be transcribed and entered into one or more computerised corpora of English text, and I agree to these recordings and transcriptions being used for research and teaching purposes by English language specialists. I understand that anonymised extracts may be used in publications in recorded, re-recorded or written form, and I give my consent to this use.
I further understand that the said recordings and transcriptions or extracts therefrom may be used or licensed by Cambridge University Press and Cambridge ESOL for further research and development purposes, and I give my consent to this use
I further declare that:
• I am 18 years of age or older; (or if under 18, I have completed a hardcopy version of the consent form, which has been signed by a parent or guardian);
• All information I provide will be full and correct; and
• I give this consent freely.