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ESOL Skills for Life Certificates

ESOL Skills for Life Certificates. Cambridge ESOL Certificates in ESOL Skills for Life. accredited by the QCA Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3 from March Levels 1 and 2 from May externally assessed by trained and experienced examiners. Cambridge ESOL Certificates in ESOL Skills for Life.

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ESOL Skills for Life Certificates

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  1. ESOL Skills for Life Certificates

  2. Cambridge ESOL Certificates in ESOL Skills for Life • accredited by the QCA • Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3 from March • Levels 1 and 2 from May • externally assessed by trained and experienced examiners

  3. Cambridge ESOL Certificates in ESOL Skills for Life • available on demand • available in all three modes • designed to accommodate ‘spiky profiles’ • Mode certificates • Level certificates at lowest level

  4. Levels 1 & 2 from May Entry 1–3 from March On demand Convenient Results in 2–3 weeks Any day of the week 4 weeks’ notice of test date

  5. Seminars Sample papers Profiled results Supportive Web pages Helpdesk Special circumstances Exam Reports Pretesting

  6. Entries Minimum 10

  7. Fees – Entry 1, 2 & 3 • Reading - £9.00 • Writing - £12.00 • Speaking and Listening - £15.00 No other fees for centre registration, certification etc

  8. Overview

  9. Overview of Reading Mode

  10. Texts and tasks • Daily life • Authentic or based on authentic texts • Genuine purpose for reading

  11. Establishing levels Pretesting AECC Cambridge ESOL Certificates in ESOL Skills for Life

  12. Mark schemes • All marking done by Cambridge ESOL • Trained, professional markers • Supervised and checked • Standardisation and co-ordination procedures

  13. Overview of Writing Mode

  14. Common features • Text types from everyday lives • Loose scenario or theme • Different audiences • Communicative functions / grammatical structures • Text, sentence and word level • Marked by trained examiners

  15. Marking process Examiner recruitment induction and training Standardisation of examiners Ongoing monitoring and evaluation Team Leader support Scripts sent for marking Marks collected Results issued!

  16. Speaking and Listening the everyday experience of the ESOL learner in the UK Listen and respond Speak to communicate Engage in discussion

  17. Test format 2 : 2 Two Phases Two Recordings

  18. Entry 1 – 3 Phases

  19. The interlocutor and the assessor interlocutor candidate assessor candidate

  20. Speaking & Listening Mode • Standard format • Familiar interlocutor • Training and comprehensive script for interlocutor • Opportunities for candidates to show their strengths • Reflects principles of the AECC • Trained, professional assessor

  21. Level 1 1hr 15 mins Level 2 1hr 30 mins Task 1 short piece Task 2 respond to input Task 3 choice: general or academic Levels 1 and 2 Reading - assessed by the National Literacy Test Writing

  22. Levels 1 & 2 Speaking and Listening

  23. Results statements Engage in Discussion Listen & Respond Speak to Communicate

  24. Results statements Word Sentence Text

  25. Based on the AECC Profiled results On demand Cambridge ESOL ESOL Skills for Life Pretested All-round support

  26. What next? • Register as a centre • Current centres should have received application forms • New centres can apply via website www.CambridgeESOL.org\SfL

  27. What next? • Free practitioner seminars for Levels 1 and 2 in April • London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle • Sample Papers on website

  28. E-mail: esolhelpdesk@ucles.org.uk Keep up to date with what's new via the Cambridge ESOL website: www.CambridgeESOL.org\SfL

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