GESE & ISE

1. GESE & ISE

3. What is Trinity?

4. What is Trinity? • 1877 • Accredited as Awarding Body by the UK Department for Education & Skills (DfES)

5. What is Trinity? • Educational Charity • Not-For-Profit Organisation

6. What is Trinity? • We offer internationally recognised examinations in • Music • Drama & Speech • Teacher training (TESOL) • Spoken and written assessments in English (GESE and ISE)

7. What is Trinity? • 500,000 exams each year • More than 60 countries

8. What is Trinity? • Our qualifications can help students to: • get a better job • study in another country • demonstrate their personal progress using an international standard

9. The GESE examinations Why use an exam in Spoken English?

10. What are the needs of your staff?Which language skills do they MOST need to improve? Reading & Writing? OR Listening & Speaking? What should be the FOCUS of your English course?

11. Washback The focus of your exam will WASHBACK into the lessons. Writing exam = lots of past papers and writing practice Speaking exam – lots of interaction and speaking practice

12. Why are Listening and Speaking so important? Which Language skills will be most beneficial to help my staff DO THEIR JOB EFFECTIVELY?

13. Learning your mother tongue 3 Skills Read 1 Listen 2 Speak 4 Write

14. WhySPEAKEnglish?

15. The GESE examinations • A GESE is a 1-to-1 conversation between the candidate and an examiner who travels from UK to your company or institution • The genuine interaction measures fluency, accuracy and communication skills

16. A GESE Exam – Genuine Interaction

17. The GESE examinations- 4 Stages, comprising 12 Grades

18. Recognition and levels

19. Accreditation in UK: • UK Qualifications & Curriculum Authority (QCA) • Universities & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) • Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) • Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE)

20. University of Abertay Dundee, Birmingham College of Food & Tourism, Bolton Institute, Bournmouth University, Bridgewater College, University of Brighton, British College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Buckingham, Cardiff University, Cornwall College, University of Coventry, Cranfield University, University of Derby, Falmouth College of Arts, Harper Adams University College, Heriot Watt University, University of Huddersfield, University of Keele, University of Kent, Leeds College of Art and Design, University of Lincoln, London Metropolitan University, Newman College of Higher Education, University of Paisley, University of Southampton, St Martins College Lancaster, Swansea Institute of Higher Education, Trinity & All Saints, Trinity College of Music, University of Wales (Aberystwyth), University of the West of England

21. Hong Kong workplace levels

23. The benefits of using GESE

24. Benefits • Exam focused on communication • Your teachers will focus the English course on Listening and Speaking skills • Your staff will become more skilled and confident using English to communicate with others • Friendly, non-threatening, enjoyable!

25. Integrated Skills in English Examinations (ISE) • Assess all four language skills • A portfolio • A controlled written exam • An interview • For more information, please visit www.trinitycollege.co.uk or contact us

26. International level Russia UK & Europe Asia India & Middle East Central America Australasia South America

27. Thank you for listening!