GESE ISE What is Trinity What is Trinity

GESE & ISE

What is Trinity?

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

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

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

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

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

The GESE examinations Why use an exam in Spoken English?

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?

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

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

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

Why SPEAK English? Language Native Speakers Countries Mandarin 874, 000 16 Hindi 366, 000 17 English 341, 000 104 Spanish 322, 000 43 Bengali 207, 000 9

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

A GESE Exam – Genuine Interaction

The GESE examinations - 4 Stages, comprising 12 Grades Advanced stage Intermediate stage Elementary stage Initial stage 1, 2, 3 a conversation 5, 6, 7 minutes 4, 5, 6 Topic discussion + a conversation 10 minutes 7, 8, 9 Topic presentation & discussion + an interactive task + a conversation 15 minutes 10, 11, 12 Topic presentation + Topic discussion + an interactive task + a listening task + a conversation 25 minutes

Recognition and levels

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)

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The benefits of using GESE

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!

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

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