Key slides from my talks in Poland 13-17 April
2015
Aims of exams:
Recognition
that younger learners need motivation
Challenge
and direction for learning
Clear
signs of progress
Celebration
Memorable
language learning
Real
language skills
Everyone can experience feelings of resolve and
a commitment to think more and to dare more … and of being poised to learn and
ready to take the next step.
Martin V. Covington, The Will to Learn,
Cambridge University Press
The most important attitude that can be formed
is that of the desire to go on learning..
John Dewey, 1938
(1859 – 1952, American philosopher and educational reformer)
Backwash
effect is …the extent to which a test influences teachers and learners to
do things they would not otherwise necessarily do
Dangers of exam-driven teaching
Practice
tests ad nauseum
Lots
of individually done exercises
No
learning taking place
Rote
learning
Sense
of failure
Boredom
Idea
of ‘finishing English’
What do learners need to know to do well in
English language tests?
Communicative
value of language
Collocations
Vocabulary
/ Grammar
Understand
written and spoken English
Respond
naturally in conversation
Paraphrase
Functions
Which functions?
A2,
KET
explain,
describe, tell, ask, invite, offer
B1,
PET
deny,
suggest, promise, warn, compare, persuade
B2,
FCE
Approve,
boast, confess, emphasise, justify, object, prove, reject
What’s the best way to prepare for
speaking tests?
English-rich environment
Speaking integrated with
other skills
Speaking planned in the
lesson
Regular varied speaking tasks
Lots of opportunities to
speak together
Pair and group work
Focus on fluency not just
accuracy
Focus on phonology
Exam skills
Understand rubric
Know what is required to do
well
Ability to study on their
own
Make an ‘educated guess’
Be confident and prepared!
Whatever we do in the classroom, we must
remember to:
Continue to develop skills and language as well
as examination techniques
Challenge and engage students
Keep students motivated – in the short and
long-term
Ensure students see connections between class
work and exams
Plan exam preparation lessons accordingly
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