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Welcome
Art úr Regő Distribution Manager City & Guilds – Branch Office in Europe
SOFIA May 2008
Assessment of City & Guilds IESOL-ISESOL
Agenda •
The organisation of City & Guilds
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Structure of IESOL-ISESOL examinations
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Key competencies, assessment criteria, CEFR
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Distinctive features of City & Guilds assessment
City & Guilds – 130 years young!
•Established 1878 •Awarded Royal Charter in 1900 •Not-for-profit – a registered charity •Nearly 2 million learners last year •Over 500 qualifications •Serving lifelong learners from 9 to 102 •12 UK offices •Represented in more than 100 countries
Vision, mission and purpose
Vision Mission Purpose
We believe in a world in which all people and organisations can access the skills and learning for economic and personal well-being To be recognised as the global benchmark for workplace skills and professional development We will provide more people with relevant skills to increase prosperity for individuals, employers and nations
International operations • Over 3,500 international centres in 100 countries (outside the UK) • 3 regional ‘hub’ offices (Africa, Asia, London) • 7 branch offices:
European Branch Office based in Hungary
• Qualifications designed specifically for the international market • Globally transferable standards • Complementary offering to national provision (not a competitor)
International qualifications •
IVQs
:
I
nternational
V
ocational
Q
ualification s •
Single subjects
(formerly known as ‘Pitman Qualifications’ or ‘City & Guilds Pitman Qualifications’) •
International English Qualifications (IEQs)
(including IESOL and ISESOL) •
Higher Level Qualifications
(including Engineering Council, HPDs, MPDs, Senior Awards) •
Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQs)
City & Guilds International English Qualifications •International English for Speakers of Other Languages (IESOL) •International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages (ISESOL) •Young learners ESOL •Young learners Spoken ESOL •Spoken English Test for Business •English for Business Communications •English for Office Skills •Access Certificate in English (Language Teaching Qualification)
City & Guilds as aligned with the Common European Framework (ESOL-SESOL)
CEF Level
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
CEF titles
Breakthrough Waystage Threshold Vantage Effective operational proficiency Mastery
City & Guilds titles Preliminary Access Achiever Communicator Expert Mastery
International English for Speakers of Other Languages (IESOL)
Listening
• A broad range of skills are tested including dialogues, monologues and conversations • There is a ‘real life’ aspect to the tasks (note-taking) • Authentic settings (railway station)
International English for Speakers of Other Languages (IESOL)
Reading
• The skills tested include a wide range of text types and skills (reading for gist) • Authentic reading materials and test tasks • Same reading skills tested at all levels but with different degrees of complexity/length of texts and tasks • Completing texts at Preliminary and Access, building texts at higher levels • 4 reading tasks at all levels
International English for Speakers of Other Languages (IESOL)
Writing
• Several tasks with different focus • Real-life writing skills tested • A clear distinction is made at all levels requiring candidates to write informally and formally.
International English for Speakers of Other Languages (IESOL) – Assessment Marks are awarded for the Listening and Reading sections.
The minimum requirements for a Pass is about 55% and for a First Class Pass is about 70% The free writing questions in the Writing Section are graded using two scales to determine whether candidates are
at, above
or
below
the standard required for the particular level. The two scales are:
Global Communication scale Analytical scale
Results: Fail, Pass, First Class Pass
International English for Speakers of Other Languages (IESOL) – Assessment of writing task
Global Communication scale
This shows how well the candidate achieves each task set at the level expected, how the texts affect the target reader and how the candidate gets his/her message across The CEF written assessment criteria grid is used as a basis for the assessment.
Analytical scale
Shows the overall levels of performance in each of three categories and is used to check the global communication grade
Accuracy
(use of structure, verb form and pattern, parts of speech, spelling and punctuation)
Range
(the ability to vary the structure, lexis and formality in the text)
Organisation
(the candidate’s use of cohesion, layout and paragraphing)
International English for Speakers of Other Languages (IESOL) – Assessment of writing task
A
ccuracy
R
ange
O
organisation
ommunication
International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages (ISESOL) Who’s Who?
The exam is recorded assessed after the exam •
Candidate
: • person taking the test •
Interlocutor
: • elicits performance of the candidate with a framework • appointed by the centre • responsible for conducting the test • native or non-native speaker of English • good command of English • does not assess •
Assessor/marker (native speaker)
: • recruited by City & Guilds to assess and grade candidate’s performance
International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages (ISESOL) •
Part 1
giving personal information Interlocutor puts prompts from standard frame. Candidate replies. All questions relate to personal information - the candidate always knows the answers.
Part 2
communicating in everyday situations Interlocutor selects social situations from a standard list. Candidate and interlocutor play out two situations. Candidates never play the role of another person.
Part 3
exchanging information to perform a task Candidate and interlocutor exchange given information. Exchange of basic factual information at lower levels. Exchange of information and opinions at higher levels.
Part 4
speaking about a selected topic Interlocutor gives candidate a topic from a standard list. Candidate presents topic. Interlocutor puts follow-up prompts.
International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages (ISESOL) - Assessment The ISESOL examination is graded using two scales to determine whether candidates are
at, above
or
below
the standard required for the particular level. The two scales are:
Global Communication scale Analytical scale
Each of the four parts is given a global communication grade, while overall performance is assessed and confirmed using the analytical scale.
Results: Fail, Pass, First Class Pass
International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages (ISESOL) - Assessment
Global communication scale
This assessment is based on the descriptors showing the language that is required for a candidate to pass at the level entered. They describe what candidates should be able to do at each level.
The CEF global Communication Oral assessment criteria grid is used as a basis for the assessment.
Analytical criteria
Shows the overall levels of performance in each of four categories and is used to check the global communication grade
Accuracy Range
(use of structure, verb form and pattern, parts of speech,) (the ability to vary the structure, lexis and formality in speech)
Pronunciation
(the ability to reproduce the sounds of English in order to be understood)
Fluency
(the ability to connect utterances)
International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages (ISESOL) - Assessment
A
ccuracy
R
ange
P
ronunciation
F
luency
ommunication
All assessment criteria are given equal weighting Grammar is also assessed but hidden
Assurance of Objectivity •
External Markers
– native speakers of English – have teaching qualifications – have a minimum of 3 year’s recent ESOL teaching experience – have some experience in internal/external moderation or examining – undergo rigorous and frequent training •
IESOL & ISESOL examinations are aligned with CEF levels
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IESOL & ISESOL examinations are stringently assessed against the criteria as detailed in the syllabus.
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Exams are conducted by trained INTERLOCUTORS (guide for Interlocutors)
Distinctive features of City & Guilds exams • On demand • Pragmatic purposes of language use • Conducted at quality assured testing centres (schools, universities, private educational institutions) • Conducted by interlocutors • Flexibility of two exams (IESOL and ISESOL) • Length of exam: spoken: 2,5 hours, written: 15 minutes
Support materials for IESOL-ISESOL • Handbooks •Guide for interlocutors •
Overview of assessment
•Sample papers with answer keys •Preparatory books • www.cityandguilds.hu
User friendly for candidates •Choice of tests •Choice of levels •Learning support materials •Requires little exam specific preparation •Objectivity of assessment •International recognition of certificate •Length of exam: spoken: 2,5 hours, written: 15 minutes
User friendly for teachers •Range of authentic tasks •Motivation •Teaching support materials •Requires little exam specific preparation •International recognition of certificate
User friendly for centres • Easy to administer • Range of support materials • Motivation for learners and teachers, • Networking with a world-wide brand in education
City & Guilds in Bulgaria • IKOR Ltd. (Sofia) • Vista Language School (Varna) • Doris Tenedi School (Sofia) • The British Council (Sofia) (for qualifications other than IE) Additional partnerships in the future: ……………………..
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Questions
Goodbye
Thank you!
For further information please contact City & Guilds Europe Branch Office , Budapest T: + 36 1 4131301 F: + 36 1 4131302
www.cityandguilds.hu
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