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What is Trinity?
• 1877
• Accredited as Awarding Body by the UK Department for Education & Skills (DfES)
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?
• Our qualifications can help students to:– get a better job– study in another country– demonstrate their personal progress
using an international standard
Reading & Writing? OR Listening & Speaking?What should be the FOCUS of your English
course?
What are the needs of your staff?Which language skills do they MOST need to improve?
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
Washback
Which Language skills will be most beneficial to help my staff DO THEIR JOB
EFFECTIVELY?
Why are Listening and Speaking so important?
Why SPEAK English?
LanguageNative
SpeakersCountries
Mandarin 874,000,000 16
Hindi 366,000,000 17
English 341,000,000 104
Spanish 322,000,000 43
Bengali 207,000,000 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
The GESE examinations- 4 Stages, comprising 12 Grades
Initial stage
1,2,3
a conversation
5,6,7 minutes
Elementary stage
4,5,6
Topic discussion+
a conversation
10 minutes
Intermediate stage
7,8,9
Topic presentation & discussion
+
an interactive task+
a conversation
15 minutes
Advanced stage
10,11,12
Topic presentation+
Topic discussion+
an interactive task+
a listening task+
a conversation
25 minutes
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)
• 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
Trinity GESEOffice Clerk
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Executives
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Hong Kong workplace levels
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 skillsA portfolioA controlled written exam An interview
• For more information, please visit www.trinitycollege.co.uk or contact us
UK &Europe
India &MiddleEast
Russia
Australasia SouthAmerica
CentralAmerica
Asia
International level