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Trinity College London provides respected international qualifications across a range of disciplines in the performing and creative arts, and in English language learning and teaching.Trinity has been conducting exams since 1877, and our assessments are now taken in over 60 countries each year.

What is Trinity An examination of Trinity is an oral test to evaluate your ability to talk about what you learned, forcing the candidate to streng then the areas of writing, reading, oral and aural, depending on the level at which they present. Interviews with examiners are specifically trained and qualified, where the candidate must demonstrate the ability to communicate face to face in English using English all required at their level.All examinations conform to international standards.Trinity exams are a quality they provide, both teachers and students, information about the evolution of the student learning process. There are twelve degrees of Trinity, covering the range from beginner to expert, which can be grouped into four levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced.

INTEGRATED SKILLS IN ENGLISH (ISE) EXAMINATIONS

Trinity’s Integrated Skills in English (ISE) examinations assess all four language skills — reading, writing, speaking and listening — interacting with each other as they do in the real world.

An ISE examination forms a natural part of any course of English study, undertaken in a group or individually. The examinations include a portfolio approach. By assessing classroom work as well as tasks carried out under examination conditions, a wide and varied sample of learner work is taken into account.

ISE has been designed for all English language learners, young or adult, who wish to record their achievements in reading, writing, speaking and listening.

A FOUR-SKILL EXAMINATIONIn the classroom a student may be listening to the group, giving an opinion, reading a textbook, downloading from the internet or writing down some new vocabulary, all in the space of half an hour. In the work environment a language user may be reading from a computer screen, listening and speaking on the telephone and simultaneously taking notes. This is why the ISE examinations assess integrated language skills across a range of examination components.

THE FIVE LEVELS

ISE 0 is at level A2, the second stage of the Basic User level of the CEFR.

ISE I is at level B1, the first stage of the Independent User level of the CEFR.

ISE II is at level B2, the second stage of the Independent User level of the CEFR.

ISE III is at level C1, the first stage of the Proficient User level of the CEFR.

ISE IV is at level C2, the second stage of the Proficient User level of the CEFR.

THE PORTFOLIO COMPONENT

OVERVIEW

The Portfolio consists of THREE pieces of writing that the candidate prepares in the weeks leading up to the oral exam.

Candidates choose the tasks from a list of fifteen, published every year by Trinity. The tasks MUST be taken from the current examination year.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR ISE 0

The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to use the language functions and language items listed below.

THE THREE SECTIONS FOR ISE 0, I, II AND III ARE:

Section 1 — Correspondence, e.g. memo, note, postcard, letter, emailThe above are examples of personal correspondence conducted in English. ISE looks for the ability, to produce such correspondence using the language styles and conventions appropriate to each type of writing.

Section 2 — Factual writing, e.g. instructions, directions, report, article, review .The tasks require candidates to convey information and/or ideas clearly. At higher levels, this may include writing texts of the type that might appear in an English language newspaper or magazine.

Section 3 — Creative/descriptive writing, e.g. story, diary, descriptionThe tasks require candidates to use language imaginatively.ISE O, I, II and III portfolio tasks are chosen to be relevant to a range of learners and appropriate in a variety of cultural contexts. The portfolio tasks are based on the subject areas listed for each level.

THE THREE SECTIONS FOR ISE IV ARE:

Section 1 — Correspondence, e.g. letter, email, blog The tasks require candidates to produce a clear smoothly flowing written interaction, allowing for the demonstration of mastery of writing with different degrees of formality and in an appropriate and effective style. Candidates are required to write a blog (a series of chronological texts between two or more participants) or two related letters and/or emails.

Section 2 — Factual writing, e.g. report, article, review, proposal. The tasks require candidates to write factual texts on a wide range of subjects. Information and ideasshould be conveyed precisely, with an effective logical structure to help the reader find significant points.

Section 3 — Critical/analytical writing, e.g. discursive essayThe tasks require candidates to respond to a quotation and then present a case with an effective logical structure in a way that will inform and engage the target reader.ISE IV portfolio tasks are chosen to be relevant to a range of learners. However, candidates will be mature and experienced enough to handle abstract concepts and matters of major importance in today’s world.

The fifteen tasks are divided into three sections of five tasks each:

STRUCTURE

Results summary slipsEach ISE candidate receives a Results summary slip via their centre confirming the provisional results of the Interview component and giving details of the overall marks achieved in the Portfolio and the Controlled Written examination components. These are sent with the certificates. To be awarded an overall pass grade, candidates must achieve a pass grade in both:i) the Controlled Written examination and Portfolioii) the Interview.There are three levels of pass as follows:w Pass with Distinctionw Pass with Meritw Pass.

LANGUAGE

REQUIREMENTS FOR ISE

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The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to use the language functions and language items listed below.

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PRESENTED BY:WENDY MURCIA