GESE & ISE

What is Trinity?

What is Trinity?

• 1877

• Accredited as Awarding Body by the UK Department for Education & Skills (DfES)

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

Why use an exam in Spoken English?

The GESE examinations

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?

Learning your mother tongue

Skills

Listen

Speak

Read

Write

1

2 4

3

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

A GESE Exam – Genuine Interaction

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

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)

• 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

ReceptionTelephon

eSecretary

Executives

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Hong Kong workplace levels

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 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

Thank you for listening!