attainment, English language acquisition, English as an Additional Language (EAL), Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant (EMAG), bilingual education and the GCSEThere has been relatively little empirical research on the impact of stage of fluency in English of bilingual pupils. However, this issue is ...
head of the UKBA (UK Border Agency) charged with implementing the Labour government’s tough new rules for student visas. Under the new rules, applicants will need to speak English to near-GCSE level. One of the problems that UKBA faces is that while it is relatively easy to automate the ...
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it was not possible to offer small group oral sessions. One solution was to offer practice within a language laboratory environment. Students interacted with machines to improve their oral skills. This dovetailed with a change in tertiary assessment. There had been an oral component to the College...
In all my years of experience as an Academic Mentor, English Teacher, High Achievers Coordinator, Head of Department and GCSE English Literature Examiner, I have sincerely noted that our students live by this mantra: “They don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care....
One of the aspects of the proposed changes in the GCSE modern foreign language, MFL, syllabus in the UK is the use of corpus derived word lists1. Distribution of words when counted follow a power law. A common power law is Pareto in economics –“Pareto showed that approximately 80% of ...
Not any more. These days it is virtually essential to have formal qualifications as a teacher of English as a foreign language. The English language is in ever increasing demand throughout the world, especially Spain which has seen an influx in expatriates who are a vital part of Spain’s ...
GCSE English Language Mocks Marking Training 16BAE07. GCSE 2015 English Literature. The History Boys – Alan Bennett Next Step Working…. You must re-develop a section of your previous assessment, using the I comments as your starting point. Don’t forget: The basics of. ...
Dubai English Speaking College picks up where DESS leaves off, and provides education from 11 years up to 18 years (Year 13), offering GCSE, IGCSE, BTEC and A Level qualifications. What about the facilities? Despite its age, a process of constant investment and improvement means that DESS ...
AO8 = To listen and respond to spoken language. AO9 = Use spoken standard English effectively. Weighting of Assessment Objectives BREAKDOWN OF ASSESSMENTS Paper 1 Paper 2 Check out my blog “GCSE English Literature Exam Structure” by clicking here....