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Is my C1 the same as your C1?
Testing at a higher CEFR level between several languages
R. Sean McDonaldtelc gGmbH
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Goal:
● Get (re)acquainted with the Common European Framework
● Use CEFR descriptors to link test and classroom tasks
● CEFR-aligned formal examinations
● Shameless commerce: telc’s English Practice Material
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Quality assessment at CEFR level C1 • Practicality
• Reliability
• Validity
• Authenticity
• Washback
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Where do I
start???!!!Communicative
Task-basedPersonalisedPurposefulAppropriate
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CEFR NewbieOr
something in between
CEFR Pro
THUMBS DOWN SHRUG THUMBS UP
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‘I HEAR AND I FORGET;I SEE AND I REMEMBER; I DO AND I UNDERSTAND’
INTERNET WISDOM
CEFR
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Take a look!
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This doesn‘t help us write a test!
How do we build on that?What are we are looking for?
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• Communicative• Task-based• Personalised• Purposeful• Appropriate
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Answer these questions...Describe what happened...
Discuss with your partner…Predict what happens next...
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Classroom Test
Pre-tasks spark interest and get students motivated
Follow-up tasks build on what was done
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B2 Can take an active part in informal discussion... commenting, putting point of view clearly, evaluating alternative proposals and making and responding to hypotheses.
B1 Can make his/her opinions and reactions understood as regards solutions to problems or practical questions of where to go, what to do, how to organise an event (e.g. an outing).
B2 Can give clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to his field of interest.
B1 Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward narrative or description as a linear sequence of points. Can give detailed accounts of experiences, describing feelings and reactions.
SUSTAINED MONOLOGUE: Describing Experience
INFORMAL DISCUSSION (WITH FRIENDS)
Gratitude - I’d like to say thanks
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SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPROPRIATENESSCan recognise a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms, appreciating register shifts; may, however, need to confirm occasional details, especially if the accent is unfamiliar.Can follow films employing a considerable degree of slang and idiomatic usage.Can use language flexibly and effectively for social purposes, including emotional, allusive and joking usage.
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Familiar with CEFR – now what?• Practicality
• Reliability
• Validity
• Authenticity
• Washback
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What are we looking for?
How can a candidate demonstrate his
ability?
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2020
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After editing• Trialing
• Revision
• Expert Analysis
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After the test• Marking Criteria
• Cut Scores
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Resources for professional development
telc English Practice Material - VHS
EPM online
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Thanks and Good luck!
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After
• Practicality• Reliability• Validity• Authenticity• Washback
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Survey
NEST or a NNEST?
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Examinations
• Materials Development• Teach the test• Examiner Training
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Survey
As a NNEST have you ever felt discriminated?
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Further resources
Upcoming telc webinars
telc examiner & rater licences