In this post, we look at how British Council Libya deploys the Dynamic Placement test as a key component in their teacher training program.
Dynamic Placement Test and L1 Arabic teachers of English
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Pronunciation in focus: Helping learners find their voice
This post looks at the issue of voices helping learners build confidence in their English pronunciation.
Spread the word: How to promote resources to your students
Help your students make the most of supplementary resources available. Try these 5 tips on how to introduce and sustain student engagement.
Starting from scratch: Welsh in two weeks?
This is the story and outcomes of a team determined to learn Welsh. How we did it, what we learnt along the way, and what you can do to better understand your pre-A1 learners.
Back to school: Five essential skills
There are two types of students – those who can study independently and those who can’t. Both need help when they arrive at university.
Recruitment testing: Three things to consider
Whether you are recruiting 60 or 600 candidates, answer these three questions to choose the right placement test for your company’s needs.
Can I test 2,000 students before lunch?
Running placement tests for a large cohort of new students can be time-consuming, costly and tedious. Dr Adrian Raper’s five-question framework makes it totally efficient. Test it here.
Online proctoring: A new and changing world
Online proctoring can help make remote assessment programmes more accessible and flexible. But what should you look for in a provider?
For refugees, language is just the first step…
At JALT 2018, Matthias Prikoszovits (MP) from Universität Wien tells Sieon Lau (SL) about the importance of providing vocational experience, cultural knowledge and help on understanding legal language.
A placement test gives HOPES to Syrian refugees
This case study describes the role of the Dynamic Placement Test in an international project to help young Syrian refugees enter higher education.
Learning to learn: 5 free tools for Pre-A1s
Most online learning tools are free of charge and available at all times on the phone in your pocket! These are five stand out tools your learners can access for free.
Arrivals in English: Barriers to ESOL
The barriers to ESOL and our suggested solutions.
Trim the admin: Keycode Access
Too many students, groups, classes, and programs to handle? Keycode Access can reduce and streamline your admin. Here’s how.
The Critical Thinking conundrum
Faced with AI, social media, and ‘intercultural communicative competence’, students must engage with critical thinking. Here’s how to do it.
Extended edition: All series
Sometimes we come across a topic that we can’t fit into one post. So we created blog series. Take a look at our first four series here.
How to pass IELTS first time
Lucas Gade discusses a successful strategy for reducing the number of expensive, time-consuming IELTS retakes.
“I’m a busy teacher and we don’t run IELTS classes…”
Try this four-step process that will provide a structure for the students’ work, leaving you free to guide and advise.
Treating the untreatable: the Philippines nurses IELTS Writing Project
The requirement for a 7.0 in IELTS Writing is stopping nurses in the Philippines from travelling to the UK, and is proving a headache to the National Health Service. Dr Victoria Clark describes how her team is analysing the problem and coming up with solutions.
Speaking tests: dramatically changing the outcome
In the second most popular TED Talk of all time, Amy Cuddy comes to the intriguing, evidence-based conclusion that altering the way we stand for just two minutes before an evaluative situation — a presentation or an exam — really can lead to better outcomes. ‘We know...
Free British Council IELTS prep tools
Most IELTS candidates leave their test preparation to the last minute. When they go into the test centre, they discover they don’t understand the question types, they’re not sure how to allocate their time efficiently, and they don’t know what the examiner is looking...