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
The GESE examinations
Why use an exam in Spoken English?
What are the needs of your staff?
Which language skills do they MOST need to improve?
Reading & Writing? OR Listening & Speaking?
What should be the FOCUS of your English course?
Washback
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
Why are Listening and Speaking so
important?
Which Language skills will be most beneficial to
help my staff DO THEIR JOB EFFECTIVELY?
Learning your mother tongue
3
Skills
1
Read
Listen
2
Speak
4
Write
Why SPEAK English?
Language
Native Speakers
Countries
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
Advanced stage
Intermediate stage
Elementary stage
Initial stage
1,2,3
a conversation
5,6,7 minutes
4,5,6
Topic discussion
+
a conversation
10 minutes
7,8,9
Topic presentation & discussion
+
an interactive task
+
a conversation
15 minutes
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 GESE
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Reception
Telephone
Secretary
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Hong Kong workplace levels
Executives
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 skills
A portfolio
A controlled written exam
An interview
• For more information, please visit
www.trinitycollege.co.uk or contact us
International level
Russia
UK &
Europe
India &
Middle
East
Asia
Central
America
Australasia
South
America
Thank you for listening!