1. GESE & ISE

3. What is Trinity?

4. 1877 Accredited as Awarding Body by the UK Department for Education & Skills (DfES)

5. What is Trinity? Educational Charity Not-For-Profit Organisation

6. What is Trinity? We offer internationally recognised examinations in –Music –Drama & Speech –Teacher training (TESOL) –Spoken and written assessments in English (GESE and ISE)

7. What is Trinity? 500,000 exams each year More than 60 countries

8. 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

9. Why use an exam in Spoken English? The GESE examinations

10. 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?

11. 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

12. Which Language skills will be most beneficial to help my staff DO THEIR JOB EFFECTIVELY? Why are Listening and Speaking so important?

13. Learning your mother tongue Skills Listen Speak Read Write 1 2 4 3

14. Why SPEAK English? LanguageNative SpeakersCountries Mandarin874,000,00016 Hindi366,000,00017 English341,000,000104 Spanish322,000,00043 Bengali207,000,0009

15. 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

16. A GESE Exam – Genuine Interaction

17. 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

18. Recognition and levels

19. 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)

20. 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

21. Trinity GESE Office Clerk Reception Telephone SecretaryExecutives 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Hong Kong workplace levels

23. The benefits of using GESE

24. 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!

25. 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 www.trinitycollege.co.uk

26. UK & Europe India & Middle East Russia Australasia South America Central America Asia International level

27. Thank you for listening!