Series | SAIL
Monograph | Rethinking English Language Certification
Chapter | Co-Certification Revisited
Co-Certification Revisited
Abstract
In 2015 Trinity College overhauled its Integrated Skills in English suite, to bring it more in line with other academic certification, notably by introducing a reading to writing task based on multiple input texts, different text types, and an independent listening task. This had repercussions on the co-certification (Chapter 4); if it were to continue, the University would have to adopt the same structure. The revision was seen as an opportunity to update the co-certification by introducing an “ELF element” – listening to a non-native lecturer – as the independent listening task. In this chapter we report the results after two administrations of the certification, and note that, for most candidates, the “ELF element” seemed realistic and unproblematic.
Submitted: Oct. 2, 2017 | Published Nov. 6, 2017 | Language: en
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