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- Why the changes have been made
- What the changes are
- Support and preparation materials
January 2018 Overview Why the changes have been made What the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
January 2018 Overview Why the changes have been made What the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
YLE revisions January 2018 Overview Why the changes have been made What the changes are Support and preparation materials WHY THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE Key strengths of existing YLE Why have the changes been made? Keep YLE
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WHY THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE
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Key strengths of existing YLE
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- Keep YLE relevant to the evolving needs of learners and
schools
- Incorporate evolving approaches to curriculum design,
pedagogy and assessment for young learners
- Position YLE more closely with Main Suite as part of the
language learning journey throughout school and beyond
Why have the changes been made?
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WHAT ARE THE CHANGES?
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- New Part 1 task
Starters changes and rationale Listening
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Starters – new Listening task
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young-learners-handbook- 2018.pdf p 20 NAMES
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- Part 1 now has both plural and singular nouns
- Part 4 factual / semi-factual text instead of a riddle
Starters changes and rationale Reading and Writing
More variety of language can be tested CLIL element
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- Candidate now asked name
- Part 1 is a conflation of old Parts 1 and 2
- Additional question added to Speaking
Part 2 (Tell me about …)
Starters changes and rationale Speaking
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- New Listening Part 3 task
- Drawing item dropped from Part 5
Movers changes and rationale Listening
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A B C D E F G H
Movers – new Listening task
Part 3
– 5 questions – Mrs First is telling Paul about the people in her family. What is each person doing now? Listen and write a letter in each box. There is one example. her son B her uncle her daughter her cousin her brother her sister
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- Task order has been changed
- Total number of questions has been reduced
- Current Part 2 has been removed
- Part 6 is a new Writing task
Movers changes and rationale Reading and Writing
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Movers – new Reading and Writing task
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Marking
- Candidates are marked here on a scale from 0-2.
Candidates are expected to write two different sentences for questions 5 and 6, and these should be distinct from sentences provided earlier on in the task, i.e. for questions 1-4.
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- Candidate now asked name and age
- Part 2 story task now has title and names of
characters
Movers changes and rationale Speaking
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- Drawing item dropped from Part 5
Flyers changes and rationale Listening
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- Task order has been changed
- Current Part 2 has been removed
- Part 7 is a new Writing task
Flyers changes and rationale Reading and Writing
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Flyers – new Reading and Writing task
Between 20 and 30 words Simple Past
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Present Continuous One or two sentences about each picture
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- Candidate now asked name, family name and
age
- Part 3 story task now has title and names of
characters
Flyers changes and rationale Speaking
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Wordlist changes and rationale
Total words Starters Movers Flyers 2011 466 358 (824) 471 (1295) 2018 497 401 (898) 513 (1411) + 6.25% + 8.25% + 8.23%
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At Starters: tablet – fantastic and skateboard At Movers : e-book , ill and film star At Flyers by myself, enormous, Earth (or planet) Some words have been moved from Movers to Starters and from Flyers to Movers.
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- Movers
– Can write short, simple, isolated phrases about everyday topics and concrete situations
- Flyers
– Can write a short message on a postcard or in an email
Writing assessment changes and rationale
Cambridge English is going to be publishing some public guidance on the marking criteria
CEFR
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Speaking assessment changes and rationale
Vocabulary and grammar Range Control Extent Cohesion Pronunciation Individual sounds (Word) stress Intonation Interaction Reception/responding Support required Fluency/promptness
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Results reporting changes and rationale
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Results reporting changes and rationale
Strengths Areas to work on Ideas for what to do
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Aligned to the Cambridge English scale
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- Question papers – very few changes
– New Starters and Movers Listening tasks – New Movers and Flyers Writing tasks – More opportunity to speak during speaking tests – Less anxiety
- Assessment criteria
– New mark schemes for Movers and Flyers writing tasks – Updated speaking assessment criteria
- Results reporting
– Developing a new statement of results
- Wordlists
Changes and rationale - summary
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SUPPORT AND PREPARATION MATERIALS
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Support and preparation materials - free
- New sample tests
- Word lists
- Handbook for
teachers
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Support and preparation materials - free
- Brief exam guide
- Information for
parents and teachers
- Word list picture
books
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- Classroom posters and activities
- Progress charts
- Lesson plans
Support and preparation materials - free
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- Updated speaking test videos
Support and preparation materials - free
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Information, resources, teaching tips and more worldoffun.cambridge.org
January 2017
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- http://worldoffun.cambridge.org/resources
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Questions
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jgoldblum@anglo.edu.uy fcapo@anglo.edu.uy acorbo@anglo.edu.uy
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