Speaking and Listening

Nov 2 2013

A Brave New Dawn for English GCSEs: Some Questions

Uncategorized / By Alex Quigley / 4 minutes of reading

So the cat is out the bag. Old school terminal exams are here to stay. There is an end to coursework and its bastard love child – controlled assessments. Speaking & listening has officially become a third rate skill deemed fit only for a token mention in the exam qualification credits. No alarms and no …

A Brave New Dawn for English GCSEs: Some Questions Read More »

Feb 22 2013

Authentic Assessment: Assessing Speaking and Listening

Uncategorized / By Alex Quigley / 7 minutes of reading

Does public speaking matter? What do the Houses of Parliament, the Oxford Union, big business board rooms, assembly halls and court chambers have in common? They are the seats of power for people who lead our nation, the great…and the not-so-great and good. What other common factor is at work in such settings? Each respective …

Authentic Assessment: Assessing Speaking and Listening Read More »

Eva Elisabet Haglund on Crafting Great Sentences13/05/2023
Thanks a lot for your valuable blog. I do appreciate reading and learning frrom " Crafting Great Sentences". I like…
Kate on Why might ChatGPT damage learning?12/05/2023
Alex, for me, your post and perspective gets to the heart of what subject learning SHOULD be all about: encouraging…
Alex Quigley on Why might ChatGPT damage learning?12/05/2023
I actually think we should teach students how to use these tools, but sometimes we should make the decision to…
Ben on Why might ChatGPT damage learning?11/05/2023
Maybe we need to instead worry about teaching students HOW to use the tools and evaluate what they produce, rather…
Dana Cole on Why might ChatGPT damage learning?11/05/2023
"If we are not careful" is the problem, not ChatGPT or anything else. You could easily say the same thing…