|
|
|
|
>> Scenarios of use
How can you tell if Exam Success Plus is the right package
for your institution? Our regular feedback from language schools,
colleges and universities via the main Flo-Joe website has given
us an excellent insight into the demands faced by teachers and managers
on a daily basis. So, if any of the following (real-life) scenarios
sound familiar to you, then we might just be able to help!
|
| Bored, worried or anxious exam
students? |
| |
1. Your institution has a relatively large number of exam candidates
each year but many of them become bored, worried or stressed out as
the exam day draws nearer. As a teacher you have the added burden
of trying to keep them motivated for the duration of their course.
|
 |
Exam Success
Plus provides week-by-week practice designed to help your students
stay on track right up until the big day. Our aim is to create focused,
independent learners and to relieve busy teachers like yourself from
some of the pressure!
|
| Economic realities? |
| |
2. You run a small language school with only 5 FCE students this
year. You cannot afford to run a dedicated exam class yet don't
want to turn away potential students.
|
|
Exam Success Plus allows you to offer an
exam-specific strand of a general English course to cater for those
students who have signed up for an exam class.
Typical weekly timetable:
| General English |
10 hours
|
| Exam Skills |
2 x 1 hour (in either guided
or independent self-study) of FCE Exam Success Plus |
|
| Changing markets, widening provision? |
| |
3. As well as the traditional FCE, CAE or CPE students your institution
is experiencing demand for a wider range of English Language courses
e.g. English to support students while they study (EAP), English
for business and commerce, or English to help people function in
the wider community (ESOL).
|
|
Exam Success Plus is a flexible self-study
resource that can be used not only by FCE, CAE or CPE exam students
in your institution, but also by candidates for other skills-based
exams from UCLES/Cambridge ESOL. Exams like IELTS, the Business
English Certificate (BEC) or the Certificate in Language Skills
(CELS) do not test grammar and vocabulary explicitly, but candidates
for these exams can still benefit from the systematic approach to
language improvement embodied within Exam Success Plus.
|
Certificate of Proficiency in English
(CPE)
|
|
Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
|
BEC Higher |
CELS Higher |
|
First Certificate in English (FCE)
|
BEC Vantage |
CELS Vantage |
How FCE, CAE and CPE correspond to other Cambridge ESOL exams
Even non-exam students who simply want to
improve their grammar, vocabulary and reading and writing skills
in a systematic yet fun way can benefit - whether they are studying
English to help them with their degree courses or to enhance their
future employment prospects.
|
|
Underused self-access centre?
|
| |
4. You have been wondering for some time if you can
make even better use of your self-access facilities, whether your
institution houses its resources in a library, dedicated IT suite
or open learning centre.
|
|
Exam Success Plus gives you the chance to
put your IT facilities to better use, taking some of the strain
away from you, the busy teacher. Let your computers work harder
instead of you!
|
|
Expectations about e-learning?
|
| |
5. The management team in your institution is keen
on e-learning and wants to see teachers incorporating new learning
technologies into their teaching. Your institution may have already
invested in a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) platform - such as
Blackboard or WebCT - or developed a student intranet, yet staff lack
confidence in using it and do not have the time to create online materials
from scratch.
|
|
Exam Success Plus offers a way to become
involved in e-learning but without major development costs to your
institution or the need for a massive teacher development programme.
(By the way, we prefer the term 'blended learning' to 'e-learning'.)
What we do hope is that seeing our range of interactive resources
will inspire you to explore the role of technology in your own professional
development.
|
We are keen to feature case studies on this website concerning schools
which have implemented Exam Success Plus. Please get in touch with us
using the Contact Us form if you would like
more information.
|
