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 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

WHAT ARE THE CHANGES?

Starters changes and rationale  Listening • New Part 1 task

Starters – new Listening task

young-learners-handbook- 2018.pdf p 20 NAMES

Starters changes and rationale Reading and Writing • Part 1 now has both plural and singular nouns • Part 4 factual / semi-factual text instead of a riddle More variety of language can be CLIL element tested

Starters changes and rationale Speaking • 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 …)

Movers changes and rationale Listening • New Listening Part 3 task • Drawing item dropped from Part 5

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 A B her uncle C D her daughter her cousin E F her brother her sister G H

Movers changes and rationale Reading and Writing • 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 – new Reading and Writing task

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.

Movers changes and rationale Speaking • Candidate now asked name and age • Part 2 story task now has title and names of characters

Flyers changes and rationale Listening • Drawing item dropped from Part 5

Flyers changes and rationale Reading and Writing • Task order has been changed • Current Part 2 has been removed • Part 7 is a new Writing task

Flyers – new Reading and Writing task Simple Past or Between 20 and Present 30 words Continuous One or two sentences about each picture

Flyers changes and rationale Speaking • Candidate now asked name, family name and age • Part 3 story task now has title and names of characters

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%

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 .

Writing assessment changes and rationale • Movers – Can write short, simple, isolated phrases about everyday topics and concrete situations CEFR • Flyers – Can write a short message on a postcard or in an email  Cambridge English is going to be publishing some public guidance on the marking criteria

Speaking assessment changes and rationale Vocabulary Pronunciation Interaction and grammar Individual sounds Reception/responding Range (Word) stress Support required Control Intonation Fluency/promptness Extent Cohesion

Results reporting changes and rationale

Results reporting changes and rationale Strengths Areas to work on Ideas for what to do

Aligned to the Cambridge English scale

Changes and rationale - summary • 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

SUPPORT AND PREPARATION MATERIALS

Support and preparation materials - free • New sample tests • Word lists • Handbook for teachers

Support and preparation materials - free • Brief exam guide • Information for parents and teachers • Word list picture books

Support and preparation materials - free • Classroom posters and activities • Progress charts • Lesson plans

Support and preparation materials - free • Updated speaking test videos

worldoffun.cambridge.org January 2017 Information, resources, teaching tips and more

• http://worldoffun.cambridge.org/resources

Questions

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