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Changes to First and Advanced

from 2015

Changes to First and Advanced from 2015

History

Why?

How? Adapting

Support for

Teachers

A little bit of History (I)

- 1913: The first Certificate of Proficiency in English is taken by three candidates.

- 1939: The Lower Certificate in English extends the reange of Cambridge exams.

- 1965: Cambridge English exams is set up as an independent corporation.

- 1975: Lower Certificate in English becomes First Certificate in English.

- 1980: Preliminary English Test introduces testing for less advanced learners.

- 1989: EFL Evaluation Unit, dedicated research team for Cambridge English Exams.

A little bit of History (II)

- 1991: ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) is founded.

- 2001: Common european Framework of Reference is published by Cambrodge University Press.

- 2002: Cambridge ESOL is born as we all know it. - 2009: ‘For Schools’ exams are introduced. - 2013: CPE Centenary: Cambridge ESOL becomes

Cambridge English Language Assessment.

A little bit of History: The first Proficiency Exam - Content

A little bit of History: The first Proficiency Exam - Times

A little bit of History: The first Proficiency Exam – Translation

A little bit of History: The first Proficiency Exam – Essay

A little bit of History: FIRST

- 1939: Lower Certificate in English, three parts 1. ORAL: Dictation, reading aloud and conversation. 2. ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND LANGUAGE: Two hours for

a free composition on a choice of topics plus a series of tetss on the correct use of simple English.

3. PRESCRIBED TEXTS (Reading): Two hours on Dickens, Swift , Shaw and or the Oxford English Course.

- 1943: A choice between prescribed texts or a translation exercise from an into English was introduced (18 different languages incl. Polish, Swedish…).

A little bit of History: FIRST

- 1975: Renamed First Certificate in English and updated to a five-paper exam (similar to present). Writing was a free task though.

- Further updates on 1984 and 1996, when it takes a very similar shape to the present format (including the 2:2 Speaking exam).

Driven by evolving principles of communicative Language teaching and testing.

A little bit of History: CAE

- 1991: Firts time CAE is offered to cover the huge gap between FIRST and Proficiency, according to research in schools.

- 1999: First update

- 2008: Second update

- 2015: Third update

Same format as FCE but longer papers.

WHY?

- Changes driven by evolving principles of communicative language teaching and testing.

HOW?

- A 24 to 30 month process of reserach and validation.

Research and Validation

Live administration

Ready for dispatch

Pass for print

Test construction

Pretest review

Statistical analysis

Pretesting

Editing

Pre-editing

Commissioning

The research and validation process guarantees: • Same level session after session. • Fair and equally representative for learners no matter their age, origin or mother tongue. • They cover every single language area, without repeating any. • Thus they tend to have a positive impact on the learning process.


How?


One paper less =

Shorter exams


First Before Changes From 2015

Reading 1 hr 1 hr 15 min

Use of English 45 min

Writing 1 hr 20 min 1 hr 20 min

Listening Approx. 40 min Approx. 40 min

Speaking 14 min 14 min

Overall Timing 3 hr 59 min 3 hr 29 min


Advanced Before Changes From 2015

Reading 1 hr 15 min

1 hr 30 min Use of English 1 hr

Writing 1 hr 30 min 1 hr 30 min

Listening Approx. 40 min Approx. 40 min

Speaking 15 min 15 min

Overall Timing 4 hr 40 min 3 hr 55 min


Reading & UoE

Number of questions

Marks awarded

Main changes

Part 1 8 1 Shorter text with 4 multiple-choice gaps

less

Part 2 8 1 Shorter text with 4 open-cloze gaps less

Part 3 8 1 2 word-formation gaps less

Part 4 6 1 - 2 2 key-word-transformation items less

Part 5 6 2 2 multiple-choice questions less

Part 6 6 2 1 gap less

Part 7 10 1 5 multiple matching questions less

Totals 52 70 30 minutes less


Reading & UoE

Number of questions

Marks awarded

Main changes

Part 1 8 1 Shorter text with 4 multiple-choice gaps less

Part 2 8 1 Shorter text with 7 open-cloze gaps less

Part 3 8 1 2 word-formation gaps less

Part 4 6 1 – 2 2 key-word-transformation items less

Part 5 6 2 1 multiple-choice question less

Part 6 4 2 Now a cross-text multiple-matching activity

Part 7 6 2 -

Part 8 10 1 5 multiple matching questions less

Totals 56 78 45 minutes less and 1 UoE task less


Reading & Use of English


Writing

Before changes

From 2015


Writing

Main changes at a glance

• New compulsory task: write an essay – focus on academic English. • Same extension for both tasks (140 – 190 words). • Extinct task types (not for for Schools version) : book-based task and story.


Writing

Main changes at a glance

• New compulsory task: write an essay – focus on academic English. • Same extension for both tasks (220 – 260 words). • Smaller range of task types: letter/email, proposal, report or review.


Listening

Just one little change…

Part 1:

the 8 context sentences are read out on the recording, but not

the 3 possible answers per question.


Speaking Part 1

• 2 minutes • Question removed: “What do you like about living (here)?

Part 2

• 4 minutes • 1-minute ‘long turn’ • 30-second response

Part 3

• 4 minutes • written stimuli • discussion and decision-making tasks: 2 min discussion & 1 min decision-making (15 sec allowed to plan)

Part 4

• 4 minutes • discussion related to the collaborative task


Watch sample

Clip FCE.mov

Clip FCE.mov

Clip FCE.mov


Statement of Result & Certificates

Cambridge English Scale score for each of the four

skills and the Use of English

Cambridge English Scale score for the candidate’s

performance in the overall exam.

Candidate’s grade based on their overall score

Candidate’s level on the CEFR


Adapting


How to reuse old materials?


By shortening…


By labelling…


Green areas

Night clubs

Cafes & restaurants

Sports stadium

Pedestrianised areas / streets


How can these things help people to enjoy life

in a city?

Green areas Night clubs

Pedestrianised areas / streets

Sports stadium

Cafes & restaurants


Support for Teachers


Have a look at these sites; you may find them helpful… • www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english

• www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/cambridge-english-scale/

• http://bit.ly/1mJ1qI4 (First for Schools Speaking sample)

• http://bit.ly/11FKcYN (First Speaking sample)

• http://bit.ly/1vsymyc (Advanced Speaking sample)

• www.flo-joe.co.uk (not adapted yet)

• www.englishaula.com (not adapted yet)

• www.examenglish.com (not adapted yet)

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english



http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/cambridge-english-scale/





http://bit.ly/1mJ1qI4

http://bit.ly/11FKcYN

http://bit.ly/1vsymyc

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/



http://www.englishaula.com/

http://www.examenglish.com/


Thank you!!!

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