Topic: Pop-up Presentation 2 | Life skills for a transforming world
Presenter: Alison Castle Kane
Presentation details
Young people are increasingly anxious about even the most basic interactions. From creating small talk to engaging with new people face-to-face, these concerns impact their ability to collaborate with peers and colleagues in academic and work settings.
For language learners in the age of AI, speaking is rapidly becoming a more highly valued skill, and they require every opportunity to improve their speaking abilities and have their achievements formally recognised.
This session will outline how Trinity qualifications focus on assessing communicative competence, and how our Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE) exams take a progressive, asset-based approach that gives learners agency to leverage their experiences and strengths, builds their confidence in spoken English, and provides a formal qualification for future use.
About the presenter
Alison Castle Kane has over 25 years of experience in the English language teaching industry and has taught English in the USA and in Japan. She left teaching to work for Oxford University Press as a Regional ELT Sales and Marketing Manager for 12 years, and then as a consultant for over 10 years providing business development and marketing support to publishers and service providers in education. She currently works for Trinity College London as the Head of Business Development for the UK and Ireland – Language.