Adding an oral exam to Leaving Cert English is a good idea if it is done properly. It is a sensible move given that, aside from traditional supervised pen-and-paper exams, orals are the least ...

In less than two weeks’ time, the PSLE will begin with the English oral examinations on 17 and 18 August. The Oral Communication exam, also known as Paper 4, usually doesn’t get as much attention as ...

SBA in English 'would cut teachers' workload' An academic this week called for the English oral public exam to be replaced with school-based assessment (SBA), saying it could reduce teachers' workload ...

Taking and passing the knowledge exam to get a driver's license can be stressful for anybody, but maybe even more so for those whose native tongue is not English. To eliminate the language barrier, ...

A GCSE English classroom assessment will no longer count towards final grades because of widespread cheating by teachers, the exam regulator announced yesterday. Ofqual said the speaking and listening ...

Till the year 2002 Oral English was a paper assessed on its own at School Certificate level. This idea was most welcome in the Mauritian world of education as it was a means to encourage students to ...

Till the year 2002 Oral English was a paper assessed on its own at School Certificate level. This idea was most welcome in the Mauritian world of education as it was a means to encourage students to ...