2020 exam updates – a summary
Cambridge Assessment English has revised its lower level exams to make sure they are up to date with the…
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Online registration procedures for all Hellenic American Union examinations
Online registration procedures for all Hellenic American Union examinations As of September 2018, registration for all examinations administered…
Speaking exams: 7 tips for candidates and teachers
The big day has come and your heart palpitates with stress and fear. The only thought that crosses your mind…
The effect of speaking topics on candidate performance
One of the claims of language tests administered in Greece is that topical knowledge is not tested so that all…
Speaking in Exam Preparation Classes: Students’ difficulties
Greece has a strong testing culture since teaching foreign languages is linked with language exams. Students learn foreign…
Test preparation needn’t be boring!
What does “test preparation” mean for you? All too often, I suspect, it means working through endless past papers and…
Test Anxiety and how to help our learners tackle it!
Although anxiety is considered to be a natural process so that humans are able to function effectively, it can become…
Preparing learners for exams: the problem with listening
Fear of listening Listening appears to be the most feared component of language exams: learners invariably complain that “the listening…
Preparing candidates for the Cambridge English Proficiency exam
There is a wide range of official free and paid for Cambridge English support materials from Cambridge English Language…
IELTS: how to crack the Reading test
The content of the Reading component is different for the Academic and General Training testing options but the total amount…