It’s fair to say there’s plenty of scepticism among teachers about the use of AI in testing. Can a machine match a human’s ability to assess a learner’s proficiency in English? In particular, can AI really evaluate a learner’s communicative competence in spoken and...
Try your hand at our Christmas quiz. DPT expert, Lucas Gade, shares his experience taking the Life in the UK citizenship test earlier this year. It’s safe to say the experience was… well, eccentric.
Andrew Stokes explores the pressure to incorporate AI into the classroom. How can we do it in a way that genuinely benefits both learners and teachers?
Marlon Gomez, Jamestown’s academic director, shared their solution to combine the Dynamic Placement Test and Road to IELTS to create an effective learning journey for students.
Can motivation and self-regulation be taught? Martin Moore looks at the research, Clarity’s recipe for success, and what Duolingo gets wrong.
It’s fair to say there’s plenty of scepticism among teachers about the use of AI in testing. Can a machine match a human’s ability to assess a learner’s proficiency in English? In particular, can AI really evaluate a learner’s communicative competence in spoken and...
Andrew Stokes explores the pressure to incorporate AI into the classroom. How can we do it in a way that genuinely benefits both learners and teachers?
Marlon Gomez, Jamestown’s academic director, shared their solution to combine the Dynamic Placement Test and Road to IELTS to create an effective learning journey for students.
For teachers managing large classes with limited contact hours, assessing spoken English can be a demanding task. The Dynamic Speaking Test is a thoughtful and practical solution.
A standardised, data-driven approach to placement testing for English benefits teachers, parents and, most importantly, the students themselves.
Try your hand at our Christmas quiz. DPT expert, Lucas Gade, shares his experience taking the Life in the UK citizenship test earlier this year. It’s safe to say the experience was… well, eccentric.
Can motivation and self-regulation be taught? Martin Moore looks at the research, Clarity’s recipe for success, and what Duolingo gets wrong.
Could there be more to gaming than meets the eye? For Beau, language proficiency and gaming success go hand-in-hand.
The StudyStream English package offers students a semi-directed study program and offers teachers a tool to help their learners navigate the pitfalls of independent learning.
We discovered the hard way that generally accepted ‘rules’ for intonation are often misleading. Clear Pronunciation 2 balances ‘rules’ and ‘guidelines’. Here’s how.
Marlon Gomez, Jamestown’s academic director, shared their solution to combine the Dynamic Placement Test and Road to IELTS to create an effective learning journey for students.
Instead of relying on expensive retakes, IELTS, OET and TOEFL candidates need a gateway test that tells them if they are ready to achieve their target score – or not
Road to IELTS experts and writers Sarah Philpot and Marijana Petrovic share their writing process and the most frequently asked questions from IELTS test takers.
The hardest module? Learn the easiest way to gain, and lose, marks.
‘I don’t understand!’ Ask the right questions to produce the right answer.