Articles tagged ‘IELTS’

Interview With Thom Kiddle, DELTA Grad In Chile

By Katie | June 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I had the opportunity to do an email interview with Thom Kiddle. I introduce him with only his name because he is an interesting interviewee for a number of reasons, and they won’t all fit before his name!
First of all – and this is how I learned of Thom’s existence and finagled his email [...]

 

IELTS In Iran

By Katie | January 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

According to the BBC, IELTS registration in Iran is nearly two and a half times what it was during the same period last year . People line up and wait overnight to register: “more than 150,000 of the best young minds in Iran are leaving every year” to English-speaking and other countries.
Why this [...]

 

Becoming An Examiner

By Katie | November 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

Many EFL teachers have prepared students to take the Cambrige or other exams, like the IELTS or TOEFL…but have you considered becoming an examiner? Portions of these exams - generally the writing and speaking parts - need real live humans to assess them according to standard criteria. Becoming an examiner represents one route [...]