TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burgess,Sally
AU  - Head,Katie
TI  - How to Teach for Exams
SN  - 0582429676 (pbk)
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Harlow
PB  - Pearson Longman
KW  - English language
KW  - Examinations
KW  - Study  guides
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Foreign speakers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. How to be a successful exams teacher -- What is special about teaching an exam class? -- What qualities make a successful exams teacher? -- The first lesson of the course -- How to pace the course -- How to build students' exam skills -- How to balance teaching and testing in an exam class -- When to test

; 2. How to plan a course and choose materials -- Factors to take into account when planning -- How these factors affect course planning -- How to choose materials for a particular course

; 3. How to teach reading for exams -- The different types of reading test -- What is measured in reading tests -- How to prepare students for reading tests -- Exam procedures and strategies for students

; 4. How to teach writing for exams -- Writing tests compared -- What kinds of writing tasks are there? -- What is measured in writing tests? -- Assessing written work and providing feedback -- How to help students to deal with task input -- Encouraging familiarity with genres -- How to prepare students for writing exam answers -- Handwriting and presentation

; 5. How to teach grammar and vocabulary from exams -- General approaches to teaching grammar and vocabulary for exams -- Common exam tasks -- Criteria used to assess grammar and vocabulary -- Helping learners get to grips with grammar and vocabulary
; 6. How to teach listening for exams -- Testing listening -- What kinds of listening tasks are there? -- How listening tests are conducted -- What is assessed in listening tests? -- Developing task awareness -- Developing listening skills and strategies -- Building confidence and managing stress -- What do students need to remember in the test itself?

; 7. How to teach speaking for exams -- What kinds of speaking tests are there? -- How speaking exams are conducted -- What is tested in speaking exams? -- How to prepare students for speaking tests

; 8. How to teach for low-level exams -- What is different about low-level exams? -- Low-level reading and writing -- Reading for general understanding -- Reading to test knowledge of how the language works -- Directed and free writing -- Low-level listening -- Low-level speaking -- Low-level grammar and vocabulary

; "This book is for teachers at the beginning of their careers and for more experienced teachers." (Back Cover)
N2  - 'How to teach for exams is a guide to the key characteristics of the major international English language exams and to a range of approaches to preparing students for exams. This book is for teachers at the beginning of their careers and for more experienced teachers. How to teach exams offers: a discussion of the skills and strategies needed in teaching for exams; advice on planning an exam course and on selecting appropriate materials; analyses of how the four skills and grammar and vocabulary are tested across a range of exams; teaching ideas and procedures for preparing students for exams in each skill area; a discussion of low-level exams and how to prepare students for these; a Task File of photo-copiable training tasks; an overview of the CEF and ALTE levels and of the major exam boards; and a Table relating the major exams to the CEF and ALTE levels.'' (Back Cover)
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