viernes, 20 de noviembre de 2009

TRINITY November 2009: LEAD IN CANDIDATES

Morena: Grade 2 : Pass with Distinction A

Agustina: Grade 3: Pass with Distinction A

Sergio: Grade 5 : Pass with Merit A/B
Sofía: Grade 2: Pass with Merit B

Aylen: Grade 5 : Pass with Merit A/B

Sebastian: Grade 2 : Pass with Merit B
What a team!
From left to right: Aylen, Mrs. Monica, Sergio, Agustina, Sofía, Morena and Sebastian. Gongrats!!!


















TRINITY November 2009


Many Thanks to Julia Sokota, our examiner this year!

martes, 18 de noviembre de 2008

LEAD IN : TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON





Los Alumnos de LEAD IN, centro Nº 595 ante TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON, se presentaron a rendir GESE Exams el día 17 de Noviembre de 2008, con excelentes resultados!


Nuestro agradecimiento al examinador MR BERNARD MILWARD!


Alumnos:

  • GRADE 1: Antonella, Sofía y Luciano: "A" Pass with Distinction
  • GRADE 3: Erika y Pablo: "B" Pass with Merit
  • GRADE 4: Fernando: Pass, Luis y Analía: Pass with Merit
  • GRADE 6: Florencia: Pass with Distinction

viernes, 4 de enero de 2008

Cuadro de Exámenes Internacionales y niveles en LEAD IN

CURSOS REGULARES / CAMBRIDGE EXAMS / TRINITY EXAMS
1st Grade
2nd. Grade / Grade 1
3rd. Grade / STARTERS / Grade 2
4th. Grade / MOVERS
Introductory
1st. Year
2nd. Year / KET / Grades 3 & 4
3rd. Year
4th. Year / PET / Grades 5 & 6
5th.Year / BEC 1 (Business English Certificate)
6th. Year
FCE (First Certificate in English) / Grades 7, 8 & 9
BEC 2 (Business English Certificate)
CAE (Advanced Certificate in English) / Grades 10 & 11
BEC 3 (Business English Certificate)
CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) / Grade 12

ESOL TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON

En el siglo XXI la importancia del aprendizaje del inglés desde temprana edad no es más un tema sujeto a discuciones. El inglés es el idioma utilizado actualmente por más de mil millones de personas. No obstante, saber inglés no es suficiente, tambien es necesario certificar los conocimientos de la lengua a través de evaluaciones internacionalmente reconocidas. Sin duda esto proporcionará ventajas tanto para el campo laboral como para estudios superiores en el país o el extranjero.
TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON es el consejo examinador más antiguo del Reino Unido, ofreciendo exámenes desde 1877. Opera en más de 60 países del mundo y ofrece exámenes de lengua inglesa, música, artes dramáticas y oratoria. Anualmente alrededor de 200.000 alumnos rinden los exámenes de Trinity College London.
TRINITY interactúa con centros registrados, colegios privvados, academias de idiomas, cursos de extensión universitaria e institutos que se dedican a la capacitación en empresas. En Argentina cubrimos todo el territorio, desde Jujuy a Tierra del Fuego.

LOS EXAMENES TRINITY.


GESE
– Exámenes Orales

El enfoque de los exámenes orales consiste en evaluar la posibilidad de comunicación oral de los estudiantes de inglés con un hablante nativo de la lengua. Constan de 12 niveles – hay un nivel alcanzable para cada alumno.

ISE – Exámenes de habilidades integradas

Los exámenes de habilidades integradas, evalúan las cuatro habilidades (escritura, lectura, comprensión y expresión oral) utilizando las más modernas técnicas de evaluación como ser la preparación y presentación de un portfolio de trabajos, además del exámen escrito y la entrevista personal con un examinador nativo.

EXAMINADORES DE TRINITY.

Todos los examinadores de Trinity son ingleses, nativos y residentes en países de habla inglesa. Todos ellos son profesionales de la enseñanza, con amplia experiencia y cuya lengua nativa es el inglés. Viajan desde el Reino Unido y son los encargados de evaluar a los alumnos.

RECONOCIMIENTO Y VALIDEZ DE UN EXAMEN TRINITY.

Las evaluaciones de Trinity son reconocidads en el mundo entero. Trinity ofrece y provee exámenes en más de 60 países en el mundo. Tienen validez internacional y están plenamente aprobados por el Marco Nacional de Calificaciones en el Reino Unido. Poseen el reconocimiento en más de 30 Universidades y colegios Británicos de estudios superiores, Ministerio de Educacioón de Hungría, Ministerio de Educación de Italia, Universidades de España, The British Council en Tokio, Portugal, Chipre y Barcelona.
En Argentina, La Dirección de Educación de Gestión Privada del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, por disposición nº 479/Julio 2004, ha otorgado su auspicio para los exámenes ISE (Integrated Skills in English) de Trinity College London.
Asimismo, son reconocidos por prestigiosas Universidades, como las Universidades AUSTRAL, BELGRANO, EL SALVADOR, SAN ANDRES, CATOLICA ARGENTINA (UCA) y del ACONCAGUA.
Empresas como SIEMENS SA, ITRON BUSINESS SERVICES SA, CLARIANT ARGENTINA SA, VOLKSWAGEN ARGENTINA SA, SUDAMFOS SA, han firmado convenios de aprobación de los certificados de TRINITY; muchas otras empresas los reconocen implícitamente.

website : www.trinitycollege.co.uk

viernes, 30 de marzo de 2007

Inglés de Negocios: ¿Por qué rendir BEC?

Hay tres exámenes de BEC - BEC Preliminary, BEC Vantage y BEC Higher - que testean la habilidad en la lengua inglesa utilizada en el contexto de negocios. Estos exámenes son ideales si se está preparando para una carrera en el negocio.
Los exámenes de BEC se enlazan al Consejo Común de Europa de Referencia para los Idiomas, y a las Calificaciones del REINO UNIDO y las Normas Nacionales de Autoridad del Plan de estudios para la Alfabetización
¿Por qué rendir BEC?
Más que nunca, se necesita un conocimiento bueno de inglés tener éxito en el negocio internacional y comercio. Si usted puede mostrar que tiene las habilidades del idioma pertinentes, tendrá una gran ventaja en el mercado laboral y una flexibilidad mas amplia si quiere trabajar en el extranjero.
Una calificación comercial internacionalmente reconocida puede ayudarlo a demostrar que usted ha aprendido inglés de forma apropiada y está capacitado para usarlo en un contexto profesional.

Business English: Why take BEC?

There are three BEC exams - BEC Preliminary, BEC Vantage and BEC Higher - which test English language ability used in the context of business. They are ideal if you are preparing for a career in business.
The BEC exams are linked to the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and to the UK Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's National Standards for Literacy, within the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).
Why take BEC?
More than ever, a good knowledge of English is needed to succeed in international business and commerce. If you can show you have relevant language skills you'll have a great advantage in the jobs market and much greater flexibility if you want to work abroad.
An internationally recognised business qualification can help you show that you have learned English to an appropriate standard and can use it in a professional context.
What does the exam involve?
BEC Preliminary
Reading and Writing (1 hour 30 minutes)
In the Reading part there are seven tasks of the following types: multiple choice, matching, Right/Wrong/Doesn't Say, multiple choice gap-filling and form-filling. The Reading part is 25% of the total marks.
In the Writing part there are two tasks, both compulsory. Candidates produce a piece of internal company communication (approx. 30-40 words), and a piece of business communication (based on Reading input, approx. 60-80 words). The Writing part is 25% of the total marks.
Listening (approx. 40 minutes)
In the Listening component there are four tasks of the following types: multiple choice, gap-filling and form-filling. Texts used are monologues and dialogues, including interviews, discussions, telephone conversations and messages. The Listening paper is 25% of the total marks.
Speaking (approx. 12 minutes per pair of candidates)
The Speaking Test is conducted by two external examiners and candidates are tested in pairs. At centres with an uneven number of candidates, the last single candidate is examined with the last pair in a group of three. (N.B. The group of three format may only be used to deal with uneven numbers, unexpected absence of candidates, illness, etc. It is not an option that may be selected in normal circumstances where there is an even number of candidates at a session.)
During the test each candidate responds to questions, gives a 'mini-presentation' lasting approximately one minute, takes part in a collaborative task with the other candidate and takes part in a discussion with the other candidate and the interlocutor. The Speaking Test is 25% of the total marks.
BEC Vantage
Reading (1 hour)
In the Reading paper there are five tasks of the following types: multiple choice, matching, sentence level gap-filling, multiple choice gap-filling and error identification. The Reading paper is 25% of the total marks.
Writing (45 minutes)
In the Writing paper there are two tasks, both compulsory. Candidates produce a piece of internal company communication (approx. 40-50 words), and a short report, proposal or piece of business correspondence (based on Reading input, approx. 120-140 words). The Writing paper is 25% of the total marks.
Listening (approx. 40 minutes)
In the Listening paper there are three tasks of the following types: gap-filling or note completion, matching and multiple choice. Texts used are monologues and dialogues, including interviews, discussions, telephone conversations and messages. The Listening paper is 25% of the total marks.
Speaking (approx. 14 minutes per pair of candidates)
The Speaking Test is conducted by two external examiners and candidates are tested in pairs. At centres with an uneven number of candidates, the last single candidate is examined with the last pair in a group of three. (N.B. The group of three format may only be used to deal with uneven numbers, unexpected absence of candidates, illness, etc. It is not an option that may be selected in normal circumstances where there is an even number of candidates at a session.)
During the test each candidate responds to questions, gives a 'mini-presentation' lasting approximately one minute, takes part in a collaborative task with the other candidate and takes part in a discussion with the other candidate and the interlocutor. The Speaking Test is 25% of the total marks.
BEC Higher
Reading (1 hour)
In the Reading paper there are six tasks of the following types: multiple choice, matching, word level gap-filling, sentence level gap-filling, multiple choice gap-filling and error identification. The Reading paper is 25% of the total marks.
Writing (1 hour 10 minutes)
In the Writing paper there are two tasks. In Part One candidates produce a short report (based on graphic input, approx. 120-140 words). In Part Two candidates choose whether to write a report, proposal or piece of business correspondence. The Writing paper is 25% of the total marks.
Listening (approx. 40 minutes)
In the Listening paper there are three tasks of the following types: gap-filling or note completion, matching and multiple choice. Texts used are monologues and dialogues, including interviews, discussions, telephone conversations and messages. The Listening paper is 25% of the total marks.
Speaking (approx. 16 minutes per pair of candidates)
The Speaking Test is conducted by two external examiners and candidates are tested in pairs. At centres with an uneven number of candidates, the last single candidate is examined with the last pair in a group of three. (N.B. The group of three format may only be used to deal with uneven numbers, unexpected absence of candidates, illness, etc. It is not an option that may be selected in normal circumstances where there is an even number of candidates at a session.)
During the test each candidate responds to questions, gives a 'mini-presentation' lasting approximately one minute, takes part in a collaborative task with the other candidate and takes part in a discussion with the other candidate and the interlocutor. The Speaking Test is 25% of the total marks.