JontMarks, 
English level: Upper-Intermediate 
Bruce Rogers, Author
Author(s): Bruce Rogers
Sample pages
Workbook, An overview of the ECCE, pages 4-8 (63 kb)
ISBN index
Knockout Michigan ECCE WorkbookWorkbook (without Answers) 978-0-19-453328-7
Cassettes (2) 978-0-19-453330-0
Why has the ISBN changed?
Teacher's site
ExamsFree downloadable materials for Knockout Michigan ECCE Workbook.
(March 24th 2008)
Author: Cambridge ESOL
WHO TAKES THE CELT?
The CELT is especially appropriate for young students and adults who wish to measure their English language proficiency as non-native speakers.
WHAT IS THE CELT?
The CELT is a placement test of English as a second or foreign language at the intermediate and upper intermediate levels. Is is not based on any particular syllabus.
HOW IS THE CELT STRUCTURED?
The CELT is a multiple choice test divided into three sections:
1. Listening: a measure of the ability to comprehend short statements, questions, and dialogues as spoken by native speakers of English.
2. Structure: a measure of the ability to manipulate the grammatical structures occurring in spoken English.
3. Vocabulary: a measure of the understanding of the kinds of lexical items which occur in advanced English reading.
Time required for administering the complete CELT is approximately 2 and a quarter hours.
A Language Proficiency Interview (optional) is administered during the CELT. This interview assesses the oral-skills production of the examinee.
HOW IS THE CELT SCORED?
Each section of the exam is scored on a numerical scale from 0 to 100. The results of the oral interview appear in the verbal description chart.
WHAT IS THE REGISTRATION PROCESS?
All candidates should register one week prior to the test date and complete a registration form.
¿Qué es el TOEFL?
El examen TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) evalúa la habilidad de utilizar y entender el Inglés tal como es utilizado en colegios y universidades, de los individuos cuya lengua nativa no es el inglés. Los resultados de este examen son requeridos en gran cantidad de colegios y universidades, escuelas profesionales e instituciones.
Del mismo modo el examen TOEFL suele ser un requisito indispensable para presentarse a becas de estudio e investigación, trabajos en universidades y otras tareas relacionadas con estudios superiores.
¿Cuál es el formato del TOEFL?
El examen consta de tres secciones: comprensión auditiva, estructura gramatical, expresión escrita y comprensión lectora.
¿Cómo puedo informarme sobre el TOEFL?
En Santiago del Estero (Argentina) no existen instituciones autorizadas a administrar este examen, sin embargo sí puede prepararse eficientemente en ASICANA para rendirlo.
Los Centros Binacionales colegas que administran TOEFL son:
ICANA (Bs. As.)
IICANA (Córdoba), las fechas en que se toma son: Enero, Mayo, Agosto y Octubre.
Las inscripciones para este examen se realizan con alrededor de un mes y medio de anticipación a la fecha de cada examen, por lo que se requiere planear con anticipación su preparación y matrícula.
http://www.asicana.org.ar/MICHIGAN - ECPE
General Information:
The ECPE is designed for individuals who have advanced proficiency sufficient to perform well in all skill areas: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
The examination may be useful as evidence of advanced proficiency in the English language for education, employment, career advancement, and business purposes.
Preliminary Examination for the ECPE
The Preliminary Exam is intended to give examinees who wish to take the ECPE an opportunity to become familiar with some of the types of test items that they will have on the ECPE.
It provides examinees with an estimate of their expected performance on the ECPE.
ECPE Preliminary (30 minutes): It contains 35 multiple-choice test items: cloze, grammar, vocabulary and reading items. The items are similar in format and content to items that appear on the Final ECPE.
Final ECPE
Format and Content:
Writing Section: (30 minutes)
The writing task tests the ability to express ideas in writing. (Argumentatory or expository essay: 1-2 pages; about 250-300 words)
Listening Section: (about 25 minutes)
This section tests the ability to understand spoken English.
There are 40 multiple-choice items, delivered via audio recording.
Cloze Reading Section: (25 minutes)
The cloze reading is intended to assess understanding of the organizational features of written text as well as grammatical knowledge and pragmatic knowledge of English, particularly knowledge about expected vocabulary in certain contents.
There are 40 multiple-choice items based on two reading passages.
There are 100 multiple-choice items in this section. These items test advanced grammar knowledge, advanced vocabulary knowledge and understanding of tests from publications of general interest to educated adults.
Speaking section: (about 15 minutes)
The oral interview assesses the ability to speak in English in a face-to-face interaction with an oral examiner
Certificates
ELI-UM reports examination results to the Test Centers a few months after the test. Each examinee’s performance on the various sections of the examination is reported to the appropriate Test Center.
Examinees who are successful receive a CERTIFICATE that is distributed by the Test Center.
Registration
Individuals who wish to take the ECPE register for the Exam at Test Centers in their home country that have been authorized to conduct Michigan Certificate Examinations.
The AUTHORIZED CENTER in Santiago del Estero (Argentina) is ASICANA (Test Center SAN311)
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Download now (PDF, 23KB)Susanne Tayfoor has been teaching English for approximately 14 years. She taught a wide range of classes, including First Certificate level, at a language school in London, and spent a large amount of time working in the Executive Centre. She also worked as a teacher trainer at in Oxford for a year.
Susanne spent two years teaching in Ferrara, Italy, during which time she designed and ran her own courses in English for Italian students at the university. She had to produce a lot of her own materials for the course and found that the idea of cartoons worked very well with classes.
She has written a series of textbooks using cartoons, based on Contract, Criminal, Business and Tort Law.
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