Specialization in Teaching Test Preparation Courses

Designer and Instructor: Saskia Stille and Maryam Wagner

ESL teachers preparing to teach abroad or at home face the possibility of teaching English for test preparation. Whether working in a school, language institute, or business setting, teachers are likely to encounter a demand for test prep classes.

English language proficiency tests are an important tool in English language education worldwide. Schools, employers, and governments worldwide use language tests to ensure a certain level of English proficiency in their students and employees. Students and professionals, therefore, rely on test prep courses when studying for standardized English language assessment tests.

In this specialization unit, teachers will receive an introduction to English language tests worldwide and learn the structure and function of such tests. The unit will provide information on the reasons students take these tests, and it will give teachers strategies to provide their students with useful study tools for major English language tests.