Examiner Qualifications for English
Examiner Qualification English B1-B2
The examiner qualification course for English B1-B2 runs about 8 hours (one day). It offers you a practical introduction to administering the oral exam and rating oral performance. You
- refresh and deepen your knowledge of the “can do” statements of the Common European Framework for Languages (CEF), especially for levels B1 and B2,
- get to know the telc rating criteria for oral performance,
- discuss and rate candidates’ oral performances by means of authentic video films and
- finish the course with a test
The licence
The examiner licence English B1-B2 is valid for three years and authorises you to examine the oral part of the following exams:
- telc English B1
- telc English B1 School
- telc English B1 Business
- telc English B1 Hotel and Restaurant
- telc English B2
- telc English B2 School
- telc English B2 Business
- telc English B2 Technical.
The licence is valid for three years.
Prerequisites for participation
To participate, you should
- have had experience teaching the relevant CEF levels (at least 450 teaching units of 45 min.),
- have native or near mother-tongue language competence in English,
- be familiar with the format of the relevant telc exams,
- know the telc examination regulations and
- know the CEF language competence levels and their practical use.
Qualification criteria
To receive your telc examiner licence, you need to
- fulfil all the prerequisites for participation,
- actively participate in the workshop and
- correctly rate candidates’ oral performance by means of authentic video films.
Refresher course
If your examiner licence English B1-B2 is about to expire or has already expired, you should renew it within the time allowed. Please note: The expiration of the licence may not be more than a half year (six months) in the past. Otherwise you will have to requalify in an examiner training course.
Further prerequisites for participation and criteria for awarding the licence are those for the examiner qualification for English B1-B2.