Entries by Ana Fortes

Multiplier event in Spain

During the month of may, the multiplier event of the ASSESS project for English teachers   was held in Spain, at the University of Huelva and at the training and innovation centre of Inercia Digital. The results of the project have been presented and teachers have been invited to test the results. They are useful to assess […]

Exams & Stress

Exam season is right around the corner. Students of all educational levels will take exams. Exams, as formal evaluation means, are necessary to show one’s knowledge or ability in a particular subject or to obtain qualification and it is no secret that exams are very stressful. In his article below, Mr. Stephen-John Taylor, Consultant at […]

The Project Assess is now in the final stages, and the web platform (The Online Exam Creator), developed to be an innovative platform hosting a range of learning tools for young EFL learners. The project brings a new approach to assessment. Material such as flashcards with images and text, illustrated worksheets, exams, rubrics etc are […]

Communicative skill in English language

One of the most difficult parts of a foreign language is the pronunciation and at the same time is an essential part due to the fact that the pronunciation of a language is the basis of communication.  English is a worldwide language that is taught in every part of the world, it is recognized as […]

ASSESS – BLOG / JANUARY 2022

Learning, Teaching and Training Activities for teachers: an asset for educational system The arrival of information and communication technologies to the educational field, accelerated by the pandemic, has led to the need of development of digital competences of teachers, which is one of the educational challenges teacher training has to face now. One of the […]

To provide leadership, direction, and assistance to governments, educational institutions, and individuals across the world in order to promote excellence in language education, there are some non-profit organisations now, giving certificate about a world level standard of language teaching if your organisation can meet the necessary criteria.  These organisations like “Eaquals” and “Pearson” aim to […]

Learning a Foreign Language through Language Learning Apps

Mobile apps have been changing the way we communicate, shop, work, learn and entertain ourselves. Especially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic their influence in our lives have been multiplied: We use communication and team-work apps for remote work almost everyday; we can do our grocery shopping through our mobile phones without going to […]

A new way of creating exams, ASSESS project

During the days 25 and 26 of November, the partners of the Erasmus+ project ASSESS met in Izmir, Turkey to advance in the future activities of the project. The project ASSESS has as its main objective the innovation in the assessment of the subject English through an Online Exam Creator. This second transnational meeting, hosted by […]