Interlocution Standardisation

Dear TEA Examiner, As well as standardising your rating annually, it is an ICAO guideline that you receive annual interlocution standardisation. The following task aims to do that – you will listen to parts of a that has been delivered badly in places. The objective is that all examiners reflect on the errors, then reflect on their own test interlocution, and continue to deliver tests to the high standard expected of a high-stakes testing service. All examiners must complete this training task before testing again. (If we do not receive an email from you stating you have completed the task, we will assume you have not completed the training.) The Task You will play the role of a TEA Monitoring Examiner. You will listen to 3 sections of a TEA test (i.e. the test is not complete - so do not assess the examiner as poor because he did not deliver a complete test!). You should monitor each section and assess which aspects of the interlocutor’s delivery should be considered ‘unsatisfactory’ based on the TEA Interlocution Guide. Please follow these steps: Print and study the Unsatisfactory Interlocution Feedback Form & Guide (here) as you listen to the audio files. As you listen, study the Interlocution Guide and try to identify the mistakes: The interlocutor has made 3 mistakes in Audio File 1 The interlocutor has made 4 mistakes in Audio File 2 The interlocutor has made 4 mistakes in Audio File 3 It will be helpful to make notes about the mistakes. At the end of the test, mark 10 X’s in the appropriate box in the table on Page 1. If you think there are 2 different mistakes in one section, type XX in one box. Next, study the Examiner Mistakes document (here) to see whether you did a good job monitoring this examiner’s performance. The 10 mistakes are highlighted in yellow. The mistakes are described and listed in BLUE in chronological order. If necessary, re-listen to sections of the test to check mistakes you missed. If you thought that some aspects of this examiner’s interlocution were unsatisfactory, but no ‘X’ was written, then you were mistaken as the test is delivered acceptably except for these 10 mistakes. Think about your own interlocution and whether you match the criteria for satisfactory interlocution in every test… Please email Ben at ben@maycoll.co.uk to confirm you have completed the task. For speed, please write YOUR NAME – INTERLOCUTION TASK 2014 COMPLETED in the subject line. If you have any questions about TEA interlocution, please email Ben to ask. We hope you find the exercise meaningful and valuable. The TEA Team