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Kristof Hegedus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kristof Hegedus is responsible for academic development at Euroexam International, which includes both the development of Euroexam\u2019s range of tests and also training programmes for prospective test takers, such as e-learning exam preparation courses.Besides having taught English for 25 years, Kristof leads the team of exam developers for the Hungarian National Matura in English language.<\/p>\n

Plenary:<\/strong> Positive washback from an all-academic exam for better prepared first-year university students<\/em><\/p>\n

Each year, an increasing number of secondary school-leavers in Europe decide to start their university studies on English-language programmes, especially in the UK. However, many of them struggle when they need to apply their subject knowledge in a higher education context. More specifically, academic writing, note-taking, and presentation skills are the most important areas of concern amongst these students.As part of a collaborative project with schools, Euroexam International has created a set of supplementary teaching mini-modules that teachers can use flexibly within their curricula to help students achieve better at university. Taking specific tasks of the Euroexam Academic test in English as a starting point, modules were created in major areas, such as essay writing, listening skills (including taking effective lecture notes), reading and working with complex academic texts and speaking (including giving a mini seminar presentation).A sample of the teaching modules developed as part of the collaboration will be presented. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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