Oral Examiners Standardisation Activity Resource Book Final

Standardisation Procedure

In order to standardise oral examiners [OEs] for an ensuing period of 12 months, the following

procedure is used.

OEs are expected to come to the standardisation session having familiarised themselves with

the most recent version of the Oral Examiners Handbook.

All OEs must successfully complete an annual standardisation session if they wish to examine

candidates during the subsequent 12 months.

The standardisation session consists of watching DVDs of an interlocutor and an assessor

examining candidates at all four levels [B1, B2, C1, C2].

Before the viewing of each level, OEs will be given an opportunity to read over the marking

criteria for that level. As mentioned above, it is expected that OEs will already have

familiarised themselves with all aspects of the marking criteria prior to attending the

standardisation.

OEs should feel free to ask questions and raise issues throughout the session.

After a general introduction, the standardisation will proceed as follows.