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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Buenos Aires and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: B.B. – U.S. said: Unit 15 taught about testing and evaluation. I learned that teachers can evaluate a student's language level in three ways; tutorials, evaluation by the students, and tests. There are many different types of tests, including placement exams, progress tests, diagnostic tests, and practice tests. Each test is given for a certain purpose and the purpose differs depending on what it is designed to assess. I also learned that there is a category of \"general external examination\"...  [Read more]

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