Anthea Fester

First thoughts

Anthea Fester introduces the topic of this issue and summarises the articles.

English language assessment concerns: stakeholder voices

Some research by trainers and teachers shows that the one area missing from so many training courses is assessment. Given its importance for our learners, shouldn’t it be higher up the list of priorities?

Assessing critical thinking: a work in progress

In the second article Anthea Fester continues to investigate how to develop your learners’ thinking skills and how they can be assessed.

Critical thinking, EAP and supplementary resources

Anthea Fester describes a three-stage process for helping your students learn to think more critically.