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Pre-Interview Assessment Task

An encouraging evaluation portal designed to explore candidate teachers' reflective thinking capacity and student-centered communication skills.

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🌟 Candidate-Friendly Evaluation Ethos

At TESOL İzmir, we focus on your reflective thinking and student-centered empathy rather than testing you with rigid linguistic jargon.

📝 Task Guidelines & Flexibility

Dear Candidate, please do not feel pressured to write academic essays. You may answer in notes or bullet points.
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Part 1: Personal Journey & Motivation
Reflection
Question 1 Career Motivation & Strategic Goals
What is your core motivation to pursue a career in ELT/TESOL and where does this training stand in your strategic career goals?
Part 2: Classroom Scenario (Focus on Form)
Communicative Approach
Question 2 Student Query Simulation
A student asks: "Teacher, what is the difference between 'I used to play tennis' and 'I am used to playing tennis'?"
💡 How would you clarify this difference using real-life examples without heavy grammatical terms?
Part 3: Language & Context Pedagogy
Scaffolding & Role-Play
3A Teaching "Would you like...?" to Beginners
How would you convey the meaning of "Would you like...?" to beginners using gestures, visuals, or realia without explaining abstract rules?
3B Language in Context & Role-Play (Dialogue Rewriting)
A: Hey, got a sec? • B: Yeah? • A: Give me a hand with this report...
🎭 Rewrite this dialogue for two strangers meeting in a hotel lobby or job interview.
Part 4: Reflective Thinking (DIGPA Model)
Self-Awareness
4.1 What Happened? (Describe)
4.2 How Did You Feel? (Interpret)
4.3 Next Steps (Plan Action)
Step 3: Summary, Declarations & Submission
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