The Evolution of the First-Ever, Fully Adaptive Automated Speaking Assessment
This week’s post will be a little self indulgent. I hate the “sorry not sorry” card but I’m going to play it anyway. The Emmersion
October 28, 2020
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Improving Workplace Opportunities for Limited-English-Speaking Workers through Corporate Language Programs
The Imperative Need for Global Organizations to Provide Corporate Language Programs Inability to staff appropriately with the right language skills and in a timely fashion
October 21, 2020
Announcing the First Fully Adaptive Automated Speaking Assessment
Read the press release here. Emmersion is thrilled to announce the release of the question-by-question fully adaptive version of our English speaking assessment! Emmersion’s automated
October 14, 2020
Mastering a Language in 3 Simple Steps + 1 Important Key
Have you ever stood at a starting line, the head of a long trail, or beginning of a big project and felt intimidated? Not sure
October 7, 2020
6 Tips to Writing for ESL Readers
At Emmersion, our vision for our work is to close the global communication gap. We do this by enhancing, credentialing, and supporting the learning of
September 23, 2020
11 Essential Tips to Using An Interview-Style Process for Language Testing
Recently, I wrote an article for ICMI discussing how to use—and when not to use—interview-style assessments to screen for job candidate language ability. Over my
August 10, 2020
Why is English so difficult to learn? Blame the French!
A Little History on the English Language Okay maybe it’s not just the French’s fault altogether. While it may be impossible to count the exact
August 5, 2020
The TrueNorth Test: Unlocking the Potential of Workers and Students Everywhere
Whether a young man in the Philippines seeking employment with an English-speaking contact center or a young woman in Japan wanting to study in the
July 29, 2020
An Integrity Pledge: Addressing Identity Verification and Cheating Prevention
Several years ago a video went viral. It featured a man and a woman talking on a sofa. The woman is complaining about pain and
July 16, 2020