ELT in Brazil

Stop just testing. Start measuring what your students can actually do with the language.

The Challenge of Traditional Testing

Tired of multiple-choice quizzes that only test isolated grammar points? Do you feel like your grades don’t reflect your students’ real-world communication skills? Can’t stand spending hours grading subjective tasks without a clear, fair system?

It’s time for a change.

Traditional testing methods often lead to students cramming and forgetting, and they fail to give you a clear picture of true proficiency. You deserve a better way to measure progress, and your students deserve a fairer way to show what they know.

The Solution: Authentic Assessment

This is your opportunity to master the principles of effective assessment that will elevate your skills and help you design assessment tools that gauge real development.

In this four-module course, you will learn how to:

• Design fair, valid, and reliable assessments that measure the right things.
• Move past generic tests and create engaging, authentic tasks that reflect real-world language use.
• Build clear, effective rubrics that make your grading consistent, transparent, and simple.
• Use assessment as a powerful teaching tool (not just a final grade) to provide meaningful feedback.

What You Will Learn:

Module 1: Fundamentals of Assessment
Dive into the core principles of effective assessment. Understand what makes an assessment “good” by exploring validity, reliability, practicality, and the powerful backwash effect.

Module 2: Reasons for Assessment
Explore the different “whys” behind testing. Learn to confidently distinguish between summative and formative assessment, and how to effectively measure progress, proficiency, and carry out placement and diagnostic tests.

Module 3: Designing Assessment Rubrics
Learn the practical, step-by-step process of creating clear and effective rubrics. Design tools that make your grading fair, consistent, and transparent for you and your students.

Module 4: Authentic Assessment
Move beyond traditional tests. Discover how to design tasks that measure what your students can actually do with the language in meaningful, real-world contexts.

Why take this course?

This course isn’t about giving you more ready-made tests. It’s about empowering you to become a confident assessor who can prove your students’ progress.

By the end, you will have the skills to:

• Charge higher rates by offering clear, professional progress tracking and feedback.
• Attract dedicated students who are serious about seeing and understanding their results.
• Teach based on recent research in second language assessment and leave arbitrary grading behind.
• Feel confident and inspired knowing you are measuring what truly matters.
• Bury the “gotcha” test.

Are you ready to truly measure what matters?

Enroll now and start assessing with confidence.

Live sessions on January 5, 6, 7, and 8 2026 from 14h to 15h (GMT-3)

All sessions will be recorded and available for 30 days.

We will also provide some suggested reading and curated videos to be explored prior to or after the live sessions.

Course Fee: 3x R$113,33 (R$340 total) – Get in touch for payment in other currencies!