ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE - TELT (Test for English Language Teachers) - 4th May 2018 - Part 1 Language Description, Sensitivity and Awareness

Sep 14, 2026

TELT (Test for English Language Teachers) exam paper for 4th May 2018, covering Part 1: Language Description, Sensitivity and Awareness. The section uses a passage about employer monitoring, workplace surveillance, data profiling, and the limits imposed by technological, legal, and ethical considerations. Candidates answer multiple-choice questions testing grammar vocabulary and meaning (e.g., tense, word usage, idioms, affixes) based on the reading text, with focus on comprehension of terminology and discourse.

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Part 1-Language Description, Sensitivity and Awareness

Section A-Language Terminology

Multiple-choice questions (1-13)

NAME ________________________________ INDEX NUMBER ________________________________ ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE MONITORING BOARD TELT (Test for English Language Teachers) 4th May 2018 Time: 3 hours N.B. Use blue or black ink pens and do not write in pencil. FOR EXAMINERS' USE ONLY | Part 1 Total Marks | Part 2 Total Marks | Total Marks | Grand Total % | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Part 1-Language Description, Sensitivity and Awareness Section A-Language Terminology (40 marks) Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer for each of the multiple choice questions below. How much should your boss know about you? If you worked for Ford in 1914, chances are at some stage in your career a private investigator was hired to follow you home. If you stopped for a drink, or squabbled with your spouse, or did something that might make you less ofa competent worker the following day, your boss would soon know about it. 5 This sleuthing was partly because Ford’s workers earned a better salary than the competition. But you had to be a model citizen to qualify. Your house needed to be clean, your children attending school, your savings account had tobe in good shape. If someone at the factory believed you were on the wrong path, you might not only miss out on a promotion, your job was on the line. 10 This ‘Big Brother’ operation lasted eight years. It was expensive, and many workers resented its paternalism and intrusion. Today, most of us would find it unacceptable–what does my work have to do with my laundry, bank account or relationships? Yet, the idea of employers trying to control workers’ lives beyond the workplace has persisted, and digital tools have made it easier than ever. Chances are, you use several technologies that 15 could create a detailed profile of your activities and habits, both in the office and out of it. But what can (and can’t) employers do with this data? And, where do we draw the line? HR departments are crunching increasing volumes of data to measure employees in a more granular way. From software that records every keystroke or the ‘smart’ coffee machines that will only give you a hot drink if you tap it with your work ID badge, there are more opportunities 20 than ever for bosses to measure behaviour. One problem with this approach is that it’s blind to some of the non-quantifiable aspects of work. Some of the subtler things I do in order to be a better writer, for instance, are not quantifiable: having a drink with someone who tells me a great story or imagining a piece on my commute. None of these things would show up in my ‘job score’. A lot of the qualitative aspects 25 of work are being written out “because if you can’t measure them, they don’t exist.” This kind of data could be used in more controversial ways, and the goodwill of the companies involved doesn’t eliminate all the risks. Data could be stolen in a cyberattack, for instance, or it could be used in ways that are not transparent for users. It could be sold to basically anyone, for whatever purpose, and recirculated in other ways. In the EU, a new General Data Protection 30 Regulation (GDRP) will come into force this May, which will outlaw any use of personal data to which the user did not explicitly consent. Whatever benefits these technologies can bring, they have to balance with the privacy rights and expectations of workers. Although not quite as sinister, this illustrates the technological, legal and ethical limitations of doing something similar elsewhere. In most parts of the world, the 35 law prevents your HR department from sharing or requesting data about you from your credit card provider, your healthcare provider, or your favourite online dating site, unless you explicitly consent that it can do so. This should keep the most cynical temptations at bay for now, but how to reap the benefits of data in an acceptable way? Adapted from: Penarredonda,

FAQs

What is the date and duration of the TELT exam paper?

The paper is dated 4th May 2018 and the time allowed is 3 hours.

What is assessed in Part 1 of this paper?

Part 1 assesses Language Description, Sensitivity and Awareness, with Section A focusing on Language Terminology through multiple-choice questions.

How are the answers in Section A based on the reading text?

Candidates read the given passage about employer monitoring and then choose the correct options for questions about tense, word meaning, grammar, and usage drawn directly from the text.

Sep 14, 2026

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