The EIM online courses start on 9th October 2019 and finish on 30th January 2020.
Students who have received their codes and registered with Cambridge will be able to access
the exercises before October 9, but the teacher for the course will not be available until that
date.
Here is some information you might find useful:
Contents – “Course” section
There are six units in the Touchstone Course. You can work at your own pace and when it is
better for your, however your teacher will post a suggested calendar. It is important to be
consistent doing the contents of each unit on a regular basis. So, be regular and don’t leave it
to the last minute.
When you finish working, please click on the cross on the top-right of the page and logout. If
you don’t log out, the next time you try to log in the system will be confused.
Unit Tests
Unit Tests are part of the assessment of the course. When you finish a unit, please do the unit
test corresponding to that unit.
IMPORTANT: The Unit Tests will be put on line beginning October 9. When you click on each
unit test, you’ll see the following:
- Quiz – Practice Mode A. This is for you to practice before doing the real test. You may
attempt this quiz three times.
- Quiz – Test Mode A. This is the real test and you CAN ONLY DO IT ONCE. So
be prepared when you do it and make sure you click on END TEST when you finish.
You only have one opportunity in a limited time so please only do the unit test when
you have one hour to dedicate to this.
- Quiz – Test Mode B. This test is not available to students. Please disregard it.
Blogs
You are expected to make contributions to the blogs in each unit. Your teacher will be marking
your blogs regularly and/or making comments. You should not only write your own blogs, but
also read your classmates’ blogs and comment on them. Please, bear in mind that blogs are
also part of the course evaluation. You can also participate in the forum to interact with your
classmates; however, this section is not part of the evaluation. Your teacher won’t correct what
you write in the Forum. If you want to have it corrected, please copy and paste it on the blog
section.
Writing blogs and reading your teacher’s comments and corrections are a key factor in order to
improve your writing skills. Moreover, blogs are also an important part of the evaluation.
Please, notice that your teacher isn’t obliged to correct more than 3 blogs submitted
in any seven-day period.
The deadline to post blogs is 20th January 2020. No blogs will be accepted after
that date.
