Most students in Greece now take at least a B2 English language examination, with a great many also sitting other examinations at levels further down the CEFR framework. However, the age of the Greek cohort is relatively young and, for most, it is their first time in a formal examination situation: an unfamiliar environment, suspicious invigilators, a strict protocol of precise timing and regulations. The whole experience can be daunting, and there are those in the world of education who campaign vociferously against their students taking any examinations or tests whatsoever.

*The interview was first published in Issue 141 of the TESOL Greece Journal

The title of your plenary is ‘Transforming tradition’. What do you mean by ‘tradition’ in an ELT context?