Liberty Fitz-Claridge

Liberty originally became an English teacher in Milan, Italy, but has been teaching in language schools in London since 2018. She is currently studying for a Masters in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (with DELTA) at King's College London. She speaks Italian and Hebrew as additional languages, having studied the latter as an undergraduate. She is also interested in philosophy, especially political philosophy and the philosophy of science.

Books & Publishing, Exam English, July 2020, November 202002/11/2020

The Problem with Cambridge English Exams

By Liberty Fitz-Claridge

General-View (eflmagazine.com) indicate a candidate’s competency in the contexts in which they need to use the language. Nevertheless, general proficiency is reflected more or…

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