Learning objectives
Get targeted and detailed learning objectives for reading, writing, listening and speaking skills for your learners.
- Overview GSE learning objectives overview. Opens in a new window.
- Pre-primary learners GSE learning objectives for pre-primary learners. Opens in a new window.
- Young learners (6-14 years) GSE learning objectives for young learners (6-14 years) . Opens in a new window.
- Adult learners (Academic English) GSE learning objectives for adults (Academic English) . Opens in a new window.
- Adult learners (General English) GSE learning objectives for adults (General English) . Opens in a new window.
- Professional English (Business/Vocational English) GSE Learning objectives - Professional English (Business/Vocational English) . Opens in a new window.
- Global Scale of Languages Open Global Scale of Languages: Learning objectives
The GSE Teacher Toolkit
Plan your lessons, find new learning objectives and more with our interactive GSE Teacher Toolkit.
Classroom materials
Level-up learning and your class preparation with frameworks for learner assessment, guides to help progress and other classroom materials.
- Young learners (6-14) assessment framework Young learners (6-14) assessment framework, opens in a new window
- Adult assessment framework Adult assessment framework. Opens in a new window.
- Adult grammar guide Adult grammar guide. Opens in a new window.
- GSE vs CEFR comparison chart GSE vs CEFR comparison chart. Opens in a new window.
Research and reports
Discover the research behind building the fundamental components of the GSE.
- 2020 Concordance report: PTE Academic and IELTS Academic Link to the 2020 Concordance report: PTE Academic and IELTS Academic
- Report Summary: Developing the GSE Job Profiles Link to Report Summary: Developing the GSE Job Profiles
- Developing GSE Job Profiles Part 1: Conducting and validating learning objective mapping for job roles Link to report on Developing GSE Job Profiles Part 1: Conducting and validating learning objective mapping for job roles
- Developing GSE Job Profiles Part 2: Creating and validating a model of language proficiency for job roles Link ot report Developing GSE Job Profiles Part 2: Creating and validating a model of language proficiency for job roles
- Aligning the 2025 PISA framework and the GSE Link to Aligning the 2025 PISA framework and the GSE
- Developing the GSE vocabulary for young learners Link to Developing the GSE vocabulary for young learners
- Developing GSE grammar: Intermediate report Link to Developing GSE grammar: Intermediate report
- Matura GSE alignment summary report Link to Matura GSE alignment summary report
- How long does it take to learn a language? Link to How long does it take to learn a language? file
- On raising standards with a single global framework Link to On raising standards with a single global framework file
- Developing the GSE vocabulary Link to Developing the GSE vocabulary file
- Technical report: Aligning CEFR-J descriptors to the GSE Link to Technical report: Aligning CEFR-J descriptors to the GSE
- Developing Global Scale of English learning objectives aligned to the Common European Framework Link to Developing Global Scale of English learning objectives aligned to the Common European Framework file
- Curriculum auditing and program development: Using the Global Scale of English to review and develop English Language programs Link to Curriculum auditing and program development: Using the Global Scale of English to review and develop English Language programs
- Technical report: Aligning EIKEN descriptors to GSE Link to Technical report: Aligning EIKEN descriptors to GSE
