Group Formation Matrix for Corporate English
Employees should not be grouped by one test score alone. Start with a narrow language range, then compare speaking and writing profiles, shared communication tasks, role context, schedule and reporting relationships. People with the same job title may need different groups. People from different roles may work well together when they need to practise the same interaction.
Author: Ksenia Izotova
Public sample
Practical starting rules
- Keep the group within a narrow language range, often no more than one CEFR band, and inspect productive skills behind the overall level.
- Four to six participants often gives interactive tasks enough variety and repetition. A group can run with up to eight when the format still provides active practice for everyone.
- Shared recurring tasks can matter more than identical job titles.
- Managers and direct reports should be placed together only when the relationship supports open practice.
- Review placement during the first weeks and adjust when participation, level or task fit is weaker than expected.
Full editable matrix
The downloadable matrix must include one row per proposed participant and columns for learner ID, assessed CEFR, speaking profile, writing profile, role, up to three recurring communication tasks, objective, schedule, time zone, reporting relationship, proposed group, placement rationale and review date.
Author: Ksenia Izotova