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EVALUATION AND TESTING
Ways to assess a student’s language level:
• Tutorials
• Evaluations by the students
• Tests
Types of tests:
• Placement tests - to place new students into the correct class according to their language ability
Mainly multiple choice questions and spoken interview
Start with simple questions and become progressively more difficult
• Progress tests – should be used periodically to evaluate what students remembered and what didn’t.
• Diagnostic tests – are given at the start of the course to see what students already know
• Practice tests – they follow the format and the structure of the external exam that they are being given in preparation
GENERAL EXTERNAM EXAMS
• TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language
American English exam
For foreign students, who apply to American universities
It includes grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and speaking
One test for all levels
No pass/fail, but a final score, which equates the level
• IELTS – International English Language Testing System
Ideal test for people who plan to study/work in countries, where English is language of communication
Is recognized by universities, employers, immigration authorities
• TOEIC – The Test of English for International Communication
The most widely recognized test of work place English proficiency in Japan and Korea
It measures the ability of non-native speaker to use English in everyday work activities.
Cambridge Assessment – non-teaching department in the Cambridge University
Is responsible for:
• UK OCR Examination board
• Cambridge ESOL
• Cambridge International Exams (UCLES)
General English
• KET (Key English Test) – an elementary level exam
• PET (Preliminary English Test) – an intermediate level exam
• FCE (First Certificate in English) – an upper intermediate level exam
• CAE (Certificate of Advanced English) – an advanced level exam
• CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) – a very advanced level exam
Business English
• BEC (Business English Certificates – for students who study English and then make a career in business
• BULATS (Business English Testing Service)
A multilingual assessment service for companies that require a rapid, accurate means of assessing language skills in English, French, German and Spanish
TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON
ESOL skills for life (UK)
It covers a range of skills needed to settle in the country and to get day-to-day basic.
