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A brief introduction to the English language tests used in

Australia

Clare McDowellCambridge ESOL Examinations

Australia

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SSTShort Selection Test 1980’s

� Government Test – Canberra� Was used to screen o/s students for higher education

� Available every 3 months � Scores reported in terms of how much more English

study was required 9 months - 6 months - 3 months OR no further English required !

� Effectively 4 levels� Replaced in 1989 by ………

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IELTS International English Language Testing System

Cambridge ESOL + IELTS Australia +

British Council

Academic Module � Tertiary study

� Professions e.g. medicine

General Training Module � High school /TAFE

�Immigration to Australia, New Zealand,

Canada and UK

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IELTS

� Listening / Reading / Writing / Speaking� Available 48 times a year worldwide

� Scores reported on 9 - band scale for each skill 1 to 9

� Combined for final bandscore

e.g. IELTS 6.5

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Cambridge ESOLMain Suite – general English

CEFR Available� CPE C2 x2� CAE C1 x3

� FCE B2 x3� PET B1 x6

� KET A2 x6

Results reported in grades

� E.g. FCE Grade B = Pass Grade D = Fail

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Cambridge ESOLSpecialist exams

BEC Higher C1 x6

BEC Vantage B2 x6

BEC Preliminary B1 x6

BECP results reported as pass with merit,

pass, narrow fail, fail

BECV and BECH – Grades A to E

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Cambridge ESOL

� ICFE (Finance) B2 – C1 x2

� ILEC (Legal) B2 – C1 x2

� Results reported as follows:

� C1 Pass with Merit ]

� C1 Pass ] Passing grades

� B2 Pass ]

� Narrow fail

� Fail Know your CEFR!

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Common European Framework of Reference

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CULTCombined Universities Language Test (UNSW)

� Academic entry

� Available pre-semester only

(June/July and Nov /Dec/ Jan -1 attempt

allowed per semester)

� Rated out of 100 : 25 per skill

� Univ. entry level : 70 (min 17/25 each skill)

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ISLPRInternational Second Language

Proficiency Rating

� ISLPR - a proficiency scale for the skills of Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.

� Test results are reported as a level from 0 to 5 (Zero Proficiency to Native-Like Proficiency).

e.g. A score of 4 means Vocational Proficiency -can use English fluently and accurately on all levels - personal, social, and in situations pertinent to their own ‘vocational’ fields.

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TOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language

� The TOEFL® iBT score scale is:� Listening 0 to 30

� Reading 0 to 30

� Speaking 0 to 30

� Writing 0 to 30

� Total Score 0 to 120

� Typical undergrad entry score 80+

Source: TOEFL website

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TOEFL PBTPaper based test

Reading

Listening

Writing Skills

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How can I figure out my CBT score?

After you take your test, you will get a range of your score. …You might see something like this: 207-270. Your final score depends on your essay score. Each point on the essay will raise your final score about ten points. So, for example, if you get a 1.0 on your essay, your final score would be 217. Or, if you get a 5.0 on your essay, your final score would be about 260.

Source: www.testmagic.com/toefl/faqs

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TOEIC

� Listening

� Reading

Writing and Speaking now available.

� The Certificate of Achievement comes in 5 different colours to coincide with 5 different levels

� Certificate Colour Score Range

Orange 10 – 215

Brown 220 – 465

Green 470 – 725

Blue 730 – 855

Gold 860 – 990

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The Oxford Placement test

� Computer adaptive test

� Provides a quick overview of student proficiency in the ALTE levels 1-5

ie KET to CPE

Useful for placing students in the right Cambridge class !!

Also available as a pen and paper test

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PTEPearsonTest of English

� Coming soon !

� academic computer-based international English language test

� Reading

� Writing

� Listening

� Speaking

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PEATThe Professional English Assessment for

Teachers (Dept of Ed. & UNSW)

� Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Test results for each skill given in terms of Bands A, B, C or D.

� The Teachers Registration Board will only accept a test result of band A in all four components.

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CSWECert in Spoken and Written English

� Not actually a test

� Performance mapped onto competencies

� Used by AMES to show achievement in AMEP courses - so a kind of framework

� 3 stages

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NAPLAN

National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy

� National tests to be held in literacy and numeracy for all students in Australia at

Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.

� These tests will replace the current State and Territory-based assessments

and have the support of all Education

Ministers.

� First numeracy tests to be held on 15

May 2008

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