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A brief introduction to the English language tests used in
Australia
Clare McDowellCambridge ESOL Examinations
Australia
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 ………
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
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
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
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
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!
Common European Framework of Reference
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)
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.
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
TOEFL PBTPaper based test
Reading
Listening
Writing Skills
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
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
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
PTEPearsonTest of English
� Coming soon !
� academic computer-based international English language test
� Reading
� Writing
� Listening
� Speaking
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.
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
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
The End
Fin
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