Placement Testing in TEFL

Determining English Proficiency in TEFL

Placement Testing will accurately determine the English Proficiency level of a student

when first entering the ESL Programme or determine whether a student is at the right

level prior to registering for an exam preparation course.

This is however only used to establish the initial level of the TEFL student.

One method of placing students into applicable levels according to their English

Proficiency is through use of the Oxford Quick Placement Test.

There are two versions of the Quick Placement Test. There is an electronic version

and a pen and paper version. The six descriptors are Beginner, Elementary, Lower

Intermediate, Lower Advanced and Upper Advanced.

ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) is an association of providers of

European foreign language examinations, and includes some of the main international

providers of language testing. ALTE aims to clarify how qualifications achieved in

different languages correspond to each other and what they mean in practice.

The Council of Europe developed the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in order to provide a practical tool for setting clear standards to be attained

a the various levels of learning and for evaluating outcomes in an internationally

comparable manner.

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