Testing PresentationTELC
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Gertrúd MandjákANN-363 (Testing)18. 09. 2006
TELC(The European Language Certificates)
- centre: Frankfurt, Germany- language exams at 4 levels of the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework
of Reference- 3300 examination centres in 15 countries in Europe- English, German, Italian, French- TELC language courses and teacher training courses
Aim: useful, creative knowledge instead of passive, lexical knowledge -> exam tasks, situations are real-life like
The B2 level language exam:• for those who have reached the level B2 of the Council of Europe’s Common Framework of Reference • English for personal and/or work purposes• level B2: “that of the Independent User who can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible”
WRITTEN PART
I. reading comprehension1. reading for gist2. reading for detail3. selective reading
II. language elementsletter with 10 gaps, focus on grammar and vocabulary
III. listening comprehension 1.listening for gist2. listening for detail3. selective listening
IV. letter writingeither a semi-formal letter or a letter of application for a job
ORAL PART (candidates examined in pairs)
1. unmarked introduction2. presentation on a given topic (book, concert, film, event, holiday)3. discussion on a given text4. negotiation (aim: coming to a conclusion!)