This set of sample tests is intended to assist those preparing for various levels of the international ECL examination system. By taking the sample tests, would-be ECL examinees can measure their language proficiency before attempting the “live” exam.
Proficiency Expert Student's Resource PackCompletely in line with the 2013 exam specifications, Proficiency Expert provides everything you need to help your students succeed.
The Student’s Resource Book supports students by giving them extensive additional material that enables students to consolidate and enrich their
Standardized Test of English Proficiency - STEP (Sample) (pdf + audio)
STEP is an acronym for Standardized Test of English Proficiency. It is designed to be an objective and unbiased test of a person’s level of proficiency in the use of English.
This book brings together a collection of current research on the assessment of oral proficiency in a second language. Fourteen chapters focus on the use of the language proficiency interview or LPI to assess oral proficiency. The volume addresses the central issue of validity in proficiency assessment: the ways in which the language proficiency interview is accomplished through discourse.Contributors draw on a variety of discourse perspectives, including the ethnography of speaking, conversation analysis, language socialization theory, sociolinguistic variation theory, human interaction research, and systemic functional linguistics.
Assessing Performance: Designing, Scoring, and Validating Performance Tasks
A comprehensive resource for assessment practitioners, this book provides step-by-step guidance for developing, administering, scoring, and validating a range of performance tasks, including literacy and other types of proficiency assessments.