List of language proficiency tests

This is a list of standardized tests that assess someone's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language.

Contents 1 Arabic 2 Chinese (Mandarin) 3 Dutch 4 English 5 Finnish 6 French 7 German 8 Irish 9 Italian 10 Japanese 11 Korean 12 Latin 13 Norwegian 14 Portuguese 14.1 Brazilian Portuguese 14.2 European Portuguese 15 Russian 16 Spanish 17 Swedish 18 Turkish 19 References

Arabic

• ALPT - Arabic Language Proficiency Test, Arabic Academy, Cairo, Egypt

• ALPT - Arabic Language Proficiency Test, TigerLilly Arabic Institute, Grand Rapids, USA

• ALPT - Arabic Language Proficiency Test, Madinah Arabic Language Tuition Center

Chinese (Mandarin)

• HSK - Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Official test of Mandarin in mainland China, consisting of reading, writing, listening and comprehension
• TOCFL - Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language. Test used in Taiwan for Mandarin as a foreign language.
• IGCSE : Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language (0547)

Dutch

• Nederlands als Tweede Taal (Dutch as a second language, abbreviated NT2). A two-part examination required in the Netherlands to study at the tertiary level. Part I is less thorough than II. Successful completion gains a NT2-I or NT2-II diploma
• Certificaat Nederlands als vreemde taal (CNavT). A set of six exams, each aimed at confirming proficiency for specific fields. "Profile Tourist and Informal Language Proficiency (PTIT)" is equal to ECF A2, and "Profile Language Proficiency Higher Education" is equal to ECF B2 (both are accepted by most higher level education institutions in Belgium and the Netherlands).^[1]

English

• TIEC - Test of International English Competency
• iTEP - International Test of English Proficiency
• University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
• TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
• TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication
• IELTS - International English Language Testing System
• PTE General - A series of six exams from Pearson Language Assessments (formerly known as the London Tests of English)
• TSE - Test of Spoken English
• TWE - Test of Written English
• UBELT - University of Bath English Language Test
• Former ELPT - English Language Proficiency Test
• STEP EIKEN - Test in Practical English Proficiency (Japan)
• Trinity College London ESOL

ECPE Michigan

Finnish

• Various, Yleiset kielitutkinnot from Opetushallitus (visit this link http://www.oph.fi/yleiset_kielitutkinnot )

ECPE Michigan

French

• TEF - Test d'évaluation du français
• TCF - Test de connaissance du français
• TFI - Test de français international
• DELF - Diplôme d'études en langue française, Levels: A1, A2, B1, B2.
• DALF - Diplôme approfondi de langue française, Levels: C1, C2.

German

• Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe I and II - German as a foreign language
• DSH - Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang
• TestDaF - Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache
• ZOP - Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung
• ZD - Zertifikat Deutsch
• ZDfB - Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf

Irish

• Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge^[2]

Italian

• CILS (Qualification) - Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera
• CELI - Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana

Japanese

• BJT - Business Japanese Proficiency Test (ビジネス日本語能力テスト)
• EJU - Examination for Japanese University Admission (日本留学試験)
• JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test
• J-Test
• Kanji kentei - Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test (日本漢字能力検定試験)

Korean

• KLPT - Korean Language Proficiency Test
• TOPIK - Test of Proficiency in Korean

Latin

• National Latin Exam

Norwegian

• Norskprøve 2 for voksne innvandrere
• Norskprøve 3 for voksne innvandrere
• Test i norsk - høyere nivå

(Visit this link http://www.fu.no/default.asp?avd=231&nyh=5697 )

Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese

• CELPE-Bras - Brazilian Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese for Foreigners

For more information http://portal.inep.gov.br/celpebras-estrutura_exame

European Portuguese

• CIPLE - Certificado inicial de português língua estrangeira (Level A2)
• DEPLE - Diploma elementar de português língua estrangeira (Level B1)
• DIPLE - Diploma intermédio de português língua estrangeira (Level B2)
• DAPLE - Diploma avançado de português língua estrangeira (Level C1)
• DUPLE - Diploma universitário de português língua estrangeira (Level C2)

For more information http://www.fl.ul.pt/caple/

Russian

• Test of Russian as a Foreign Language

Spanish

• CELU - Certificado de Español: Lengua y Uso, Certificate of Use of Language in Spanish.
• DELE - Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera. Levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.

Swedish

• Swedex - Swedex consists of three different levels corresponding to the A2, B1 and B2 levels in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It can be taken in examination centres in twenty-five different countries. Swedex tests the skills of the student in five different areas: vocabulary, grammar, listening, writing and reading.
• TISUS - is another certificate, often used as a proof of competence in Swedish to gain access to Swedish universities.

Turkish

• UTS - Distance Turkish Test (Uzaktan Türkçe Sınavı) ^[3]

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