List of language proficiency tests

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

Arabic

• STAMP 4S Arabic (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
• Arabic Proficiency Test (APT)^[1]
• Arabic Language Proficiency Test (ALPT)

Bulgarian

• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

Catalan

• Certificats de català - Institut Ramon Llull^[2]

Chinese (Mandarin)

• STAMP 4S Chinese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
• STAMP 4Se Chinese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners) ^[1]
• 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

Czech

• CCE - Czech Language Certificate Exam^[3]
• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

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).^[4]

English

• STAMP 4S English (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
• Cambridge English Language Assessment
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
• Cambridge English: First (FCE)
• Cambridge English: Key (KET)
• Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET)
• Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
• Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) tests
• CaMLA ECCE (The Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English)
• CaMLA ECPE (The Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English)
• CaMLA EPT (CaMLA English Placement Test)
• CaMLA ITASA (International Teaching Assistant Speaking Assessment)
• CaMLA MELAB (The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)
• CaMLA MET (The Michigan English Test)
• City & Guilds Entry Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (reading, writing and listening) (Preliminary A1)
• City & Guilds Entry Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (speaking) (Preliminary A1)
• City & Guilds Entry Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (reading, writing and listening) (Access A2)
• City & Guilds Entry Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (speaking) (Access A2)
• City & Guilds Entry Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (reading, writing and listening) (Achiever B1)
• City & GuildsEntry Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (speaking) (Achiever B1)
• City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (reading, writing and listening) (Communicator B2)
• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
• EF Standard English Test
• Former ELPT - English Language Proficiency Test
• G-TELP - General Tests of English Language Proficiency Test
• IELTS - International English Language Testing System
• IELCA - International English Language Competency Assessment (www.lrnglobal.org)
• iTEP - International Test of English Proficiency
• MSRT - Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology language exam (Also known as MCHE)^[5][6]
• Malaysian University English Test
• EXAMAGRAM - Free On-line English testing^[7]
• PAPORA - On-line Accreditation of A1/A2 English Proficency
• PTE Academic - On-line testing
• PTE General - A series of six exams from Pearson Language Assessments (formerly known as the London Tests of English)
• STEP EIKEN - Test in Practical English Proficiency (Japan)
• TEPS - Test of English Proficiency (South Korea)
• TELC - The European Language Certificates
• TIEC - Test of International English Competency
• TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
• TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication
• TOLIMO - The Test of Language by the Iranian Measurement Organization^[8]
• TrackTest English Proficiency Test - Online English Assessment Center using six CEFR levels.
• TSE - Test of Spoken English
• Trinity College London ESOL
• TWE - Test of Written English
• UBELT - University of Bath English Language Test

Finnish

• Various, Yleiset kielitutkinnot from Opetushallitus^[9]

French

• STAMP 4S French (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
• STAMP 4Se French (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners) ^[1]
• 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.
• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
• TELC - The European Language Certificates

Galician

• CELGA - Certificado en lingua galega - Xunta de Galicia^[10]

German

• STAMP German (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency) ^[1]
• Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe I and II - German as a foreign language
• DSH - Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang
• TELC - The European Language Certificates
• TestDaF - Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache
• ZD - Zertifikat Deutsch
• ZDfB - Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf
• ÖSD (Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch) - Austrian German Diploma
• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
• A1 level in German from Goethe
• A2 level in German from Goethe
• B1 level in German from Goethe
• B2 level in German from Goethe
• C1 level in German from Goethe
• C2 level in German from Goethe

Greek

• KGP - State Certificate of Language Proficiency
• IGCSE - Greek as foreign language
• TELC - The European Language Certificates
• Πιστοποίηση Ελληνομάθειας - Certification of Attainment in Greek (Administered by the Center for the Greek Language, in accordance with CEFRL)

Hebrew

• STAMP 4S Hebrew (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
• STAMP 4Se Hebrew (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners) ^[1]
• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

Hungarian

• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

^[11] The certificate examinations are staged on four levels of language proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:

• A2 – beginner;
• B1 – basic;
• B2 – intermediate;
• C1 – advanced.

Indonesian

• TOIFL (proposed) - Test of Indonesian as a Foreign Language ^[12]

Irish

• Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge^[13]

Italian

• STAMP Italian (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency) ^[1]

According to the Ministero degli Esteri (Italian Foreign Affairs), there are four officials Italian certifications approved CLIQ (Certificato di Lingua Italiana di Qualità): CILS, CELI, PLIDA and .IT ROMA TRE

• CILS (Qualification) - Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera
• CELI - Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana
• PLIDA - Certificazione Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri
• .IT ROMA TRE - Certificazione dell'ITaliano come lingua straniera
• TELC - The European Language Certificates

Japanese

• JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test
• 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)
• Kanji kentei - Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test (日本漢字能力検定試験)
• J-Test
• STAMP 4S Japanese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
• STAMP 4Se Japanese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners) ^[1]

Korean

• KPE- Korean proficiency Exam
• TOPIK - Test of Proficiency in Korean
• KLPT - Korean Language Proficiency Test (cancelled in 2012)

Latin

• National Latin Exam

Lithuanian

• Level Examinations of Language Proficiency for Lithuanian^[14]

Latvian

• State Language Proficiency Certificate in Latvian^[15][16]

Luxemburgish

• LaF - Diplom Lëtzebuergesch als Friemsprooch^[17]

Norwegian

• Norsk Språktest - Folkeuniversitetet:^[18]

• Norskprøve 2 for voksne innvandrere - Level A2;
• Norskprøve 3 for voksne innvandrere - Level B1;
• Test i norsk - høyere nivå - Advanced Level (Bergenstesten).

Polish

• Certificate Examinations in Polish as a Foreign Language.^[19] The certificate examinations are staged on three levels of language proficiency:

• B1 – basic;
• B2 – general intermediate;
• C2 – advanced.

• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese

• CELPE-Bras - Brazilian Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese for Foreigners^[20]

European Portuguese

• TELC - The European Language Certificates (Portuguese Level B1 only)
• CAPLE - Centre for Evaluation of Portuguese Language (Centro de Avaliação de Português Língua Estrangeira)^[21]

• 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)

Russian

• Test of Russian as a Foreign Language
• TELC - The European Language Certificates

Slovak

• Certificate of Slovak language proficiency. Levels: A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.^[22]
• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

Spanish

• STAMP 4S Spanish (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
• STAMP 4Se Spanish (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners) ^[1]
• CELU - Certificado de Español: Lengua y Uso, Certificate of Spanish: Language and use.
• DELE - Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera. Levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.
• TELC - The European Language Certificates
• OPIc - ACTFL/LTI computerized test of Spanish language proficiency^[23]
• CELA - Certificado de Español como Lengua Adicional del Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros (CEPE) de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). 3 Levels: Independent Level (B1), Advanced Level (B2) and Proficiency Level (C2)
• ECL - Consorcio Europeo para el Certificado en Lenguas Modernas

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 - Test in Swedish for University Studies is another certificate, often used as a proof of competence in Swedish to gain access to Swedish universities.
• Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Certificate in Business Swedish^[24]

Turkish

• Turkish Proficiency Exam - Türkçe Yeterlik Sınavı (TYS)^[25][26]
• UTS - Distance Turkish Test (Uzaktan Türkçe Sınavı)^[27][28]
• TELC - The European Language Certificates

Vietnamese

• VINATEST - Kì thi đánh giá năng lực Tiếng Việt (Hanoi University)^[29]
• NLTV - Kì thi năng lực Tiếng Việt (VNS)^[30]

Sign Language

• ProLibras - Brazilian sign Language Certificate ^[31]

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