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The EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) attempts to rank countries by the equity of English language skills amongst those adults who took the EF test. [2] It is the product of EF Education First, an international education company, and draws its conclusions from data collected via English tests available for free over the internet.
The GEPT Advanced level test is considered adequately difficult that only someone with a graduate degree from a university in an English-speaking country would be able to pass it. Reportedly, comparability studies that will relate the GEPT to the Common European Framework standards of language proficiency are underway.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of standardized tests that assess a person's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language. Various types of such exams exist per many languages—some are organized at an international level even through national authoritative organizations, while others simply for specific limited business or study orientation.
TOEIC benefited from this policy and its lower registration fees, and became a popular test for English proficiency in Taiwan. [23] TOEIC has also became a widespread measurement of Taiwanese People's English ability. For example, Rosalia Wu, a member of the Legislative Yuan, used the TOEIC score to advocate English as an official language. [24]
The following are the international rankings of Taiwan. Demographics Item Year Ranking ... English Proficiency Index English First: 2018: 48: 88 [76] Sport ...
If Taiwan succeeds with its bilingual policy, it will become the first country in the world to become bilingual from a top-down approach. [5] According to a survey, 87% of the Taiwanese people support English as the second official language, and 89% support the opening of bilingual English classes in public primary and secondary schools. [6]
The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The total English-speaking population of the European Union and the United Kingdom combined (2012) is 256,876,220 [70] (out of a total population of 500,000,000, [71] i.e. 51%) including 65,478,252 native speakers and 191,397,968 non-native speakers, and would be ranked 2nd if it were included.
It is used by companies to screen new hires, make decisions about promotions and assignments, and evaluate English training programs. Like iTEP Academic and iTEP SLATE, iTEP Business has a core and plus version. [4] iTEP Conversation assesses an individual's ability to speak and understand English within 30 minutes. The exam is designed to put ...