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From 1994, a Pre-entry Proficiency Test (PPT) was introduced to determine the suitability of candidates before being registered as Trainee Students/Full Time Students. PPT was mandatory for all entrants except those who were exempt from PPT but later when a new policy was introduced in 2014, it was completely excluded from the course.
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.
In 2017, over 3 million tests were taken in more than 140 countries, up from 2 million tests in 2012, 1.7 million tests in 2011 and 1.4 million tests in 2009. In 2007, IELTS administered more than one million tests in a single 12-month period for the first time ever, making it the world's most popular English language test for higher education ...
Stage 3 (5–7 minutes): the test takers compare and contrast the options they have individually chosen and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each option. The test takers must come to an agreement on one single option. Stage 4 (5–7 minutes): the test takers must convince Examiner 2 that the option they have chosen is the best one ...
Every incorrect answer on the CPT exam carries a 0.25 negative mark. A candidate is required to secure a minimum of 30 per cent marks in each Section and a minimum of 50 per cent marks in aggregate, in all the four Sections to pass the Common Proficiency Test.
The test taker reads a short excerpt from a newspaper article and then writes a letter or essay giving an opinion about a situation or issue. There is no word limit but test takers are advised to write about one page. Speaking: 15 minutes: A structured one-on-one interaction between an examiner and a test taker, with 4 tasks:
In 2014, iTEP released the Official iTEP Preparation Guide, printing an updated edition in 2015. The Prep Guide consists of a 133-page printed book intended to familiarize test-takers with the format of the tests, and two practice tests, one to be taken before reading the book as a diagnostic, and another to be taken at the end as a comparison.
Services for companies and language schools include an easy-to-use online management console for managing tests, analysing results and the progress [4] of their students or candidates. [5] In 2014, TrackTest English Test was used by students from 173 countries and speaking 136 languages. [ 6 ]