ACADEMIC DIRECTION / TESTING OFFICE
Dec 26, 2015
Language proficiency scale
• 0 No practical proficiency
• 1 Elementary
• 2 Fair Limited working
• 3 Good Minimum professional
• 4 Very good Full professional
• 5 Excellent Native / bilingual
STANAG 6001 Summary
lev function /task context / topic accuracy
1Q & A, create with the
language Everyday survival
Intelligible with effort or practice
2Narrate, describe, give
directions Concrete, real-world,
factual
Intelligible even if not used to dealing with
non-NS
3Support opinions,
hypothesize, explain, deal with unfamiliar topics
Practical, abstract, special interests
Errors never interfere with communication &
rarely disturb
4Tailor language, counsel,
motivate, persuade, negotiate
Wide range of professional needs
Extensive, precise, and appropriate
LISTENING TESTLISTENING TEST60 multiple choice 60 multiple choice
questionsquestions• Level 1 15 questions
• Level 2 15 questions
• Level 3 15 questions
• Level 4 15 questions
LISTENING TESTLISTENING TESTsectio
nlevel
# of questio
nstopic
1 1
3 announcements
4 media
2 telephone messages
4simple conversations among native
speakers
2 simple instructions
2 2
3 short news items
3conversations between native
speakers
2 instructions and indications
2 narrations
5 radio news items
3 / 4 3 / 4
2 briefing
3 conference, lectures, editorials
1 telephone conversations
5 conversation between WENS
1 interviews
3 news items
READING COMPREHENSION TESTREADING COMPREHENSION TEST60 multiple choice questions60 multiple choice questions
• Level 1 15 questions
• Level 2 15 questions
• Level 3 15 questions
• Level 4 15 questions
READING TESTREADING TESTsectio
nlevel
# of questions
topic
1 1
2 classified ads
1 notes, messages
2 notices
5 brief explanations
2 description people, places, things
3 advertisements
2 2
1 social notices
1 description people, places, things
2 biographical information
5 simple technical texts
2 simple narratives
3 news items
1 business letters
3 / 4 3 / 4
5 technical material
3 reports
1formal and informal correspondence (professional,
personal)
6 excerpts from (editorials, journals, newspapers)
RATABLE SAMPLEFOR SPEAKING
Phases: • warm-up, • level checks interwoven with two to
four probes (role play/discussion topic)
• wind down
Used to elicit:
• Survival language
• Concrete language
• Register shift
• Vocabulary range
ROLE-PLAYS / SITUATIONS
• Conscious structuring
• Efficient elicitation
• Tester stance
- Level 1: Sympathetic
- Level 2: Inquiring / Persistent
- Level 3: Challenging / Politely
argumentative
• Tester-tester interaction
GENERAL ELICITATION COMMENTS
• Concrete descriptions• Instructions or directions• Report facts about current events• Narration in present• Narration in past• Narration in future
LEVEL 2 TASKS
• Support opinion
• Hypothesize
• Discuss an abstract topic
• Unfamiliar situation (role-play)
LEVEL 3 TASKS
• Tailor language for all audiences • Defend an official policy• Follow turns of thoughts
LEVEL 4 TASKS
HOLISTIC SCORING
• Global tasks and functions
• Structural control (grammar)
• Lexical control (vocabulary)
• Delivery (pronunciation and fluency)
• Sociolinguistic competence
SPEAKING: RATING FACTORS
SAMPLE LEVEL 1 PROMPTS
• Where are you from ?
• What are your hobbies ?
• Where do you work ?
• Describe your house / this base
• What time do you have lunch?
• Tell me about your daily routine.
• When do you usually listen to music ?
QUESTIONS TO WINDOWN
• What are you doing after you finish the test?
• What are your plans for the immediate future?
• Are you returning to work next week ?
• How are you getting home ?
• Have a safe journey ! Take care.