sfuqua wrote:I think dialang is a strange test. Not only did it get a very different score than the longer, and, in my opinion more comprehensive, ODA test, but
dialang said this about my level in the initial screening vocab test:
People who score at this level are typically advanced learners, with a very substantial vocabulary. Learners at this level are usually fully functional, and have little difficulty with reading, though they may be less good at listening.
Then it gave me a B1 on the real test. Dialang seems like a weird test, at least for me.
Dialang compared to a comprehensive CEFR test taken at one of the cultural institutes is about as accurate as one of those $20 Bluetooth-enabled scales vs a DEXA scan. You need to travel and pay for DEXA/CEFR exams and even those are not "perfect" but they will certainly make you work harder and show a more accurate, holistic result. According to my bluetooth scale I'm built like a Greek god and most online tests place me (or used to) in the C1-C2 range. I'm not booking an appearance at Mr Olympia, however, not am I likely to sit for any CEFR exams. That's not from a total lack of interest at least regarding the latter but because I know I have deficiencies in certain exam-specific areas.
Dialang gets the job done for the most part and so do the online tools if you use them as a general reference and with a grain of salt. Similarly you can use a scale, calipers (if you're aiming high), a measuring tape, your fingers, your naked eye, a lap around the park and you should not have any issues measuring progress and approximate state of things. If you need a vocabulary specific test, Leipzig is good, easy to understand and brutally honest. I don't remember many people posting their active vocabulary results here.
Proficiency, placement and practice tests
https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... 19&t=2897/Leipzig - 15 languages
https://itt-leipzig.de/about-the-vocabu ... 2/?lang=enAdditional
Spanish
http://vocabulario.bcbl.eu/Italian
http://vocabolario.ugent.be/Finally, a compromise solution if anyone wishes to take a "real" test at home for a moderate fee:
LTI/ACTFL
https://www.languagetesting.com/https://www.languagetesting.com/lti/pro ... ent_id/228?