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Re: Online proficiency and placement tests

Postby reineke » Sun Feb 04, 2018 4:51 pm

How many words do you know?

"Test your receptive and productive vocabulary in different languages.

The vocabulary tests aim to assess participants' vocabulary knowledge on levels of 1000 words each. These levels are based on high-frequency vocabulary lists. The 5000 most frequent words of German, English, Spanish, Russian, Italian, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, and American English can be tested. The results indicate the corresponding reading levels of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

What percentage of the 5000 most frequent words have you mastered?"

http://www.itt-leipzig.de/static/startseiteeng.html

Ghent Uni

English
http://vocabulary.ugent.be

Italian
http://vocabolario.ugent.be/instructions

Dutch
http://woordentest.ugent.be

Lextale-Fr: A fast, free vocabulary test for French
Lemhöfer and Broersma (2012) published an English vocabulary test which turned out to be very useful in our research on bilingualism and native language processing. Because we wanted to have a similar test for French, we decided to develop one.
http://crr.ugent.be/archives/921

Lextale-Esp: A fast, free vocabulary test for Spanish
http://crr.ugent.be/archives/1168

Lextale (English, German, Dutch - online)
http://www.lextale.com/index.html

Test your vocab
http://testyourvocab.com

myvocab.info
The test is designed using Item Response Theory (one-parameter model) and Computerized Adaptive Testing. Bayesian Expected A Posteriori (EAP) estimator is used on each step of the test. Joint Maximum Likelihood is used to calculate difficulties of the test items.

English
http://www.myvocab.info/en
Russian
https://www.myvocab.info
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Re: Online proficiency and placement tests

Postby reineke » Wed Jan 02, 2019 7:22 pm

Eurocenters Free Language Test

Quick, adaptive, diagnostic testing of language knowledge
The Eurocentres WebCAT test provides a convenient way to quickly check your level of grammar and vocabulary knowledge in a language you are thinking of studying. Whilst it cannot give you a certificated level for language skills, it is still very useful to help you decide what you think your level probably is, and you can use this information to decide on our language course. The test uses clever ‘adaptive’ technology to diagnose your level of language knowledge without losing time. Here’s how it works:

If you get a question right, it will give you a slightly harder question.
If you get a question wrong it will give you a slightly easier question.
As you answer more questions it monitors your correct and incorrect responses to find a pattern.
When the pattern is strong enough the test will end, and it will give you an estimated level of language knowledge!

https://www.eurocentres.com/en/free-language-test

I may have spotted one error and a couple of questions lack additional alternative answers but the test looks good so far.
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Re: Online proficiency and placement tests

Postby Cavesa » Wed Jan 02, 2019 7:30 pm

Kwiziq tests French and Spanish grammar well. The tests are free.
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Re: Online proficiency and placement tests

Postby reineke » Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:26 pm

Test your English, Dutch, Spanish or French

UvA Talen, "the independent language centre of the University of Amsterdam".

Free language test

"Have you not yet registered for a language course, but would you like to get an indication of your level? Click one of the languages below to do a short, free version of our more extensive online test. After the test you will get an indication of your language level right away.

This short, free test gives you an indication of your language level.

How does the test work?
You will be given several questions at the level you have indicated (beginner, intermediate or advanced). If you answer enough questions correctly, you will be given a series of questions at the next level. The test finishes as soon as you do not answer enough questions at a particular level. After the test you will see your language level right away.

How reliable are the test results?
As this language test only comprises a limited number of questions, the final score is only a rough indication of your level of proficiency. Moreover, it does not test all of your language skills. This means you cannot derive any rights from this language test.

A more extensive assessment is needed to determine your exact language level. You will be invited for an intake assessment once you have registered for a language course.

Is there a time limit?
Yes, there is a time limit for every series of questions. The time remaining is shown at the bottom of the page.

Can I see my answers afterwards?
No, the purpose of this test is not for you to learn a language, but to give you a rough indication of your level.

How about my privacy?
The test is completely anonymous. You don't have to fill in your name or email address. Your answers are only kept for as long as it takes you to complete the test. The data is deleted as soon as your result has been calculated. So your privacy is completely guaranteed."

https://www.uvatalen.nl/site/uk/Test+yourself

Inlingua adaptive test (email, phone etc registration required)

Are you interested in taking a language class but are unsure about your skill level? Take our free placement test with over 100 questions now!

The free language test is available in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian and will take 20 to 30 minutes to complete. The three skill levels of the online test range from beginner to intermediate to advanced. The test automatically responds to the language skills of the person taking the test. Your exact skill level will be determined after answering a total of 110 questions covering grammar and vocabulary. With the help of the inlingua grading system, you will then be able to choose the perfect language course for your situation.

https://www.inlingua.com/placement-tests/
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Re: Online proficiency and placement tests

Postby reineke » Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:33 pm

ACTFL PROFICIENCY GUIDELINES 2012

Writing, speaking, listening and reading samples for:
Arabic
Azerbaijani
Chinese
English
French
German
Indonesian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

"Welcome to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 online. Here you will find the most current version of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Reading made interactive through the inclusion of glossed terms and multimedia exemplars. You can explore the Guidelines by skill or by level, listen to and read samples in English that represent abilities at each of the major proficiency levels."

French writing sample (distinguished - C2)

Je souhaiterais ici discuter l'influence des sociétés multinationales dans les communautés. Il est en effet intéressant de s’interroger sur l’intérêt de l’engagement de tels groupes et dans quelle mesure leur investissement engendre des responsabilités non seulement financières mais également sociales vis à vis des citoyens. Il s’agit également d’évaluer les risques et les inconvénients posés par ces sociétés dans leur implication au sein de la vie communautaire.

Tout d’abord, il est généralement reconnu que la conséquence directe de la présence d'une multinationale au sein d’une communauté est l'emploi. En effet, l’importance du groupe multinational...

Spanish writing sample (distinguished)

Si las noticias de la semana se limitaran a que el capitalismo pudo haber entrado en una crisis sistémica o que la recesión se está haciendo cierta en varios países centrales, la cosa no sería tan preocupante. Porque el rostro más claro de la decadencia no es el de los especuladores que armaron la opereta del periódico británico Daily Mail contra el banco francés Société Générale y tiraron cinco puntos abajo la Bolsa de París el lunes pasado. En definitiva, los buitres no hacen más que aprovechar la carne en proceso de descomposición. La noticia de que el segundo banco de inversión galo estaba por caer no hubiera llevado a los operadores a deshacerse de los papeles del Société si no fueran creíbles cualquiera de las especies que adviertan, unas horas antes, una catástrofe. Las acciones de los bancos están a la baja desde hace mucho.

https://www.actfl.org/publications/guid ... lines-2012

Distinguished C2
Superior C1.2
Advanced High C1.1
Advanced Mid B2
https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/fil ... sments.pdf
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Re: Online proficiency and placement tests

Postby reineke » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:02 pm

"Productions orales illustrant les 6 niveaux du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues"
Ce DVD comprend des exemples de productions orales de jeunes de 13 à 18 ans illustrant en allemand, anglais, espagnol, français et italien les 6 niveaux du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues.

Il est le fruit d'un séminaire organisé en 2008 par le CIEP avec le concours de la Division des Politiques linguistiques du Conseil de l'Europe et avec la participation de Cambridge ESOL, de l'Institut Cervantes, de la Fondation Eurocentres, de l'Institut Goethe et du Centre d'évaluation et de certification linguistique de l'Université de Pérouse.

Deux types de consultations des vidéos sont possibles, par langue ou par niveau :

Documents téléchargeables

Vous pouvez télécharger les commentaires sur les niveaux attribués

http://www.ciep.fr/ressources/ouvrages- ... eaux-cecrl
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Re: Online proficiency and placement tests

Postby DaveAgain » Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:12 pm

The assimil.com website offers placement (course recommendation) tests.

They vary according to the language you've chosen for the website: EN, FR.
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