List of language proficiency tests
This is a non-exhaustive (growing) list of standardized tests that assess someone'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.
Afrikaans
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Akan-Twi
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Albanian
- The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
American Sign Language
- ASLPI[1]
Amharic
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Armenian
- The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Arabic
- The Arabic Language Proficiency Test (ALPT)[2] is a standardized Arabic proficiency test designed by Arabic Academy and endorsed by the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). There are 56 member countries under ICCI that cover all 22 Arab countries as well as 34 countries in Africa and the Far East. The APLT started in 2002 and measures the student’s level of proficiency in Arabic. The ALPT has five sections: Listening Comprehension, Reading, Structure, Writing, Speaking.
- STAMP 4S Arabic (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills)[3]
- Arabic Proficiency Test (APT)[3]
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Eton Institute offers its own "Arabic Language Competency Test" (ALCT), a 4-skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) exam which generates a band-score result similar to the IELTS model, but for Arabic.
- E-TOAFL and Al-Arabiyyah tests by the AL_ARABIYYAH-INSTITUTE, are tests conducted online that measures a learner's level according to the CEFR benchmark.
Aymara
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Azerbaijani (Azeri)
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Bahasa
Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)
- BIPA (Bahasa Indonesia untuk Penutur Asing)[4]
- TOIFL (proposed) - Test of Indonesian as a Foreign Language[5]
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Malay (Bahasa Melayu)
- The Malay Language Proficiency Certification Test, a.k.a. SIJIL KECEKAPAN BAHASA MELAYU BAGI WARGANEGARA ASING (SKBMW), endorsed by The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, and governed by Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia (MPM) a.k.a. Malaysian Examinations Council;
- The Malay Language Entrance Proficiency Test (ML EPT), only applicable for applicants being considered for teaching Malay in Singapore.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Baluchi
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Bengali (Bangladeshi)
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Brazilian Sign Language
- ProLibras - Brazilian Sign Language Certificate[6]
British Sign Language
- Signature - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6[7]
- iBSL - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6[8]
- Scottish Qualifications Authority - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6, along with other related qualifications.[9]
Bosnian
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Bulgarian
- The Standard Test of Bulgarian as a Foreign Language
(STBFL) (Стандартизиран тест по български език като чужд език (СТБЕЧ)) http://www.deo.uni-sofia.bg/bg/certificate/bg https://www.mon.bg/upload/7447/reglament_BG_online.pdf http://www.legacy.deo.uni-sofia.bg/alte/index.htm http://www.deo.uni-sofia.bg/bg/coursis http://www.deo.uni-sofia.bg/bg/language/bulgarian
- ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Cambodian (Khmer)
- The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language by a non-repeatable 144-question exam, the so-called Khmer Exemption Exam.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Catalan
- Certificats de català - Institut Ramon Llull.[10] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in Catalonia.
- Nivell bàsic (A2)
- Nivell elemental (B1)
- Nivell intermedi (B2)
- Nivell de suficiència (C1)
- Nivell superior (C2)
- Certificats de valencià - Junta Qualificadora de Coneixements de Valencià.[11] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in the Land of Valencia.
- Nivell A2
- Nivell B1
- Grau mitjà (C1)
- Grau superior (C2)
- Certificats de català - Direcció General de Política Lingüística del Govern Balear.[12] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in the Balearic Islands.
- Nivell A2
- Nivell B1
- Nivell B2
- Nivell C1
- Nivell C2
Cebuano
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
- The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Chinese
Mandarin
- STAMP 4S Chinese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills)[3]
- STAMP 4Se Chinese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners)[3]
- HSK - Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Official test of Mandarin in mainland China, consisting of reading, writing, listening and comprehension
- HSKK - HSK Speaking Test. HSKK assesses the test takers’ oral Chinese abilities. HSKK consists of three levels, HSKK (Primary level), HSKK (Intermediate level) and HSKK (Advanced level). HSKK is conducted in the form of audio recording.
- TOCFL - Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language. Test used in Taiwan for Mandarin as a foreign language.
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
- Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, Mandarin Chinese being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras
- TSC - Test of Spoken Chinese TSC was conducted under the leadership of YBM, the largest language institute in Korea. Most large South Korean companies now require Chinese employees to pass the TSC.
- BCT - Business Chinese Test, as an international, standardized test of Chinese language proficiency, focuses on assessing non-native Chinese speakers’ abilities to use the Chinese language in real business or common working environments and evaluating the language tasks they are able to complete. The BCT, as a test series, consists of three independent tests: BCT (A), BCT (B) and the BCT Speaking Test.[13]
Cantonese
- Certificate in Chinese Language - University of Hong Kong[14]
- First Examination
- Certificate Examination
- Computerized Oral Proficiency Assessment (COPA) - assessment of oral and comprehension skills only[15]
- Diploma Programme in Chinese as a Foreign/Second Language (Cantonese) - Chinese University of Hong Kong; levels: Foundation, Certificate, Diploma, Advanced[16]
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Hokkien
- MSC - Minnanhua Shuiping Ceshi (simplified Chinese: 闽南话水平测试; traditional Chinese: 閩南話水平測試; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm-ōe Chúi-pêng Chhek-chhì; literally: "Hokkien Level Test"). This is the first, and the only one for now, official standardized test of a variety of Chinese other than Mandarin in mainland China. It is a speaking test with four parts: reading out words, sentences, a passage and speaking on a topic. There is no preferred dialect of Hokkien for the test; any dialect may be used as long as the pronunciation is proper in that dialect. The first test was held in Xiamen on 19 November 2016 to select future examiners, and so it was only for people in the education, broadcasting and cultural sectors who have received prior trainings.[17][18][19] The first test open to the public was held on 9 and 10 December 2017 in Xiamen and a free 2-day pre-test training was provided to test-takers.[20]
Taiwanese Hokkien
- General Taiwanese Proficiency Test (GTPT) is a standardized proficiency test for speakers of Taiwanese designed by the Center for Taiwanese Languages Testing at National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. In addition to GTPT, there is another International Taiwanese Proficiency Test (ITPT) for speakers of Taiwanese as a second language.[21]
Czech
- CCE - Czech Language Certificate Exam[22]
- ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Danish
- CLAVIS Danish Language Proficiency Test
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Dari
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Dutch
- Nederlands als Tweede Taal (Dutch as a second language, abbreviated NT2). A two-part examination required in the Netherlands to study at the tertiary level. Part I is less thorough than II. Successful completion gains a NT2-I or NT2-II diploma
- Certificaat Nederlands als vreemde taal (CNavT). A set of six exams, each aimed at confirming proficiency for specific fields. "Profile Tourist and Informal Language Proficiency (PTIT)" is equal to ECF A2, and "Profile Language Proficiency Higher Education" is equal to ECF B2 (both are accepted by most higher level education institutions in Belgium and the Netherlands).[23]
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
English
- Anglolinguist Language Certificate
- Babbel English Test powered by Cambridge English
- Berlitz Telelangue Language Audit
- Berlitz GTEC English Language Assessment
- CAL BEST Literacy
- CAL BEST Plus 2.0
- CAL English Proficiency Test for Teachers (CAL EPT Teachers)
- CAL English Proficiency Tests for Students (CAL EPT Student s)]
- CAL English Proficiency Test: Diagnostic for Students (CAL EPT Diagnostic
- UCELA - University of Cambridge English Language Assessment
- C1 Advanced - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
- B2 First - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
- A2 Key - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
- B1 Preliminary - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
- C2 Proficiency - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
- Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) tests - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
- CaMLA ECCE (The Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English)
- CaMLA ECPE (The Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English)
- CaMLA EPT (CaMLA English Placement Test)
- CaMLA ITASA (International Teaching Assistant Speaking Assessment)
- CaMLA MELAB (The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)
- CaMLA MET (The Michigan English Test)
- Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, English being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras
- (CAEL) The Canadian Academic English Language Assessment
- Duolingo Certificate in English - Online in the Duolingo Test Center
- E3PT - English3 Proficiency Test
- E3J1 English Interview
- ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
- EF Standard English Test
- ELSA English Language Skills Assessment
- Euroexam International at CEFR levels A1 to C1
- EXAMAGRAM - Free On-line English testing[24]
- FluentIQ Test Center - High degree of accuracy, low cost, and almost instant results. Available online via www.fluentiq.com
- Former ELPT - English Language Proficiency Test
- GEP - Global English Proficiency Exams - United Kingdom - Online and paper based English exams based on the CEFR. All four skills are tested, affordable, reliable and valid. A set of 8 exams for children, teens and adults.
- GTEC - Global Test of English Communication
- G-TELP - General Tests of English Language Proficiency Test
- IELPT - International English Language Proficiency Test
- IELTS - International English Language Testing System
- IELCA - International English Language Competency Assessment (www.lrnglobal.org)
- iTEP - International Test of English Proficiency
- LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 1) (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Preliminary A1)
- LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 1) (Speaking) (Preliminary A1)
- LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 2) (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Access A2)
- LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 2) (Speaking) (Access A2)
- LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 3) (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Achiever B1)
- LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 3) (Speaking) (Achiever B1)
- LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Communicator B2)
- LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Communicator B2)
- LanguageCert Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Expert C1)
- LanguageCert Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Expert C1)
- LanguageCert Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Mastery C2)
- LanguageCert Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Mastery C2)
- LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Fox)
- LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Speaking) (Fox)
- LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Owl)
- LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Speaking) (Owl)
- MHLE - Iran Ministry of Health Language Exam
- MSRT - Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology language exam (Also known as MCHE)[25][26]
- MUET
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
- PAPORA - On-line Accreditation of A1/A2 English Proficency
- PTE Academic - On-line testing
- PTE General - A series of six exams from Pearson Language Assessments (formerly known as the London Tests of English)
- STAMP 4S English (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills)[3]
- STEP EIKEN - Test in Practical English Proficiency (Japan)
- TEPS - Test of English Proficiency (South Korea)
- TELC - The European Language Certificates
- TIEC - Test of International English Competency
- TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
- TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication
- TOLIMO - The Test of Language by the Iranian Measurement Organization[27]
- TrackTest English Proficiency Test - Online English Assessment Center using six CEFR levels.
- TSE - Test of Spoken English
- Trinity College London ESOL
- TWE - Test of Written English
- UBELT - University of Bath English Language Test
- "LingQ"
- UKAE Exams
Canadian English language test for permanent resident status
- The Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP)[28] is an English language proficiency test designated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent resident status in Canada and Canadian citizenship.
Estonian
- Estonian Language Proficiency Examinations, a.k.a. Eesti keele tasemeeksamid
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Fijian
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Finnish
- Various, Yleiset kielitutkinnot from Opetushallitus[29]
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
French
- STAMP 4S French (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills)[3]
- STAMP 4Se French (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners)[3]
- TEF - Test d'évaluation du français
- TCF - Test de connaissance du français
- TFI - Test de français international
- Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF) - Levels: A1, A2, B1, B2.
- Diplôme approfondi de langue française (DALF) - Levels: C1, C2.
- Examens de langue française (Université Paris-Sorbonne IV) - Levels: B1, B2, C1, C2, C3
- ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
- TELC - The European Language Certificates
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
- Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, French being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras
- "LingQ"
French Sign Language
- Le Diplôme de Compétence en Langue des Signes Française (DCL)[30] est un diplôme qui a été créé spécifiquement pour les adultes, c’est un diplôme national et reconnu par les besoins du monde professionnel actuel.
Ga
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Galician
- CELGA - Certificado en lingua galega - Xunta de Galicia[31]
Georgian
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
German
- STAMP German (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency)[3]
- Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe I and II - German as a foreign language
- DSH - Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang
Telc C1 Hochschule and DSH are equal in value. With Both certificates you can get direct admission in any German University.
- TELC - The European Language Certificates
- TestDaF - Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache
- ZD - Zertifikat Deutsch
- ZDfB - Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf
- ÖSD (Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch) - Austrian German Diploma
- ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
- A1 level (Start Deutsch 1) from the Goethe-Institut
- A2 level (Start Deutsch 2) from the Goethe-Institut
- B1 level (Goethe-Zertifikat B1) from the Goethe-Institut
- B2 level (Goethe-Zertifikat B2) from the Goethe-Institut
- C1 level (Goethe-Zertifikat C1) from the Goethe-Institut
- C2 level (Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom) from the Goethe-Institut
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
- Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, German being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras
- Euroexam International at CEFR levels A2 to C1
- "LingQ"
Greek
- KGP - State Certificate of Language Proficiency
- TELC - The European Language Certificates
- Πιστοποίηση Ελληνομάθειας - Certification of Attainment in Greek (Administered by the Center for the Greek Language, in accordance with CEFRL)
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Gujarati
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Haitian Creole
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Hausa
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Hebrew
- The Hebrew Proficiency Test (YAEL) takes place in Israel and is taken by students who seek to demonstrate a sufficient knowledge of Hebrew for the sake of university admissions.
- STAMP 4S Hebrew (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills)[3]
- STAMP 4Se Hebrew (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners)[3]
- ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages.
- Georgetown University offers proficiency testing in this language for its own students.
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Hiligaynon
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Hindi
Hmong-Mong
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Hungarian
- ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
[33] The certificate examinations are staged on four levels of language proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
- A2 – beginner;
- B1 – basic;
- B2 – intermediate;
- C1 – advanced.
- ELTE Hungarian Language Courses from complete beginner (A1) to proficiency levels (C2)
- ORIGO Egynyelvű vizsga (Hungarian-only exam) by Idegennyelvi Továbbkepző Központ levels B1, B2 and C1 recognized by the Hungarian State
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Icelandic
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Igbo
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Ilocano
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Irish
Italian
- STAMP Italian (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency)[3]
According to the Ministero degli Esteri (Italian Foreign Affairs), there are four officials Italian certifications approved CLIQ (Certificato di Lingua Italiana di Qualità): CILS, CELI, PLIDA and .IT ROMA TRE
- CILS (Qualification) - Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera
- CELI - Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana
- PLIDA - Certificazione Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri
- .IT ROMA TRE - Certificazione dell'ITaliano come lingua straniera
- TELC - The European Language Certificates
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- AIL (Qualification) - Accademia Italiana di Lingua, Diploma Elementare di Lingua Italiana DELI A1 A2, Diploma Intermedio di Lingua Italiana DILI B1 B2, Diploma Avanzato di Lingua Italiana DALI C1, C2, Diploma Commerciale di Lingua Italiana DILC B1 DALC C1
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
- Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, Italian being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras
- ILCE CEFR Exam System™
Japanese
- JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test
- NAT-TEST - The Japanese Language NAT-TEST
- BJT - Business Japanese Proficiency Test (ビジネス日本語能力テスト)
- EJU - Examination for Japanese University Admission (日本留学試験)
- Kanji kentei - Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test (日本漢字能力検定試験)
- J-Test
- STAMP 4S Japanese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills)[3]
- STAMP 4Se Japanese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners)[3]
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Japanese Sign Language
- Zenkoku-Shuwa Kentei[35]
Javanese
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Kashimiri
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Kazakh
Levels : Reasonable grade Elementary : 31-64 grades Pre-Intermediate : 65-104 grades Intermediate : 105-119 grades Upper-Intermediate : 120-134 grades Advanced : 135-145 grades Higher advanced : 146-150 grades
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Klingon
- Klingon Language Institute (Klingon Language Certification Program)
Kikongo-Kongo
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Korean
- KPE- Korean proficiency Exam
- TOPIK - Test of Proficiency in Korean
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Krio
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Kurdish
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Kyrgyz
Lao (Laotian)
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Latin
Latvian
- State Language Proficiency Certificate in Latvian[36][37]
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Lithuanian
- Level Examinations of Language Proficiency for Lithuanian[38]
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Luxemburgish
- LaF - Diplom Lëtzebuergesch als Friemsprooch[39]
Malayalam
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Mongolian
- The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language.
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Myanmar (Burmese)
Nepali
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Norwegian
- Norsk Språktest - Folkeuniversitetet:[40]
- Norskprøve 2 for voksne innvandrere - Level A2;
- Norskprøve 3 for voksne innvandrere - Level B1;
- Test i norsk - høyere nivå - Advanced Level (Bergenstesten).
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
- Bergenstest for voksne innvandrere - Level B2
Persian (Farsi)
- SAMFA Standard Persian Language Proficiency Test
- Ankara University TÖMER Persian course offering levels A1 to C1
- Georgetown University offers proficiency testing in this language for its own students.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Polish
- Certificate Examinations in Polish as a Foreign Language.[41] The certificate examinations are staged on three levels of language proficiency:
- B1 – basic;
- B2 – general intermediate;
- C2 – advanced.
- ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
- CELPE-Bras - Brazilian Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese for Foreigners[42]
- Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, Portuguese being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
European Portuguese
- TELC - The European Language Certificates (Portuguese Level B1 only)
- CAPLE - Centre for Evaluation of the Portuguese Language (Centro de Avaliação de Português Língua Estrangeira)[43]
- ACESSO - Certificado acesso ao português (Level A1)
- CIPLE - Certificado inicial de português língua estrangeira (Level A2)
- DEPLE - Diploma elementar de português língua estrangeira (Level B1)
- DIPLE - Diploma intermédio de português língua estrangeira (Level B2)
- DAPLE - Diploma avançado de português língua estrangeira (Level C1)
- DUPLE - Diploma universitário de português língua estrangeira (Level C2)
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- "LingQ"
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Rarotongan
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Romanian
- Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai Departamentul de Limbă, Cultură și Civilizație Românească
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Russian
- Test of Russian as a Foreign Language
- TELC - The European Language Certificates
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- "LingQ"
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Samoan
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Serbo-Croatian
- Nacionalni sertifikat o poznavanju srpskog jezika[44] organised by the Department of Philology of the Univerzitet u Beogradu
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Sinhalese
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Slovak
Slovene
- Izpit iz znanja slovenščine. Levels: A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.[46] Offered by the Department of Philosophy of the Univerza v Ljubljani
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Somali
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Spanish
- SIELE - Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española
- CELA - Certificado de Español como Lengua Adicional del Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros (CEPE) de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). 3 Levels: Independent Level (B1), Advanced Level (B2) and Proficiency Level (C2)
- CELU - Certificado de Español: Lengua y Uso, Certificate of Spanish: Language and use.
- Certificado de las Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas, Spain - Diploma de español, level "Básico" - A2, "Intermedio" - B1, "Avanzado" - B2, C1
- DELE - Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera. Levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.
- ECL - Consorcio Europeo para el Certificado en Lenguas Modernas
- LanguageCert USAL esPro Comprensión auditiva y de lectura
- LanguageCert USAL esPro Expresión escrita
- LanguageCert USAL esPro Expresión oral
- OPIc - ACTFL/LTI computerized test of Spanish language proficiency[47]
- TELC - The European Language Certificates
- STAMP 4S Spanish (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills)[3]
- STAMP 4Se Spanish (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners)[3]
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- "LingQ"
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Spanish Sign Language
- The Universidad de Granada offers a Curso de Lengua de Signos Española[48]
El examen se realiza en dos partes: - Expresión (Realización de un texto para que el alumnado signe) - Compresión (un video signado para que el alumnado entienda y lo redacte en un documento Word)
Swahili (Kiswahili)
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Swedish
- Swedex - Swedex consists of three different levels corresponding to the A2, B1 and B2 levels in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It can be taken in examination centres in twenty-five different countries. Swedex tests the skills of the student in five different areas: vocabulary, grammar, listening, writing and reading.
- TISUS - Test in Swedish for University Studies is another certificate, often used as a proof of competence in Swedish to gain access to Swedish universities.
- Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Certificate in Business Swedish[49]
- Allmänna språkexamina, Ulbildningsstyrelse (Finland)
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Tagalog (Filipino)
- The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language by a non-repeatable 80-question exam, the so-called Tagalog Exemption Exam.
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Tajik
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Tamil
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Telugu
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Thai
- http://www.sti.chula.ac.th/academic/non-native/CU-TFL : CU-TFL is a standardized proficiency test for speakers of Thai as a foreign language designed by the Sirindhorn Thai Language Institute, Chulalongkorn University, located in Bangkok.
- The School of Language and Culture of the Technology Promotion Association (Thailand-Japan) offers its own Thai proficiency test.
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®.
Tigrinya
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Tongan
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Turkish
- Turkish Proficiency Exam - Türkçe Yeterlik Sınavı (TYS)[50][51]
- UTS - Distance Turkish Test (Uzaktan Türkçe Sınavı)[52][53]
- TELC - The European Language Certificates
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet A1 (Dinleme, Okuma, Yazma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet A1 (Konuşma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet A2 (Dinleme, Okuma, Yazma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet A2 (Konuşma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet B1 (Dinleme, Okuma, Yazma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet B1 (Konuşma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet B2 (Dinleme, Okuma, Yazma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet B2 (Konuşma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet C1 (Dinleme, Okuma, Yazma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet C1 (Konuşma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet C2 (Dinleme, Okuma, Yazma)
- LanguageCert AÜ TÖMER TürkYet C2 (Konuşma)
Turkmen
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Uighur
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Ukrainian
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Urdu
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Uzbek
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Vietnamese
- VINATEST - Kì thi đánh giá năng lực Tiếng Việt (Hanoi University)[54]
- NLTV - Kì thi năng lực Tiếng Việt (VNS)[55]
- IVPT - Kỳ Thi Năng Lực Tiếng Việt Quốc Tế (International Vietnamese Proficiency Test) was designed by Center for Vietnamese Studies at National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan) for the speakers of Vietnamese as second language in Taiwan.[56]
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Welsh
- WJEC offers Defnyddio'r Gymraeg tests at Mynediad (Entry) level, Sylfaen (Foundation) level, Canolradd (Intermediate) and Uwch (Advanced) level.
- University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Wolof
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Wu
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Yoruba
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Zulu
- Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
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