ESOL exams

English for Speakers of Other Languages

So many terms!ESOL

FCE

PET

TOEFL

YLE

BEC

IELTS

KET

TOEIC

A1

A2B1

C1

B2

C2

ECCETKTCAE

Vantage

Preliminary

Breakthrough

WaystageMastery

Threshold

Proficiency

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations

(Cambridge ESOL) :

KET PET FCE CAE CPE

Key English Test Preliminary English Test First Certificate in English Certificate in Advanced English Certificate of Proficiency in

English

CEF

CEF =

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Levels A1 – C2

Relation ESOL - CEF

KET PET FCE CAE CPE

A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Another list

A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Breakthrough Waystage Threshold Vantage Effective proficiency Mastery

Special certificates

CELS

BEC BULAT

IELTS

Certificates in English Language Skills

Business English Certificates Business Language Testing

Service International English Language

Testing System

More special certificates

YLE Young Learners English

CELS

B1 B2 C1

Preliminary Vantage Higher

BEC

Prelimianry Vantage Higher

B1 B2 C1

BULAT

Multilingual assessment service for companies that require a

rapid, accurate means

of assessing language skills in English, French, German and Spanish.

IELTS

test where English is the language of

communication. scores are recognised by:

universities and colleges employers immigration authorities professional bodies

Note

This was just about the situation in Britain… In the USA there are similar exams, tems,

programs. ECCE: an example of a term used for an exam

in Michigan TOEFL! (Test of English as a Foreign Language) TOEIS (Test of English for Inernational

Communication)

On the Internet

Further information:

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/index.htm