What does Proficiency test?
Proficiency is C1 on the Common European Framework of Reference and an Aim Awards Level 2 qualification on the UK National Qualification Framework. Over the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking optional , new elements that this level tests are:
Evidence of wide vocabulary
Evidence of control of structures and organisation of language
Collocation not just individual words
Control of style and Idiom
Differentiation of variety and tone when necessary
What does the candidate have to do in their Proficiency test?
a formal academic composition AcCEPT
a composition General
two messages, formal and informal
a summary
Multiple choice questions
Matching
Gap fill
Sentence transformation
Word transformation
Note-taking
True false doesn't say statements
The student has a very good active vocabulary and structural understanding, and can therefore undertake a course of study in English in further or higher education.
The student can successfully:
write clear, organised text on descriptive, narrative, or discursive topics, including giving opinion and explaining the advantages and disadvantages of a given issue
write letters, both formal and informal
read and respond to a longer text on any topic, concrete or abstract
provide an accurate summary of a text
use language to perform any function likely to arise in a normal social or learning context
manipulate structures to create emphasis, and vary style and idiom
listen and respond accurately to passages and questions in a variety of forms and contexts, delivered at a normal speaking pace
