Examination

To check the English, French, Russian, Norwegian, Spanish and German language skills without attending the courses, language school Alius Lingua offers a specially designed examination/test according to the “The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”(CEFR). The exam is designed specifically to measure and assess the foreign language ability of non-native speakers who are current or potential employees.

Clients do this exam as the certificate with the outcomes according to the language proficiency levels A1-C2 approved by the European Council and recognized by the European Union can be attached when preparing the Europass CV and Language Passport which helps our clients make their skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood, enabling them to seek employment throughout Europe.

All our teachers are highly-qualified professionals with MA degrees and internationally acknowledged specialist certificates. Our teachers have long-standing experience in language teaching, as well as language testing.

The exam has been designed in accordance with the levels of proficiency A1-C2 presented in the document approved by the Council of Europe “The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”.

A certificate is issued indicating the language proficiency level acquired in the exam in accordance with the levels of proficiency A1-C2 presented in the document “The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”.

• reading - 30 minutes
• listening - 30 minutes
• grammar - 15 minutes
• speaking (monologue/dialogue) -15 minutes
• writing  - 30 minutes

According to the client’s wishes we offer an exam to assess a seperate skill (e.g., the speaking skill, or the writing skill) issuing a certificate indicating the language proficiency level acquired in a separate skill in accordance with the levels of proficiency A1-C2 presented in the document “The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”.

According to the client’s wishes we offer to create a tailor-made foreign language exam for assessing language skills in different professional fields in accordance with the levels of proficiency A1-C2 presented in the document “The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”.

Alius Lingua has big experience in developing and implementing many language testing projects in different foreign languages and in many professional fields.

Some of the largest implemented testing projects:

• Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte (Riga Stradiņš University)
• LR Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija (Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia)
• Latvijas Valsts meži (Latvia's State Forests)
• LR Valsts kanceleja (State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia)
• Rīgas Tūrisma koordinācijas un informācijas centrs (Riga Tourism and Information Centre)