Which English Test Suits You?

UNIVERSITAS BINA DARMA, UNIVERSITAS BINA DARMA (2022) Which English Test Suits You? Which English Test Suits You?.

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Abstract

Most people took their English proficiency test as demanded by their companies, schools, or universities. They dominantly knew nothing about the test result function and reflection. One of worldwide English test providers is University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. All the tests offered are surely reliable and valid due to their thoroughly research and investigation framework. However, most people are still confused of what to take for their own personal needs since the tests offered by ESOL Examinations are really varied. Therefore, this study was trying to descriptively describe some ESOL’s tests by investigating the tests one by one. The problems were (1) what tests are available to describe English language ability from ESOL Examination?, (2) what are the available tests for?, (3) what does the test result reflect?. The findings were descriptively discussed by seeing the documentation data from brochures, leaflets, and websites. There were four categories of test which have different purposes such as young learners English, general English, academics and professional English, and business English. The test results reflects different ability of English language of the test takers, such as level A1 in Listening/Speaking shows that the test takers can understand basic instructions or take part in a basic factual conversation on a predictable topic. In conclusion, different purposes of test takers needed different type of language tests.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Education
Depositing User:	Mr Edi Surya Negara
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2022 12:48
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2022 12:48
URI:	http://eprints.binadarma.ac.id/id/eprint/12956

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