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List of Language Proficiency Test as per Wikipedia.org The following is a non-exhaustive, but growing, list of standardized tests that assess a person's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language. Various types of such exams exist per many languagessome are organized at an international level even through national authoritative organizations, while others simply for specific limited business or study orientation. Afrikaans 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 ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) University of Tirana offers its own [9], levels A1-C2. Exams are held on the last Friday of every month, excepting July, August and December. 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 ALPT started in 2002 and measures the student's level of proficiency in Arabic. The ALPT has five sections: Listening Comprehension, Reading, Structure, Writing, Speaking. 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.

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List of Language Proficiency Test as per Wikipedia.org The following is a non-exhaustive, but growing, list of standardized tests that assess a person'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

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

ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) University of Tirana offers its own [9], levels A1-C2. Exams are held on the last Friday of

every month, excepting July, August and December.

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 ALPT started in 2002 and measures the student's level of proficiency in Arabic. The ALPT has five sections: Listening Comprehension, Reading, Structure, Writing, Speaking.

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.

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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.

ACTFL OPIc CIMA (Certificat International de Maîtrise en Arabe)[3] is a standardized Arabic

proficiency test developed by the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, and is offered since 2018 in Paris (at the Institute) and in several accredited centres around the world.

Azerbaijani (Azeri)

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Baluchi

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Bengali

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Brazilian Sign Language

ProLibras - Brazilian Sign Language Certificate[4]

British Sign Language

Signature - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6[5] iBSL - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6[6] Scottish Qualifications Authority - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6, along

with other related qualifications.[7]

Bosnian

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Bulgarian

The Standard Test of Bulgarian as a Foreign Language (STBFL) http://www.deo.unisofia.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 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)

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Catalan

Certificats de català - Institut Ramon Llull.[8] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in Catalonia.

o Nivell bàsic (A2) o Nivell elemental (B1) o Nivell intermedi (B2) o Nivell de suficiència (C1) o Nivell superior (C2)

Certificats de valencià - Junta Qualificadora de Coneixements de Valencià.[9] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in the Land of Valencia.

o Nivell A2 o Nivell B1 o Grau mitjà (C1) o Grau superior (C2)

Certificats de català - Direcció General de Política Lingüística del Govern Balear.[10] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in the Balearic Islands.

o Nivell A2 o Nivell B1 o Nivell B2 o Nivell C1 o 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

Chinese

Mandarin

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.

ILCE CEFR Exam System ILCE Chinese A0+ CEFR ILCE Chinese A1 / A2 CEFR ILCE Chinese A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE Chinese A1 / A2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Chinese A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only speaking

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ILCE Chinese A1 / A2 CEFR only writing ILCE Chinese A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only writing ILCE Chinese A1 / A2 CEFR only listening ILCE Chinese A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only listening ILCE Chinese Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ACTFL OPIc 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 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.[11]

Cantonese

Certificate in Chinese Language - University of Hong Kong[12]

o First Examination o Certificate Examination

Computerized Oral Proficiency Assessment (COPA) - assessment of oral and comprehension skills only[13]

Diploma Programme in Chinese as a Foreign/Second Language (Cantonese) - Chinese University of Hong Kong; levels: Foundation, Certificate, Diploma, Advanced[14]

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; lit. '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.[15][16][17] 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.[18]

Taiwanese Hokkien

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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.[19]

Czech

CCE - Czech Language Certificate Exam[20] ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

Danish

CLAVIS Danish Language Proficiency Test 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).[21]

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

English

ACTFL TEP - ACTFL Test of English Proficiency AMIR - English Proficiency Test for Higher Education in Israel 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 A2 Key - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment) B1 Preliminary - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment) B2 First - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment) C1 Advanced - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)

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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 English Test (DET) - Duolingo 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[22] 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) ILCE CEFR Exam System ILCE English A1 CEFR ILCE English A1 / A2 CEFR ILCE English A2 CEFR ILCE English B1 CEFR ILCE English B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE English B2 CEFR ILCE English A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE English C1 CEFR ILCE English C1 / C2 CEFR ILCE English C2 CEFR ILCE English Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR ILCE English Gastronomy Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR

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ILCE English Nursing Care A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR ILCE English Sport Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR ILCE English Logistics Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR ILCE English For Students in Uniformed Classes For Students of High School A1 / A2 /

B1 / B2 CEFR 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) [10] MSU- Michigan State University MHLE - Iran Ministry of Health Language Exam MSRT - Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology language exam (Also known

as MCHE)[23][24] MUET Occupational English Test (OET) is specifically designed for healthcare professionals ACTFL OPIc Oxford Test of English (OTE) - Four skill online computer-adaptive test, CEFR A2, B1,

and B2 PAPORA - On-line Accreditation of A1/A2 English Proficency Path International Examinations - A1- CSPA / ASPA level I (speaking exam) Path International Examinations - A1 CSPA / ASPA level II (speaking exam) Path International Examinations - A1+ CSPA / ASPA level III (speaking exam) Path International Examinations - A1- Entry level (four-skill exam) Path International Examinations - A1 Access level (four-skill exam) Path International Examinations - A1+ Achiever level (four-skill exam) Path International Examinations - A2 Preliminary level (four-skill exam)

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Path International Examinations - A2+ Elementary level (four-skill exam) Path International Examinations - B1 Progress level (four-skill exam) Path International Examinations - B2 Competency level (four-skill exam) Path International Examinations - C1 First Class level (four-skill exam) Path International Examinations - C2 Expert level (four-skill exam)

PTE Academic - On-line testing PTE General - A series of six exams from Pearson Language Assessments (formerly

known as the London Tests of English) STEP EIKEN - Test in Practical English Proficiency (Japan) Test of English as a Functional Language (IIT Kanpur, India) 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[25] 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 UKAE Exams

Canadian English language test for permanent resident status

The Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) is an English language proficiency test designated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent resident status in Canada and Canadian citizenship.

Esperanto

CEFR certification for levels B1, B2, C1.

Estonian

Estonian Language Proficiency Examinations, a.k.a. Eesti keele tasemeeksamid

Finnish

Various, Yleiset kielitutkinnot from Opetushallitus[26] Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

French

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.

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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 ACTFL OPIc ILCE CEFR Exam System ILCE French A0+ CEFR ILCE French A1 CEFR ILCE French A1 / A2 CEFR ILCE French A2 CEFR ILCE French B1 CEFR ILCE French B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE French B2 CEFR ILCE French A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE French C1 CEFR ILCE French C1 / C2 CEFR ILCE French C2 CEFR ILCE French A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 / C2 CEFR ILCE French A1 / A2 CEFR only speaking ILCE French A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only speaking ILCE French B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only speaking ILCE French B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only speaking ILCE French A1 / A2 CEFR only writing ILCE French A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only writing ILCE French B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only writing ILCE French B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only writing ILCE French A1 / A2 CEFR only listening ILCE French A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only listening ILCE French B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only listening ILCE French B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only listening ILCE French Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR ILCE French Gastronomy Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR

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

French Sign Language

Le Diplôme de Compétence en Langue des Signes Française (DCL)[27] 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)

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Galician

CELGA - Certificado en lingua galega - Xunta de Galicia[28]

Georgian

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

German

Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe I and II (DSD) - German as a foreign language DSH - Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang TestDaF - Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache

DSD II, DSH, and TestDaF are accepted by any university in Germany. They are officially recognised as university entrance qualifications. Other tests may be considered, but no guarantees are given. In other German-speaking countries the situation varies.

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 ACTFL OPIc 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 ILCE CEFR Exam System ILCE German A0+ CEFR ILCE German A1 CEFR ILCE German A1 / A2 CEFR ILCE German A2 CEFR ILCE German B1 CEFR ILCE German B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE German B2 CEFR ILCE German A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE German C1 CEFR ILCE German C1 / C2 CEFR ILCE German C2 CEFR ILCE German A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 / C2 CEFR

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ILCE German A1 / A2 CEFR only speaking ILCE German A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only speaking ILCE German B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only speaking ILCE German B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only speaking ILCE German A1 / A2 CEFR only writing ILCE German A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only writing ILCE German B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only writing ILCE German B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only writing ILCE German A1 / A2 CEFR only listening ILCE German A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only listening ILCE German B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only listening ILCE German B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only listening ILCE German Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR ILCE German Gastronomy Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR ILCE German Nursing Care A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR

Greek

KGP - State Certificate of Language Proficiency Πιστοποίηση Ελληνομάθειας - Certification of Attainment in Greek (Administered by

the Center for the Greek Language, in accordance with CEFRL) Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Fairfax Public Schools offers proficiency testing in Greek for its own students https://www.fcps.edu/academics/high-school-academics-9-12/world-languages/credit-exam-world-languages

Gujarati

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Haitian Creole

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.

ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages. Georgetown University offers proficiency testing in this language for its own students. Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Hiligaynon

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Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Hindi

Kendriya Hindi Sansthan [11] Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Official ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (APPL) [29]

Hmong-Mong

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Hungarian

ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

[30] 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

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Igbo

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Ilocano

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Indonesian

UKBI (Uji Kemahiran Berbahasa Indonesia) also called TOIFL (Test of Indonesian as a Foreign Language)[31]

BIPA (Bahasa Indonesia untuk Penutur Asing)[32] Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Irish

Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge[33]

Italian

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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 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

ACTFL OPIc 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 ILCE Italian A0+ CEFR ILCE Italian A1 CEFR ILCE Italian A1 / A2 CEFR ILCE Italian A2 CEFR ILCE Italian B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE Italian A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE Italian C1 / C2 CEFR ILCE Italian A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 / C2 CEFR ILCE Italian A1 / A2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Italian A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Italian B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only speaking ILCE Italian B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Italian A1 / A2 CEFR only writing ILCE Italian A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only writing ILCE Italian B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only writing ILCE Italian B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only writing ILCE Italian A1 / A2 CEFR only listening ILCE Italian A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only listening ILCE Italian B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only listening ILCE Italian B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only listening ILCE Italian Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR ILCE Italian Gastronomy Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR

Japanese

JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N5, N4, N3, N2, N1) NAT-TEST - The Japanese Language NAT-TEST

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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) Nihongo Kentei - Overall Japanese language proficiency test(日本語検定)

Kanji kentei - Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test (日本漢字能力検定試験) Japan Proverb Test J-Test ILCE CEFR Exam System ILCE Japanese A0+ CEFR ILCE Japanese A1 / A2 CEFR ILCE Japanese A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE Japanese A1 / A2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Japanese A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Japanese A1 / A2 CEFR only writing ILCE Japanese A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only writing ILCE Japanese A1 / A2 CEFR only listening ILCE Japanese A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only listening ILCE Japanese Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ACTFL OPIc

Japanese Sign Language

Zenkoku-Shuwa Kentei[34]

Javanese

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Kashimiri

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Kazakh

KAZTEST 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

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Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Korean

KPE- Korean proficiency Exam TOPIK - Test of Proficiency in Korean ILCE CEFR Exam System ILCE Korean A0+ CEFR ILCE Korean A1 / A2 CEFR ILCE Korean A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE Korean A1 / A2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Korean A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Korean A1 / A2 CEFR only writing ILCE Korean A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only writing ILCE Korean A1 / A2 CEFR only listening ILCE Korean A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only listening ILCE Korean Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ACTFL OPIc

Krio

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Kurdish

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Kyrgyz

КЫРГЫЗТЕСТ [12]

Lao (Laotian)

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Latin

AP Latin Certamen Ciceronianum Arpinas National Latin Exam

Latvian

State Language Proficiency Certificate in Latvian[35][36]

Lithuanian

Level Examinations of Language Proficiency for Lithuanian[37]

Luxembourgish

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LaF - Diplom Lëtzebuergesch als Friemsprooch[38]

Malaysian

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)

Malayalam

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Mongolian

Mongolian Language Proficiency Test (MLPT)[39] 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)

Myanmar (Burmese)

MLT: Test levels include MB, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5. Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

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).

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

- Bergenstest for voksne innvandrere - Level B2

Persian (Farsi)

SAMFA Standard Persian Language Proficiency Test [13] Ankara University TÖMER Persian course offering levels A1 to C1 Georgetown University offers proficiency testing in this language for its own students. ACTFL OPIc

Polish

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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 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

ACTFL OPIc

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)

ACTFL OPIc

Romanian

Romanian Language Institute (not to be confused with Romanian Cultural Institute)

o Certificat de competență lingvistică

University of Bucharest

o Certificat CLS ("Centrul de Limbi Străine")

Babeș-Bolyai University (Cluj-Napoca)

o Atestat de limba română (B2 only)

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ECL Examination System

o Certificat ECL (A2/B1/B2/C1)

Russian

ILCE CEFR Exam System ILCE Russian A0+ CEFR ILCE Russian A1 CEFR ILCE Russian A1 / A2 CEFR ILCE Russian A2 CEFR ILCE Russian B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE Russian A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE Russian C1 / C2 CEFR ILCE Russian A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 / C2 CEFR ILCE Russian A1 / A2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Russian A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Russian B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only speaking ILCE Russian B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Russian A1 / A2 CEFR only writing ILCE Russian A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only writing ILCE Russian B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only writing ILCE Russian B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only writing ILCE Russian A1 / A2 CEFR only listening ILCE Russian A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only listening ILCE Russian B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only listening ILCE Russian B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only listening ILCE Russian Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR

Test of Russian as a Foreign Language TELC - The European Language Certificates ACTFL OPIc

Serbian

Nacionalni sertifikat o poznavanju srpskog jezika[44] organised by the Department of Philology of the Univerzitet u Beogradu

Sinhalese

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Slovak

Certificate of Slovak language proficiency. Levels: A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.[45] ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Slovene

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Izpit iz znanja slovenščine. Levels: A1 (Breakthrough), A2/B1 (Basic), B2 (Intermediate), C1/C2 (Advanced).[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

[14] 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 ACTFL OPIc ILCE CEFR Exam System ILCE Spanish A0+ CEFR ILCE Spanish A1 CEFR ILCE Spanish A1 / A2 CEFR ILCE Spanish A2 CEFR ILCE Spanish B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE Spanish A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR ILCE Spanish C1 / C2 CEFR ILCE Spanish A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 / C2 CEFR ILCE Spanish A1 / A2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Spanish A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Spanish B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only speaking ILCE Spanish B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only speaking ILCE Spanish A1 / A2 CEFR only writing ILCE Spanish A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only writing ILCE Spanish B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only writing ILCE Spanish B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only writing ILCE Spanish A1 / A2 CEFR only listening ILCE Spanish A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only listening ILCE Spanish B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only listening ILCE Spanish B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only listening ILCE Spanish Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR ILCE Spanish Gastronomy Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR TELC - The European Language Certificates

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Spanish Sign Language

The University of Granada offers a course in Spanish Sign Language[47] The exam consists of two parts:

o Expression (a text for the students to sign) o Compression (a signed video for the students to write up in a Word

document)

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[48] Allmänna språkexamina, Ulbildningsstyrelse (Finland) 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

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Tajik

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Tamil

AJA Assessment AJA Assessment Tamil Language Proficiency Test in Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Telugu

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Thai

The Chulalongkorn University Proficiency Test of Thai as a Foreign Language (CU-TFL) : CU-TFL is a standardized proficiency test for speakers of Thai as a foreign language

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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.

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI).

Tigrinya

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Turkish

Turkish Proficiency Exam - Türkçe Yeterlik Sınavı (TYS)[49][50] UTS - Distance Turkish Test (Uzaktan Türkçe Sınavı)[51][52] 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

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Urdu

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Uzbek

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Vietnamese

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VINATEST - Kỳ thi đánh giá năng lự c Tiế ng Việ t (Hanoi University)[53] NLTV - Kỳ thi năng lự c Tiế ng Việ t (VNS)[54] IVPT - Kỳ Thi Năng Lự c Tiế ng Việ t Quố c 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.[55]

Welsh

WJEC offers Defnyddio'r Gymraeg tests at Mynediad (Entry) level, Sylfaen (Foundation) level, Canolradd (Intermediate) and Uwch (Advanced) level.

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)