English Language Proficiency Testing
Don’t wait until your incoming international assignees arrive to find out that they can’t do business effectively in English.
Our English language proficiency testing determines U.S. language proficiency levels in oral, written, and reading skills prior to arrival in the United States. inlingua submits a report detailing the assessed levels along with comprehensive details of the examinee’s strengths and weaknesses and a recommended course of study if applicable
The following are brief descriptions of U.S. language proficiency levels:
Level 1-Elementary Proficiency: Can satisfy minimum courtesy requirements. Vocabulary is inadequate to express anything but the most elementary needs. Errors in pronunciation and grammar are frequent, but can be understood by a native speaker. Can understand simple questions and statements, allowing for slowed speech or repetition.
Level 2-Limited Working Proficiency: Can satisfy routine social demands and limited work requirements. Can handle most social situations, but not with facility. Has a vocabulary sufficient to express oneself simply with some circumlocutions. Does not have thorough or confident control of grammar.
Level 3-Minimum Professional Proficiency: Can speak with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate in most formal and informal conversations. Can discuss particular interests with reasonable ease. Comprehension is quite complete for normal rate of speech. Accent is foreign. Control of grammar is good. Errors do not interfere with understanding.
Level 4-Full Professional Proficiency: Can use the language fluently and accurately on all levels normally pertinent to professional needs. Can understand and participate in any conversation within the range of his experience with a high degree of fluency and precision of vocabulary. Can respond appropriately even in unfamiliar situations. Errors in pronunciation and grammar are rare.
