Level Testing and Language Consultancy for Companies
Our goal is assuring the quality of the language assessment process while respecting and valuing the diversity of languages. As global mobility increases, there is an ever-growing demand for transferable, comparable language qualifications which are meaningful to employers, and offer real career and social advantages to the employee.
Lingua Franca has provided language training and associated language consultancy for our clients. Working closely with HR & recruitment specialists we have tailored language assessments, language audits, translations and interviews to assist the recruitment process.
Level testing using both the CEF level system (the Common European Framework) and the ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe)
Language levels: Common European Framework (CEF) and ALTE
| Elementary use of language | |
|---|---|
| A1 Beginner | A2 Elementary |
| The candidate has no knowledge of the target language. | Basic understanding of simple sentences spoken slowly and clearly basic vocabulary and ability to understand oral and written language. |
| Independent use of language | |
| B1 Pre-Intermediate | B2 Intermediate |
| Effective and independent use of vocabulary and grammar, communication in most basic every day situations is possible. Reading and listening native-speaker excerpts is possible in basic contexts. | Fluent communication, good reading and listening in most everyday situations. The necessary grammar and vocabulary to deal with almost all contexts, although there are still gaps and in discourse. |
| Advanced use of language | |
| C1 Upper-Intermediate | C2 Advanced |
| Fluent communication, very good reading and listening in most situations. The necessary grammar and vocabulary to deal with complex contexts, although there are still gaps and in discourse. | Fluent, accurate and well-organized discourse, only a few slips in complex and difficult situations. |