List of language proficiency tests explained

The following is a non-exhaustive 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 levels A1-C2. Exams are held on the last Friday of every month, except July, August and December.

American Sign Language

• ASLPI^[1] American Sign Language Proficiency Interview
• SLPI Sign Language Proficiency Interview

Amharic

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
• Avant Amharic WorldSpeak Test^[2] is a monolingual language proficiency test created for Amharic language learners to meet the growing need for heritage language communities to have rigorous, professionally scored, and affordable assessments based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

Armenian

• The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offers 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)^[3] 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.
• Berlitz Language Institutes offer a competency test in reading, writing, speaking & listening assessing the proficiency in the Arabic language according to the CEFR benchmark.
• 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.
• The AL-ARABIYYA-TEST^[4] by the AL-ARABIYYA-INSTITUTE, is an Arabic language proficiency test conducted online that measures a learner's level according to the CEFR benchmark.
• ACTFL OPIc
• CIMA (Certificat International de Maîtrise en Arabe)^[5] 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.
• Avant Arabic Proficiency Test (APT) ^[6] is a monolingual language proficiency test in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) created for native Arabic Speakers who need to function effectively in the Arabic speaking world.
• ILA - Certificazione Lingua Araba.^[7] Arabic proficiency test of the 'Centro Studi' of Milan (Italy).

Azerbaijani (Azeri)

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Balochi

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Bengali

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Brazilian Sign Language

• ProLibras - Brazilian Sign Language Certificate^[8]
• ProLibras - Certificação em língua brasileira de sinais (libras) ^[9]

British Sign Language

• Signature - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6^[10]
• iBSL - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6^[11]
• Scottish Qualifications Authority - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1–6, along with other related qualifications.^[12]

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Bulgarian

• The Standard Test of Bulgarian as a Foreign Language 

(STBFL) (Стандартизиран тест по български език като чужд език (СТБЕЧ))

• 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)

Catalan

• Certificats de català - Institut Ramon Llull.^[13] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in Catalonia.
  • Nivell bàsic (A2)
  • Nivell elemental (B1)
  • Nivell intermedi (B2)
  • Nivell de suficiència (C1)
  • Nivell superior (C2)
• Certificats de valencià - Junta Qualificadora de Coneixements de Valencià.^[14] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in Valencia.
  • Nivell A2
  • Nivell B1
  • Grau mitjà (C1)
  • Grau superior (C2)
• Certificats de català - Direcció General de Política Lingüística del Govern Balear.^[15] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in the Balearic Islands.
  • Nivell A2
  • Nivell B1
  • Nivell B2
  • Nivell C1
  • 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 (汉语水平考试). Official test of Mandarin in mainland China, consisting of reading, writing, listening and comprehension
• HSKK - HSK Speaking Test (汉语水平口语考试). HSKK assesses the test takers’ oral Chinese abilities. HSKK is divided into three levels: primary, intermediate and advanced. The test 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:^[16]
  • 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
  • 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.
• 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 (商务汉语考试), 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.^[17]
• YCT - Youth Chinese Test (中小学生中文考试). International standardised Chinese language, for primary and secondary school students.

Cantonese

• Avant STAMP^[18] and STAMP Pro^[19] Cantonese adaptive assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant Cantonese proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
• Certificate in Chinese Language - University of Hong Kong^[20]
  • First Examination
  • Certificate Examination
• Computerized Oral Proficiency Assessment (COPA) - assessment of oral and comprehension skills only^[21]
• Diploma Programme in Chinese as a Foreign/Second Language (Cantonese) - Chinese University of Hong Kong; levels: Foundation, Certificate, Diploma, Advanced^[22]
• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Hokkien

• MSC - Minnanhua Shuiping Ceshi . 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.^{[23] [24] [25]} 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.^[26]

Taiwanese Hokkien

• 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.^[27]

Hakka

• Since 2005, the Hakka Affairs Council of Taiwan has conducted the Hakka Proficiency Certification (客語能力認證). The test is divided into 6 levels and participants take a written and speaking exam. The speaking exam is conducted in the 5 main Taiwanese Hakka dialects to cater to each dialect's distinct intonations and vocabularies.

Czech

• CCE - Czech Language Certificate Exam^[28]
• 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).^[29]
• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

English

Accepted Test Types per Immigration

• AUS: Australia Immigration
• CAN: Canada Immigration
• GBR: United Kingdom Immigration
• NZL: New Zealand Immigration ^[30] offers over half-dozen categories of visa types that relate to specific test types and scores.
• USA: For United States Immigration, Cambridge observes that:^[31] "Unlike Australia, Canada and the UK, if you want to work or study in the USA you do not need to fulfil an English language requirement for your visa. However, you may need to prove your level of English when applying for college or employment. Cambridge English certificates are often used for this purpose." Each individual educational institution must be researched on any proficiency test requirement, since, for example, the Graduate School at Texas Tech University exemplifies this matter by having published ^[32] its own list of so-called "English Proficiency-Exempt Countries"—whose citizens do not need to pass one of these proficiency tests when they seek admission into TTU.
• ZAF: South Africa Immigration

List of Identified Tests

• ACTFL TEP - ACTFL Test of English Proficiency
• AMIR - English Proficiency Test for Higher Education in Israel
• Anglolinguist Language Certificate
• Avant STAMP,^[18] STAMP Pro,^[19] and STAMP WS^[33] adaptive English assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant English proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
• 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 Test for Students (CAL EPT Students)
• 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)
• 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)
• Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP)  - an English language proficiency test designated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent resident status in Canada and Canadian citizenship.
• 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.
• (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^[34]
• 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 English Exams - United Kingdom - Online and paper based English proficiency exams based on the CEFR. All four skills are tested, affordable, reliable and valid. A set of 10 exams based on the CEFR A1, A2, B1, B2 and C1 levels for children, teens and adults.
• EIKEN - Eiken Foundation of Japan
• Envoy by IDP Education
• GEPT (Taiwan)
• General Tests of English Language Proficiency (G-TELP)
• 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
• 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)
• MHLE - Iran Ministry of Health Language Exam
• MSRT - Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology language exam (Also known as MCHE)^{[35] [36]}
• MUET
• TrueNorth Adaptive English Language Proficiency Assessment by Emmersion
• 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 Proficiency
• 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)
• 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)
• CET-4 and CET-6 - College English Test band 4 and band 6 (China)
• TEM-4 and TEM-8 - Test for English Majors band 4 and band 8 (China)
• PETS - Public English Test System (China)
• 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^[37]
• 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

Esperanto

• CEFR certification for levels B1, B2, C1

Estonian

• Estonian Language Proficiency Examinations, a.k.a. Eesti keele tasemeeksamid ^[38] This exam is for those applying for Estonian citizenship, and/or in whose position, proof of a certain level of proficiency in the Estonian language is required.

Finnish

The YKI system for National certificates of language proficiency is the Finnish government's official system for language proficiency testing. A YKI certificate can be used for many purposes, such as:applying for a job or a university, applying for Finnish citizenship (certificates in Finnish and Swedish), or demonstrating your language skills for an employer.

• Various, Yleiset kielitutkinnot from Opetushallitus^[39]
• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

French

• Avant STAMP,^[18] STAMP Pro,^[19] Place,^[40] and Avant STAMP WS^[33] adaptive French assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant French proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
• 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.
• 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.

French Sign Language

• Le Diplôme de Compétence en Langue des Signes Française (DCL) (The French Sign Language Proficiency Diploma)^[41] is a national diploma that was created specifically for adults.

Ga

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Galician

• CELGA - Certificado en lingua galega - Xunta de Galicia^[42]
  • CELGA 1 (A2)
  • CELGA 2 (B1)
  • CELGA 3 (B2)
  • CELGA 4 (C1)
  • CELGA 5 (C2)

Georgian

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
• LanguagesCert.com Georgian Language Certificate Test (GLCT) - "the LanguagesCert test uses: multiple-choice questions test, essay, video, where you’ll be asked to record a video response, file uploads."

German

• Avant STAMP, STAMP Pro, and Place,^[40] adaptive German assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant German proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• TELC - The European Language Certificates

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

Gujarati

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Haitian Creole

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Hausa

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Hebrew

• Avant STAMP^[18] and STAMP Pro^[19] adaptive Hebrew assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant Hebrew proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
• 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

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Hindi

• Avant STAMP^[18] and STAMP Pro^[19] adaptive Hindi assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant Hindi proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
• Kendriya Hindi Sansthan
• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
• Official ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (APPL)^[43]

Hmong-Mong

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Hungarian

• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages.^[44] 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)^[45]
• BIPA (Bahasa Indonesia untuk Penutur Asing)^[46]
• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Irish

• Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge^[47]

Italian

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
• CPIA, Centri Provinciali per l'Istruzione degli Adulti, issue A1-A2 certifications valid for the extended residence permit application
• 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
• Avant STAMP,^[18] STAMP Pro,^[19] and Place^[40] adaptive Italian assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant Italian proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
• 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.
• 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

• Avant STAMP^[18] and Place^[40] adaptive Japanese assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant Japanese proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
• JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N5, N4, N3, N2, N1)
• NAT-TEST - The Japanese Language NAT-TEST (N5, N4, N3, N2, N1)
• 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）
• Japan Proverb Test
• J-Test

Japanese Sign Language

• Zenkoku-Shuwa Kentei^[48]

Javanese

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Kashimiri

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Kazakh

• KAZTEST
• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Klingon

• Klingon Language Institute (Klingon Language Certification Program)

Kikongo-Kongo

• 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
• KLAT - Korean Language Ability Test (formerly Korean Language Proficiency Test, or KLPT)

Krio

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Kurdish

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Kurmanji

• Indiana University Bloomberg - Kurmanji Proficiency Testing Project^[49]

Kyrgyz

• КЫРГЫЗТЕСТ

Lao (Laotian)

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Latin

• AP Latin
• Certamen Ciceronianum Arpinas
• National Latin Exam
• ACTFL Latin Interpretive Reading Assessment

Latvian

• State Language Proficiency Certificate in Latvian^{[50] [51]}

Lithuanian

• Level Examinations of Language Proficiency for Lithuanian^[52]

Luxembourgish

• LaF - Diplom Lëtzebuergesch als Friemsprooch^[53]

Malay

• 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)^[54]
• 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)

• Myanmar Language Test (MLT): Test levels include MB, M1, M2, M3, M4.

Nepali

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Norwegian

• Norsk Språktest - Folkeuniversitetet:^[55]

• 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

Pashto

• Indiana University Bloomberg - Pashto Proficiency Testing Project^[56]

Persian

• SAMFA Standard Persian Language Proficiency Test
• 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

• Certificate Examinations in Polish as a Foreign Language.^[57] 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^[58]
• 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.
• 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)^[59]

• 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)
  • Certificat de competență lingvistică
• University of Bucharest
  • Certificat CLS ("Centrul de Limbi Străine")
• Babeș-Bolyai University (Cluj-Napoca)
  • Atestat de limba română (B2 only)
• ECL Examination System
  • 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^[60] 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.^[61]
• ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Slovene

• Izpit iz znanja slovenščine. Levels: A1 (Breakthrough), A2/B1 (Basic), B2 (Intermediate), C1/C2 (Advanced).^[62] 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

• 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

Spanish Sign Language

• The University of Granada offers a course in Spanish Sign Language^[63] The exam consists of two parts:
  • Expression (a text for the students to sign)
  • Comprehension (a signed video for the students to write up in a Word document)

• 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^[64]
• 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 Thai Competency Test for foreigners is arranged by the Ministry of Education.
• 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 designed by the Sirindhorn Thai Language Institute, Chulalongkorn University, located in Bangkok.^[65]
• TPA - The School of Language and Culture of the Technology Promotion Association (Thailand-Japan) offers its own Thai proficiency test.^[66]
• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI).

Tigrinya

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Turkish

• Turkish Proficiency Exam - Türkçe Yeterlik Sınavı (TYS)^{[67] [68]}
• UTS - Distance Turkish Test (Uzaktan Türkçe Sınavı)^{[69] [70]}
• TELC - The European Language Certificates
• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Turkmen

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Uighur/Uyghur

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
• Indiana University Bloomberg - Uyghur Proficiency Testing Project^[71]

Ukrainian

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Urdu

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Uzbek

• Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Vietnamese

• VINATEST - Kỳ thi đánh giá năng lực Tiếng Việt, Hanoi University.^[72]
• - Kỳ thi năng lực Tiếng Việt (VNS), VNU-HCM University of Social Sciences and Humanities.^[73]
• VIETEST - Hệ thống đánh giá năng lực tiếng Việt cho người nước ngoài, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities.^[74]
• IVPT - Kỳ Thi Năng Lực Tiếng Việt Quốc 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.^[75]
• - Kỳ thi năng lực tiếng Việt (実用ベトナム語技能検定試験)^[76] by J-TAG (日本東南アジア言語普及交流協会)

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)

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