Assessment of Language Competence Certificates (ALC)

Teacher Comments

Feedback is solicited from all teachers whose students have registered in the Certificates program.

The feedback sought includes comment on

  • the level of difficulty;
  • the quality of the recording;
  • the accuracy of the language; and
  • the appropriateness of the content.

Many teachers also provide feedback on the general quality of the materials and student reaction to the tests. All teacher comments are taken into account as part of the annual review of the ALC.

 

Here’s what teachers said about the 2007 Program

• Excellent test! (Chinese Certificate 2)

• ...student-friendly; clear, not intimidating (French Certificate 1)

• (We) valued the challenge of Certificate 2 (French)

• It was fair and reasonable. (French Certificate 3)

• Illustration, presentation, structure was impressive. (German Certificate 1)

• Great quality. Very fair questions. (German Certificate 2)

• Good variety of topics. (German Certificate 3)

• Student-friendly (Indonesian Certificate 1)

• Excellent in all aspects. (Indonesian Certificate 2)

• Questions required students to think laterally and apply knowledge. (Indonesian Certificate 3)

• Voices could be younger (Italian Certificate 1)

• Dialogues were relevant to students (Italian Certificate 2)

• Flows well from one level to the next. (Italian Certificate 3)

• (The) test has value in benchmarking and encouraging learners. (Japanese Certificate 1)

• ...seemed more difficult than previous years (Japanese Certificate 2)

• Very well-presented. (Japanese Certificate 3)