Assessment of Language Competence Certificates (ALC)

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The 2008 Assessment of Language Competence Certificates will be held from August 5 to August 7. This is an international testing program developed annually by the Australian Council for Educational Research. The program consists of multiple choice tests in reading and listening offered at various levels in six languages. Participants receive a certificate and an analysis of their results. The competition is open to all students at a cost of $8 for Certificate 1 level (listening only test) and $11 for Certificate 2 and Certificate 3 levels.

View an example of ALC results reported in a school newsletter .

Sample Questions

Sample materials for Certificates 1, 2 and 3 level tests are available to download below, or by sending a business-sized stamped, self addressed envelope to:

Sample Questions
ALC
ACER
Private Bag 55
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia

Note: You can also purchase copies of past tests by sending an email to alc@acer.edu.au requesting the language, level and year you are interested in. The cost is $15 per Certificate 1 test and $30 for the Certificate 2 and 3 test, including the question booklet, tape or audio CD and postage and handling. An invoice will be sent with the materials or you may pay over the phone with a credit card.

Sample Questions Downloads

Chinese

French

German

Indonesian

Italian

Japanese