ALC - Sample material

Information for Parent Newsletter

Please feel free to copy this onto a school newsletter:

The 2011 Assessment of Language Competence Certificates will be held from August 9 to August 11. 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 $9 for Certificate 1 level (listening only test) and $12 for Certificate 2 and Certificate 3 levels.

Sample Questions

Sample materials for Certificates 1, 2 and 3 level tests are available to download below.

Past Tests

ALC past tests are now available as Teacher Reference sets as follows;

Certificate 1 (listening only) - test and CD set from 2007-2010 (FR/GE/IT/JA) $55
Certificate 2/3 (listening and reading) - test booklet and CD set from 2007-2010 (FR/GE/IT/JA) $99
Certificate 2 (listening and reading) - test booklet and CD set from 2007-2010 (CH/IN) $75

Teacher Reference Set Order Form