Assessment of Language Competence (ALC)

An annual online survey provides all teachers who have registered students for the ALC with an opportunity to provide feedback on the tests.

Comments on recent ALC tests

Good to see Level 1 available (Chinese Certificate 1)

Well presented and covered a range of interesting topics. (Chinese Certificate 2)

… good, especially as we don’t have a national curriculum (French Certificate 1)

My students were impressed… felt successful but also challenged (French Certificate 2)

Test was well-balanced (French Certificate 3)

The variety of topics makes it a challenging test (German Certificate 1)

Good use of authentic texts (German Certificate 2)

Clear, easy to follow layout - questions well-structured (German Certificate 3)

Very accessible (Indonesian Certificate 1)

Students were satisfied with the test (Italian Certificate 1)

Excellent speed, pace and intonation of speakers (Italian Certificate 2)

Very clear and well-presented (Italian Certificate 3)

...  quality of the illustrations helped students understand (Japanese Certificate 1)

Quality throughout was excellent (Japanese Certificate 2)

Would like more questions in the target language (Japanese Certificate 2)

Excellent (Japanese Certificate 3)