Scheduling external assessments
This table shows the External Assessment windows for Breakthrough, Preliminary, Intermediate and Advanced Stages of Asset Languages in 2008/09:
|
Session
|
Estimated entry deadline
|
Final entry deadline
|
Deadline for return of Speaking tests
|
Testing Window begins (Listening, Reading and Writing)
|
Testing Window ends
|
Results issue
(all skills)
|
Certificate issue
(all skills)
|
|
Nov 2008
|
06/10/08
(or within 3 weeks of receipt)
|
20/10/08
|
17/11/08
|
17/11/08
|
12/12/08
|
29/01/09
|
12/02/09
|
|
Jan 2009
|
08/12/08
|
21/01/09
|
21/01/09
|
11/02/09
|
12/03/09
|
02/04/09
|
|
Mar 2009
|
26/01/09
|
02/03/09
|
02/03/09
|
25/03/09
|
30/04/09
|
21/05/09
|
|
May 2009
|
23/03/09
|
29/04/09
|
29/04/09
|
20/05/09
|
25/06/09
|
09/07/09
|
|
June 2009
|
04/05/09
|
15/06/09
|
15/06/09
|
10/07/09
|
27/08/09
|
24/09/09
|
Speaking test materials for the whole year will be despatched after receiving centres’ estimated entries.
Listening, Reading and Writing test materials for each series will normally be despatched (on the basis of final entries) 7 to 10 days before a testing window begins.
This table showing the timetable for the first four stages of Asset Languages has also been provided as a PDF document for you to print out:
Please note the separate timetable for the Proficiency and Mastery Stages, which are only available in the June series.
The table for the External Assessment windows for Breakthrough, Preliminary, Intermediate and Advanced Stages of Asset Languages in 2009/10 is now available as a PDF document.
There have been some changes to the timings of the series in 2009/10, please see the news article or download the notice below for details.
The following table shows the duration times of each Asset Languages external assessment by skill and stage:
|
Stage
Skill
|
Breakthrough
|
Preliminary
|
Intermediate
|
Advanced
|
Proficiency
|
Mastery
|
|
Listening
|
Primary:
Approx 20 mins
Secondary/Post-16:
Approx 25 mins (including transfer time)
|
Approx 30 mins (including transfer time)
|
Approx 30 mins (including transfer time)
|
Approx 40 mins (including transfer time)
|
Approx 60 mins (including transfer time)
|
Approx 60 mins (including transfer time)
|
|
Speaking*
|
Part 1: 3 mins
Part 2: 1 min
|
Part 1: 4 mins
Part 2: 2 mins
|
Part 1: 5 mins
Part 2: 3 mins
|
Part 1: 6 mins
Part 2: 7 mins
|
Part 1: 7 mins
Part 2: 8 mins
|
Part 1: 7 mins
Part 2: 8 mins
|
|
Reading
|
30 mins
|
40 mins
|
40 mins
|
50 mins
|
1 hr 30 mins
|
1 hr 45 mins
|
|
Writing
|
20 mins
|
25 mins
|
40 mins
|
60 mins
|
1 hr 30 mins
|
1 hr 30 mins
|
*Parts 1 and 2 of the Speaking test for Breakthrough, Preliminary and Intermediate Stages can be conducted separately as only Part 1 should be recorded. The Advanced Speaking test should be conducted in one sitting as both parts must be recorded.
For details of which languages are available at each stage, see the Availability page. |