Scheduling external assessments
This table shows the External Assessment windows for Asset Languages in 2007/08
|
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 2007
|
08/10/07
(or within 3 weeks of receipt)
|
22/10/07
|
19/11/07
|
19/11/07
|
12/12/07
|
24/01/08
|
14/02/08
|
|
Jan 2008
|
10/12/07
|
14/01/08
|
14/01/08
|
06/02/08
|
13/03/08
|
03/04/08
|
|
Mar 2008
|
28/01/08
|
27/02/08
|
27/02/08
|
19/03/08
|
24/04/08
|
08/05/08
|
|
May 2008
|
17/03/08
|
28/04/08
|
28/04/08
|
21/05/08
|
26/06/08
|
10/07/08
|
|
June 2008
|
28/04/08
|
09/06/08
|
09/06/08
|
09/07/08
|
21/08/08
|
25/09/08
|
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 has also been provided as a PDF document for you to print out:
Provisional Dates are now available for 2008/09 for you to print out:
The following table shows the duration times of each Asset Languages external assessment by skill and stage:
|
Stage
Skill
|
Breakthrough
|
Preliminary
|
Intermediate
|
Advanced
|
|
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)
|
|
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
|
|
Reading
|
30 mins
|
40 mins
|
40 mins
|
50 mins
|
|
Writing
|
20 mins
|
25 mins
|
40 mins
|
60 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. |