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Scheduling external assessments

External assessment dates
 
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:
 
 
External assessment duration times
 
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.