that would allow me to estimate approximate level of English?
2006-09-15 00:33:00 · 2 answers · asked by eldridan 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
That is a tough one. There is no "English Level" to aspire to. In other words, there is no level 2 or 3 English.
But, according to Assessment and ESL (Law and Eckes 1995) there are several assessment options that give different profenciency levels.
You could start with a home language interview and primary language literacy questionnaire (do a Google search) and then an English Vocabulary checklist, Emerging readers assment and writing checklist.
All this is taken from a graduate course I did to complete my MA in teaching ESL. However, in the "real world" there are several private companies that compose ESL tests.
I currently work at an international school in Asia where I tested kids only an oral profenciency test which tested kids on things like analogies and homophones.
2006-09-15 00:35:36 · answer #1 · answered by allforasia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try some of these ESL sites, as Kevin from Liverpool would have suggested if he were on line...
www.englishforums.com
www.world-english.org
www.tolearnenglish.com
www.zozanga.com
www.word2word.com
www.englishpage.com
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/eli.resources
www.usingenglish.com
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice
www.learnenglish.org.uk
www.english-at-home.com
www.esl.net
Some of those might have a kind of level test, or any language school will be able to give you a free test to determine your level (with the intention of putting you into a course). Another good way to figure it out on your own would be to go to a bookstore, and find the English language textbooks, and see how many units you are decently familiar with.
Good luck!
2006-09-15 00:45:51 · answer #2 · answered by Carma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋