When working with organizations that depend on communication Strømmen recommends regular language level testing for their learners. Not only does it hold the students’ more accountable, it delivers relevant information to your learning and HR teams. Level testing also helps our instructors to improve performance and focus their efforts in the areas that need it most.
Language testing is also available to individuals and certification is provided. All tests use either the ILR or CEFR scale. More info on these scales can be found here. Testing takes approximately 15-30 minutes and can done over the phone.
Language Testing Services
We offer a diverse range of language testing services to provide a solution for any language needs.
Strommen’s proprietary Language proficiency test utilizes performance indicators to guarantee accuracy. Your HR teams can rely on us for all of their language needs.
Our language proficiency testing :
Listening and Reading –(Spanish, French, Italian, German, English and more)
Speaking Skills – Tailored to your business needs and industry
Writing Skills – We can develop a written test that fits your needs for hiring large groups of employees.
CEFR Levels:
Level group
Level
Description
A
Basic user
A1
Breakthrough or beginner
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
Can introduce themselves and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, people they know and things they have.
Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
A2
Waystage or elementary
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
Can describe in simple terms aspects of their background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
B
Independent user
B1
Threshold or intermediate
Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
Can deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
Can produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.
Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
B2
Vantage or upper intermediate
Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
C
Proficient user
C1
Effective operational proficiency or advanced
Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer clauses, and recognize implicit meaning.
Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
C2
Mastery or proficiency
Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
Can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
Can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.
Clients include:
Professional sports teams, corporate clients, call center HR departments, HR departments, Individuals
