Get certified from home: a comparison of English B2 online examinations Cover Image

Certyfikat z języka angielskiego bez wychodzenia z domu. Porównanie egzaminów na poziomie B2 w wersji online
Get certified from home: a comparison of English B2 online examinations

Author(s): Agnieszka M. Sendur
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji
Keywords: online exams; at- home exams; online certification exams; English certificates

Summary/Abstract: "More and more foreign language certificates can be taken from home. Candidates can choose a particular CEFR level at which they want to test their language proficiency or they can take a multi-level adaptive test. General English (GE), Academic English and some English for Specific Purposes certification examinations are available with the use of the at-home option. Some of the tests are assessed traditionally, by human markers; others are marked by artificial intelligence; others yet make use of what both these assessment techniques offer.In the article, the researcher makes a comparison of two GE tests at the B2 level availableonline. Pearson English International Certificate CBT and LanguageCert International ESOLare compared with reference to the format of the exam, task types, marking solutions andcandidate identification and invigilation measures taken to safeguard exam integrity."

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 71-78
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish