In Turkey, translation is used in the multiple-choice format in language proficiency exams. I wonder if there are any other examples around the world.
In Pakistan, from school level to college level (Grade 3-12)the language learners(LLs) are asked to translate urdu passages in English to assess their proficiency in English as a foreign/second/third language. Likewise, to guage the proficiency of the LLs, they are asked to translate passages from English to Urdu.
In China, a standardized national EFL test, College English Test Band 4 & 6, includes translation items. Students are asked to translate a paragraph from Chinese to English.
In China, s standardized national test for English majors, Test for English Majors-Band 8 (TEM-8), includes translation items. Students are asked to do both Chinese to English and English to Chinese translations.
Yutong Liu , Xue Snowy Zhang and Nailah Riaz thank you very much for your answers.
Nailah Riaz Is there any link that I can get detailed information about the test? Or could you please share the official name of the test?
Taiwan has a national English language proficiency test called the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT). It has several different levels. The intermediate and upper intermediate levels both include a Chinese to English translation passage as part of the writing component (along with an essay).
The official website for the test is in Chinese and English. The link to the English language site is as follows:
https://www.lttc.ntu.edu.tw/e_lttc/e_gept.htm
Hope that's helpful :)
Vocabulary size test available in many bilingual forms. Can be downloaded from Paul Nation's website: https://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/about/staff/paul-nation
In vocabulary testing, bilingual formats have the advantage of not testing (L2) knowledge of the answer choices.
Foreign students in Germany take a language proficiency exam called a Nacherzählung - A story is read in German to exam takers who must then relate the story back in writing as closely as they can. The Nacherzählung has a long successful history of placing prospective students.
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