How DIALANG works

First you choose the language in which you wish to receive instructions and feedback.

Then you select the language and the particular skill (reading, listening, etc.) in which you want to take a test.

DIALANG begins with a placement test, which is used to broadly assess your level in the language you have chosen. It does this by testing your knowledge of words in the language.

If you choose reading, listening or writing you are then invited to judge your own language abilities by answering a self-assessment questionnaire.

Next comes the test in the skill that you chose. If you completed the placement test or the questionnaire, the system uses your responses to tune the test to your ability. This reduces the chances of your being presented with many items that are either too easy or too difficult.

After completing a test, the system offers you a wide range of feedback and advice. You choose what you want to see:

Your results:

• your level on the Council of Europe scale
• for most skills, an indication of what your level means
• the result of your placement test, and what it implies about the extent of your word knowledge
• feedback on your self-assessment
• a review of your answers - which you got right and which you got wrong - and what the right answers were

Advice:

• for most skills, detailed descriptions of what people at your level can typically do in a language they are attempting to master
• descriptions of what learners at other levels can do
• specific strategies for improving your language skills
• reasons why your self assessment and test result may be at odds, enabling you to better interpret your results

 

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