Exams
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* ALTE Association
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ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) [ URL "https://alte.org/"] is an internat
organisation founded in 1989. It has 33 full members representing 26 European languages, a
associate members from EU and non-EU countries. ?It cooperates with the Council of Europe
Nations Economic and Social Council. Members of ALTE are respected institutions engaged in
national and transnational language policies in their countries, such as University of Cam
Institut, Universidad de Salamanca, Instituto Cervantes, Centre international d'études péd
University of Pécs and Uniwersytet Jagiellonski.
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* Exam Standardisation
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Standardising an exam means ensuring fair and objective testing. Standardised examination
candidates to take the same test under the same (or relatively equal) conditions. The resu
examination are transparently documented and have a sufficient degree of reliability and v
standardised exam is prepared professionally by a team of experts, and is subject to sever
validation.
ALTE-audited exams must meet 18 established standards that cover all phases of the l
process, from test development through test administration and logistics, assessment, stat
and communication with exam users. The ALTE audit is time-limited and the process is repea
years.
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* The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
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The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which represents the lang
of the Council of Europe, was published in 2001 and has fundamentally changed the way we l
needs of foreign language teaching across Europe. It has provided support for the developm
materials, curricula, syllabi and courses and, above all, it has defined individual levels
proficiency, giving a start to the era of language knowledge comparison and standardisatio
and examination methods.
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* CCE Exam
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The establishment of the CEFR and the European language policy were also the impulse for t
a new specialised department of ÚJOP UK - the Research and Testing Centre of Czech for For
2006. In August 2009, after three years of hard work, the newly created Czech Language Cer
Foreigners (CCE) [ URL "https://ujop.cuni.cz/UJOPEN-70.html?ujopcmsid=12:czech-language-ce
cce"] passed the ALTE audit. The CCE exam is intended for all candidates for whom Czech is
language and who wish to test their level of communicative competence in Czech. It is so f
language exam for foreigners that meets all the standards of an independent international
and thus stands alongside other internationally recognised language exams such as the Brit
English Language Assessment - FCE, CAE, the French DELF, DALF or the German exams organise
Institute. In addition to the CCE exam, ÚJOP UK also develops the Czech Language Exam for
Czech citizenship and provides it in the Czech Republic, together with the Czech Life and
prepared by the Ministry of Education.