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Trippy · Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Posts: 10

I was wondering if anyone know of an oral ESL assessment test for rating studentsthat could be used by our school. We do have some on file but I personally feel they are much out dated. I have searched many places for a proficient test for new students. Is there anything that has been benificial in your own personal situation? Maybe some websites that they can be downloaded!

Thank you , Trippy

Minhang Oz · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 610 Location: Shanghai,ex Guilin

Trippy
I answered a previous post of yours that asked for some advice, and I wasn't one of the aggressive buggers. Remember?
It seriously sounds like you need a Director of Studies or similar who knows their way around the EFL business, and China in particular. Lots of posters here fill that JPS- pm a few of us with a difficult to refuse offer!
You don't mention the student group....Tourism and Hospitality, Trade, overseas hopefuls, taxi drivers ?...it makes a big difference.
A starting point would be to use IELTS as a search term. Its an entry test for UK and Australian Unis, and increasingly North America. It has two levels, General Training for everyday competency, and Academic for tertiary study. There's heaps of textbooks out now, some are OK. Their course and testing system assess a range of useful skills; I find they work well. Students have to pay to sit the IELTS test, as with TOEFL of course.

PS get an educator to run a school, not a business man.