Language tests

The following is a non-exhaustive list of standardized tests that assess a person's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language. Various types of such exams exist per many languages—some are organized at an international level even through national authoritative organizations, while others simply for specific limited business or study orientation.

Afrikaans

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Akan- Twi

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Albanian

* The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language
* ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
* University of Tirana offers its own levels A1-C2. Exams are held on the last Friday of every month, except July, August and December.

American Sign Language

* ASLPI American Sign Language Proficiency Interview
*SLPI Sign Language Proficiency Interview

Amharic

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
* Avant Amharic WorldSpeak Test is a monolingual language proficiency test created for Amharic language learners to meet the growing need for heritage language communities to have rigorous, professionally scored, and affordable assessments based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

Armenian

* The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language
* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Arabic

* The Arabic Language Proficiency Test (ALPT) is a standardized Arabic proficiency test designed by Arabic Academy and endorsed by the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). There are 56 member countries under ICCI that cover all 22 Arab countries as well as 34 countries in Africa and the Far East. The ALPT started in 2002 and measures the student's level of proficiency in Arabic. The ALPT has five sections: Listening Comprehension, Reading, Structure, Writing, Speaking.
* Berlitz Language Institutes offer a competency test in reading, writing, speaking & listening assessing the proficiency in the Arabic language according to the CEFR benchmark.
* Eton Institute offers its own "Arabic Language Competency Test" (ALCT), a 4-skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) exam which generates a band-score result similar to the IELTS model, but for Arabic.
* The AL-ARABIYYA-TEST by the AL-ARABIYYA-INSTITUTE, is an Arabic language proficiency test conducted online that measures a learner's level according to the CEFR benchmark.
* ACTFL OPIc
* CIMA (Certificat International de Maîtrise en Arabe) is a standardized Arabic proficiency test developed by the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, and is offered since 2018 in Paris (at the Institute) and in several accredited centres around the world.
* Avant Arabic Proficiency Test (APT) is a monolingual language proficiency test in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) created for native Arabic Speakers who need to function effectively in the Arabic speaking world.
* ILA - Certificazione Lingua Araba. Arabic proficiency test of the 'Centro Studi' of Milan (Italy).

Azerbaijani (Azeri)

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Baluchi

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Bengali

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Brazilian Sign Language

*ProLibras - Brazilian Sign Language Certificate
*ProLibras - Certificação em língua brasileira de sinais (libras)

British Sign Language

*Signature - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6
*iBSL - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6
*Scottish Qualifications Authority - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6, along with other related qualifications.

Bosnian

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Bulgarian

*The Standard Test of Bulgarian as a Foreign Language 
(STBFL) (Стандартизиран тест по 
български език като чужд език (СТБЕЧ))
* ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Cambodian (Khmer)

* The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language by a non-repeatable 144-question exam, the so-called Khmer Exemption Exam
* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Catalan

*Certificats de català - Institut Ramon Llull. Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in Catalonia.
** Nivell bàsic (A2)
** Nivell elemental (B1)
** Nivell intermedi (B2)
** Nivell de suficiència (C1)
** Nivell superior (C2)
*Certificats de valencià - Junta Qualificadora de Coneixements de Valencià. Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in Valencia.
** Nivell A2
** Nivell B1
** Grau mitjà (C1)
** Grau superior (C2)
*Certificats de català - Direcció General de Política Lingüística del Govern Balear. Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in the Balearic Islands.
** Nivell A2
** Nivell B1
** Nivell B2
** Nivell C1
** Nivell C2

Cebuano

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
* The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language

Chinese

Mandarin

* HSK - Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Official test of Mandarin in mainland China, consisting of reading, writing, listening and comprehension
*HSKK - HSK Speaking Test. HSKK assesses the test takers’ oral Chinese abilities. HSKK consists of three levels, HSKK (Primary level), HSKK (Intermediate level) and HSKK (Advanced level). HSKK is conducted in the form of audio recording.
* TOCFL - Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language. Test used in Taiwan for Mandarin as a foreign language.
* ILCE CEFR Exam System:
** ILCE Chinese A0+ CEFR
** ILCE Chinese A1 / A2 CEFR
** ILCE Chinese A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR
** ILCE Chinese A1 / A2 CEFR only speaking
** ILCE Chinese A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only speaking
** ILCE Chinese A1 / A2 CEFR only writing
** ILCE Chinese A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only writing
** ILCE Chinese A1 / A2 CEFR only listening
** ILCE Chinese A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only listening
** ILCE Chinese Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR
* ACTFL OPIc
* Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, Mandarin Chinese being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge.
* TSC - Test of Spoken Chinese was conducted under the leadership of YBM, the largest language institute in Korea. Most large South Korean companies now require Chinese employees to pass the TSC.
* BCT - Business Chinese Test, as an international, standardized test of Chinese language proficiency, focuses on assessing non-native Chinese speakers’ abilities to use the Chinese language in real business or common working environments and evaluating the language tasks they are able to complete. The BCT, as a test series, consists of three independent tests: BCT (A), BCT (B) and the BCT Speaking Test.

Cantonese

* Avant STAMP and STAMP Pro Cantonese adaptive assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant Cantonese proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
*Certificate in Chinese Language - University of Hong Kong
** First Examination
** Certificate Examination
* Computerized Oral Proficiency Assessment (COPA) - assessment of oral and comprehension skills only
* Diploma Programme in Chinese as a Foreign/Second Language (Cantonese) - Chinese University of Hong Kong; levels: Foundation, Certificate, Diploma, Advanced
* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Hokkien

* MSC - Minnanhua Shuiping Ceshi (). This is the first, and the only one for now, official standardized test of a variety of Chinese other than Mandarin in mainland China. It is a speaking test with four parts: reading out words, sentences, a passage and speaking on a topic. There is no preferred dialect of Hokkien for the test; any dialect may be used as long as the pronunciation is proper in that dialect. The first test was held in Xiamen on 19 November 2016 to select future examiners, and so it was only for people in the education, broadcasting and cultural sectors who have received prior trainings. The first test open to the public was held on 9 and 10 December 2017 in Xiamen and a free 2-day pre-test training was provided to test-takers.

Taiwanese Hokkien

* General Taiwanese Proficiency Test (GTPT) is a standardized proficiency test for speakers of Taiwanese designed by the Center for Taiwanese Languages Testing at National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. In addition to GTPT, there is another International Taiwanese Proficiency Test (ITPT) for speakers of Taiwanese as a second language.

Czech

* CCE - Czech Language Certificate Exam
* ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

Danish

* CLAVIS Danish Language Proficiency Test
* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Dari

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Dutch

* Nederlands als Tweede Taal (''Dutch as a second language'', abbreviated ''NT2''). A two-part examination required in the Netherlands to study at the tertiary level. Part I is less thorough than II. Successful completion gains a NT2-I or NT2-II diploma
*Certificaat Nederlands als vreemde taal (''CNavT''). A set of six exams, each aimed at confirming proficiency for specific fields. "Profile Tourist and Informal Language Proficiency (PTIT)" is equal to ECF A2, and "Profile Language Proficiency Higher Education" is equal to ECF B2 (both are accepted by most higher level education institutions in Belgium and the Netherlands).
* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

English

Accepted Test Types per Immigration

*AUS: Australia Immigration
*CAN: Canada Immigration
* GBR: United Kingdom Immigration
* NZL: New Zealand Immigration offers over half-dozen categories of visa types that relate to specific test types and scores.
* USA: For United States Immigration, Cambridge observes that: "Unlike Australia, Canada and the UK, if you want to work or study in the USA you do not need to fulfil an English language requirement for your visa. However, you may need to prove your level of English when applying for college or employment. Cambridge English certificates are often used for this purpose." Each individual educational institution must be researched on any proficiency test requirement, since, for example, the Graduate School at Texas Tech University exemplifies this matter by having published its own list of so-called "English Proficiency-Exempt Countries"—whose citizens do not need to pass one of these proficiency tests when they seek admission into TTU.
* ZAF: South Africa Immigration

List of Identified Tests

* ACTFL TEP - ACTFL Test of English Proficiency
* AMIR - English Proficiency Test for Higher Education in Israel
* Anglolinguist Language Certificate
*Avant STAMP, STAMP Pro, and STAMP WS adaptive English assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant English proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
*Babbel English Test powered by Cambridge English
* Berlitz Telelangue Language Audit
* Berlitz GTEC English Language Assessment
* CAL BEST Literacy
* CAL BEST Plus 2.0
* CAL English Proficiency Test for Teachers (CAL EPT Teachers)
* CAL English Proficiency Test for Students (CAL EPT Students)
* CAL English Proficiency Test: Diagnostic for Students (CAL EPT Diagnostic
* UCELA - University of Cambridge English Language Assessment
* A2 Key - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
* B1 Preliminary - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
* B2 First - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
* C1 Advanced - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
* C2 Proficiency - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
* Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) tests - UCELA (University of Cambridge English Language Assessment)
* CaMLA ECCE (The Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English)
* CaMLA ECPE (The Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English)
* CaMLA EPT (CaMLA English Placement Test)
* CaMLA ITASA (International Teaching Assistant Speaking Assessment)
* CaMLA MELAB (The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)
* CaMLA MET (The Michigan English Test)
* Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) – an English language proficiency test designated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent resident status in Canada and Canadian citizenship.
* Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, English being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge.

(CAEL)
The Canadian Academic English Language Assessment
* Duolingo English Test (DET) - Duolingo
* E3PT - English3 Proficiency Test
* E3J1 English Interview
* ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
* EF Standard English Test
* ELSA English Language Skills Assessment
* Euroexam International at CEFR levels A1 to C1
* EXAMAGRAM - Free On-line English testing
* FluentIQ Test Center - High degree of accuracy, low cost, and almost instant results. Available online via www.fluentiq.com
* Former ELPT - English Language Proficiency Test
* GEP - Global English Proficiency Exams - United Kingdom - Online and paper based English exams based on the CEFR. All four skills are tested, affordable, reliable and valid. A set of 8 exams for children, teens and adults.
* EIKEN - Eiken Foundation of Japan
* General Tests of English Language Proficiency (G-TELP)
*IELPT - International English Language Proficiency Test
* IELTS - International English Language Testing System
* IELCA - International English Language Competency Assessment (www.lrnglobal.org)
* ILCE CEFR Exam System
* ILCE English A1 CEFR
* ILCE English A1 / A2 CEFR
* ILCE English A2 CEFR
* ILCE English B1 CEFR
* ILCE English B1 / B2 CEFR
* ILCE English B2 CEFR
* ILCE English A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR
* ILCE English C1 CEFR
* ILCE English C1 / C2 CEFR
* ILCE English C2 CEFR
* ILCE English Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR
* ILCE English Gastronomy Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR
* ILCE English Nursing Care A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR
* ILCE English Sport Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR
* ILCE English Logistics Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR
* ILCE English For Students in Uniformed Classes For Students of High School A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR
* iTEP - International Test of English Proficiency
* LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 1) (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Preliminary A1)
* LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 1) (Speaking) (Preliminary A1)
* LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 2) (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Access A2)
* LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 2) (Speaking) (Access A2)
* LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 3) (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Achiever B1)
* LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 3) (Speaking) (Achiever B1)
* LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Communicator B2)
* LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Communicator B2)
* LanguageCert Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Expert C1)
* LanguageCert Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Expert C1)
* LanguageCert Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Mastery C2)
* LanguageCert Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Mastery C2)
* LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Fox)
* LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Speaking) (Fox)
* LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Owl)
* LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Speaking) (Owl)
* MHLE - Iran Ministry of Health Language Exam
* MSRT - Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology language exam (Also known as MCHE)
* MUET
*TrueNorth Adaptive English Language Proficiency Assessment by Emmersion
* Occupational English Test (OET) is specifically designed for healthcare professionals
* ACTFL OPIc
* Oxford Test of English (OTE) - Four skill online computer-adaptive test, CEFR A2, B1, and B2
* PAPORA - On-line Accreditation of A1/A2 English Proficiency
* Path International Examinations - A1- CSPA / ASPA level I (speaking exam)
* Path International Examinations - A1 CSPA / ASPA level II (speaking exam)
* Path International Examinations - A1+ CSPA / ASPA level III (speaking exam)
* Path International Examinations - A1- Entry level (four-skill exam)
* Path International Examinations - A1 Access level (four-skill exam)
* Path International Examinations - A1+ Achiever level (four-skill exam)
* Path International Examinations - A2 Preliminary level (four-skill exam)
* Path International Examinations - A2+ Elementary level (four-skill exam)
* Path International Examinations - B1 Progress level (four-skill exam)
* Path International Examinations - B2 Competency level (four-skill exam)
* Path International Examinations - C1 First Class level (four-skill exam)
* Path International Examinations - C2 Expert level (four-skill exam)
* PTE Academic - On-line testing
* PTE General - A series of six exams from Pearson Language Assessments (formerly known as the London Tests of English)
* STEP EIKEN - Test in Practical English Proficiency (Japan)
* CET-4 and CET-6 - College English Test band 4 and band 6 (China)
* TEM-4 and TEM-8 - Test for English Majors band 4 and band 8 (China)
* PETS - Public English Test System (China)
* Test of English as a Functional Language (IIT Kanpur, India)
* TEPS - Test of English Proficiency (South Korea)
* TELC - The European Language Certificates
* TIEC - Test of International English Competency
* TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
* TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication
* TOLIMO - The Test of Language by the Iranian Measurement Organization
* TrackTest English Proficiency Test - Online English Assessment Center using six CEFR levels.
* TSE - Test of Spoken English
* Trinity College London ESOL
* TWE - Test of Written English
* UBELT - University of Bath English Language Test
* UKAE Exams

Esperanto

* CEFR certification for levels B1, B2, C1

Estonian

* Estonian Language Proficiency Examinations, a.k.a. Eesti keele tasemeeksamid This exam is for those applying for Estonian citizenship, and/or in whose position, proof of a certain level of proficiency in the Estonian language is required.

Finnish

* YKI exam
The YKI system for National certificates of language proficiency is the Finnish government's official system for language proficiency testing. A YKI certificate can be used for many purposes, such as:applying for a job or a university, applying for Finnish citizenship (certificates in Finnish and Swedish), or demonstrating your language skills for an employer.

*Various, Yleiset kielitutkinnot from Opetushallitus
* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

French

* Avant STAMP, STAMP Pro, Place, and Avant STAMP WS adaptive French assessments utilize actual cultural texts and audio you would encounter in the real world such as articles, advertisements, and news. All Avant French proficiency tests are aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
*TEF - Test d'évaluation du français
*TCF - Test de connaissance du français
*TFI - Test de français international
* Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF) - Levels: A1, A2, B1, B2.
* Diplôme approfondi de langue française (DALF) - Levels: C1, C2.
*Examens de langue française ( Université Paris-Sorbonne IV) - Levels: B1, B2, C1, C2, C3
* ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
* TELC - The European Language Certificates
* ACTFL OPIc
* ILCE CEFR Exam System
* ILCE French A0+ CEFR
* ILCE French A1 CEFR
* ILCE French A1 / A2 CEFR
* ILCE French A2 CEFR
* ILCE French B1 CEFR
* ILCE French B1 / B2 CEFR
* ILCE French B2 CEFR
* ILCE French A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 CEFR
* ILCE French C1 CEFR
* ILCE French C1 / C2 CEFR
* ILCE French C2 CEFR
* ILCE French A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 / C2 CEFR
* ILCE French A1 / A2 CEFR only speaking
* ILCE French A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only speaking
* ILCE French B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only speaking
* ILCE French B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only speaking
* ILCE French A1 / A2 CEFR only writing
* ILCE French A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only writing
* ILCE French B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only writing
* ILCE French B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only writing
* ILCE French A1 / A2 CEFR only listening
* ILCE French A2 / A2+ / B1 / B1+ / B2 CEFR only listening
* ILCE French B1 / B1+ / B2 / B2+ / C1 CEFR only listening
* ILCE French B2 / B2+ / C1 / C1+ / C2 CEFR only listening
* ILCE French Tourism and Hotel Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR
* ILCE French Gastronomy Sector A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 CEFR
* Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, French being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge.

French Sign Language

* Le Diplôme de Compétence en Langue des Signes Française (DCL) (''The French Sign Language Proficiency Diploma'') is a national diploma that was created specifically for adults.

Ga

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Galician

* CELGA - Certificado en lingua galega - Xunta de Galicia
** CELGA 1 (A2)
** CELGA 2 (B1)
** CELGA 3 (B2)
** CELGA 4 (C1)
** CELGA 5 (C2)

Georgian

* Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
* LanguagesCert.com Georgian Language Certificate Test (GLCT) - "the LanguagesCert test uses: multiple-choice questions test, essay, video, where you’ll be asked to record a video response, file uploads."

German