LAUSD
Language Testing and
Assessment Services
ORAL LANGUAGE TESTS
(Listening & Speaking)
The oral test evaluates the candidate’s ability to listen and speak in a second language. It assesses the candidate’s ability to verbally translate from English to a second language and vice versa.
Our Oral Tests:
- evaluate the candidate’s vocabulary, sentence structure, usage, inclusion/exclusion of information, and written translation accuracy.
- assess the candidate’s fluency on a variety of content domains, making it appropriate for testing employees in a wide variety of occupations.
WRITTEN LANGUAGE TESTS
(Reading & Writing)
The oral test evaluates the candidate's ability to listen and speak in a second language. It assesses the candidate's ability to verbally translate from English to a second language and vice versa.
Our Written tests:
- evaluate the candidate's vocabulary, sentence structure, usage, inclusion / exclusion of information, and written translation accuracy.
- assess the candidate's fluency on a variety of content domains, making it appropriate for testing employees in a wide variety of occupations.
All tests are scored by well-trained evaluators who are highly proficient in the language being assessed. Tests are scored using the Interagency Language (ILR) rating scale, a scale developed by the Federal Government’s Inter-Agency Language Roundtable and used by many governmental agencies.
Turn-around time for scoring is typically within 5 business days and results are provided directly to the requesting agency.
Our tests are available in several formats which allows our customers maximum flexibility.
ON-LINE: Our written tests are available on-line; oral tests may be virtually recorded and scored as well.
ON-SITE: All tests can be conducted in-person at our site if desired.
- $90 Listening & Speaking OR Reading & Writing
- $170 Listening & Speaking AND Reading & Writing