Zertifikate
Englischzertifikat der Londoner IHK
What is the LCCIEB?
The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board.
And what are the ELSA tests?
The English Language Skills Assessment (ELSA) Listening and Reading Tests measure general English language competence using work, home, social and travel settings; they test a person’s ability to understand and communicate in the real world.
The situations and contexts that appear in ELSA tests reflect everyday English as it is used in the workplace, when travelling, shopping and socialising, and in the media. Although business settings are used in the tests, a detailed knowledge of business practices is not required to achieve a high score in the ELSA tests.
Who are the ELSA tests for?
Individuals who:
- wish to provide potential employers with information as to their English language level
- wish to master the English language and monitor their own progress
- wish to undertake a course of study at an English-speaking university and require evidence of their English proficiency
ELSA Formats
- Listening: Multiple-choice: 60 questions, 4 question formats
- Total testing time: approximately 30 minutes
- Score Range: 0 – 250
- Reading: Multiple-choice: 60 questions, 4 question formats
- Total testing time: 45 minutes
- Score Range: 0 – 250
- Writing 1: Multiple-choice: 60 questions, 3 question formats covering grammar and syntax
- Total testing time: 45 minutes
- Score Range: 0 – 250
- Writing 2: One essay to be written on a specific subject
- Total testing time: 40 minutes
- Score Range: Banded 0 – 7
- Speaking: Task based – candidate responses are recorded and sent back to the UK for scoring
- 40 tasks, 7 formats
- Total testing time: approximately 30 minutes
- Score range: Banded (Novice Low to Superior)
How will I receive my results?
Each candidate will receive a score report. This report details the scores and levels achieved for each test. An interpretation of the levels achieved is included in the report.
How long are ELSA results valid?
ELSA tests measure a candidate's communicative ability in English at a given point in time. Scores remain valid as long as a candidate's competence does not change. However, given that English ability can improve rapidly with further study or a period spent in an English-speaking country or can decline from lack of practice, we suggest that 2 years represents a reasonable assumption of validity of an ELSA test score. LCCIEB will not issue certificates for ELSA scores more than 2 years old. When presented with ELSA scores achieved more than 2 years previously, we would advise score users to seek further confirmation that the stated level of competence has been maintained since the examination(s) were taken.
Fees
- Listening and Reading
- 40,90€
- Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing 1 or Writing 2
- 90€
- All 5 Tests (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing 1, Writing 2)
- 110€
ELSA test preparation
ELSA tests measure general language ability rather than whether candidates have studied a particular syllabus. This makes the tests extremely flexible - you can measure your ability whether you learned English at school, at home, in the workplace or in an English-speaking country, without needing to study a special course before taking the tests.
The best way to prepare to take ELSA is to practise using English as much as possible. This could be by reading English books or magazines, watching English-language films or TV, or by listening to English-language songs or radio. You should take every opportunity to use English, whether in an English class, with English-speaking friends, colleagues or family members or, if you have the chance, by spending some time in an English-speaking country.