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MICHIGAN - ECPE Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English. General Information: The
ECPE is designed for individuals who have advanced proficiency
sufficient to perform well in all skill areas: reading, writing,
listening and speaking. The
examination may be useful as evidence of advanced proficiency in the
English language for education, employment, career advancement, and
business purposes. Preliminary Examination for the ECPE The
Preliminary Exam is intended to give examinees who wish to take the ECPE
an opportunity to become familiar with some of the types of test items
that they will have on the ECPE. It
provides examinees with an estimate of their expected performance on the
ECPE. ECPE
Preliminary (30 minutes): It
contains 35 multiple-choice test items: cloze, grammar, vocabulary and
reading items. The items are similar in format and content to items that
appear on the Final ECPE. Final ECPE Format and Content: Writing
Section: (30 minutes) The writing task tests the ability to express ideas in writing.
(Argumentatory or expository essay: 1-2 pages; about 250-300
words) Listening
Section: (about 25 minutes) This section tests the ability to understand spoken English. There are 40 multiple-choice items, delivered via audio
recording. Cloze Reading Section: (25 minutes) The cloze
reading is intended to assess understanding of the organizational
features of written text as well as grammatical knowledge and pragmatic
knowledge of English, particularly knowledge about expected vocabulary
in certain contents. There are 40
multiple-choice items based on two reading passages. There are 100
multiple-choice items in this section.
These items test advanced grammar knowledge, advanced vocabulary
knowledge and understanding of tests from publications of general
interest to educated adults. Speaking
section: (about 15 minutes) The oral interview assesses the ability to speak in English in a face-to-face interaction with an oral examiner Certificates ELI-UM
reports examination results to the Test Centers a few months after the
test. Each examinee’s
performance on the various sections of the examination is reported to
the appropriate Test Center. Examinees who are successful receive a CERTIFICATE that is distributed by the Test Center. Registration Individuals who wish to take the ECPE register for the Exam at Test Centers in their home country that have been authorized to conduct Michigan Certificate Examinations. Preliminary ECPE date: N/A
Cost: US$ 85.-
The AUTHORIZED CENTER in
Santiago del Estero is ASICANA (Test Center SAN311) |