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Exam process
Two examination periods will be held per year. Each examination lasts 60 minutes. The examination consists of 5 parts:
PART 1: LISTENING
Task type: Multiple choice. Format: ten unrelated dialogues of about 30 seconds’ duration, each followed by a 3-option multiple choice item. The candidates listen to a short dialogue, then choose the correct statement out of three options that are based on the dialogue. The recordings are dialogues between two interacting speakers (conversations, interviews, discussions, etc.).
Task Focus: identifying detail, understanding and interpreting information, specific information, gist, detail, main idea, function, purpose, attitude, opinion, etc.
NOTE: Each part is heard twice.
PART 2: KNOWLEDGE OF LINGUISTIC MEANS
Task type: Multiple choice. Format: 18 multiple choice sentences (4 available options for each question)
Task Focus: lexical Topic areas. Marking Scheme: 18 items x 2 points = 36 points
PART 3: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
Task type: Multiple choice. Format: 16 2-option multiple choice exchanges
Task Focus: lexico-grammatical. Marking Scheme: 16 items x 1 point = 16 points
Source: interveng.gr
PART 4: READING
Task type: Multiple choice – True/False/Doesn’t say. Format: Three short texts (60-100 words each) containing factual information related to the field of study; the first two texts are followed by two multiple choice questions each (3 available options for each question), while the third text is followed by two True/False/Doesn’t say questions. Task Focus: Understanding detail, specific information, implication, attitude, reference and meaning.
NOTES: All the texts are related to the specific field of study.
PART 5: WRITING
Task type: A gapped text. Format: One text (100-200 words) from which five sentences, phrases, words or headings have been removed and placed in a jumbled order, together with an extra option as a distractor, above the text. Task Focus: Recognition of writing features and language as required in their field of study.
The examination focuses on specific notions and functions including, vocabulary and terminology, ways of communicating, reading comprehension, listening and writing related to the specific field of study.
The structure of the examination is designed to meet the requirements of various fields, taught in vocational schools, technical colleges, institutes and universities.
Source: interveng.gr
EXAMS
Registration: 19 May 2017
Exam date: 25 June 2017
Fee: €90
Applied Language Studies House is an Interveng Affiliated Centre. Students will be able to register for the exams within the Applied Language Studies House premises.
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