Language Assessment & Testing

Berlitz offers a wide range of language and proficiency testing services that are ideal for pre-employment screening as well as internal benchmarking designed to assist HR professionals in making personnel decisions.

» Berlitz Test of Speaking Skills

» Berlitz Test of Listening & Reading Skills

Berlitz Test of Speaking Skills

Available in a variety of languages, the Berlitz Test of Speaking Skills is a proficiency testing system that accurately measures the active oral communicative ability of employees or applicants in a workplace environment. Our testing system employs a verbal assessment strategy in which a Berlitz Rater methodically guides the examinee through a telephone dialogue within a business context.

All Berlitz Raters are native-fluent in their given test language, and are experienced in leading the Berlitz Test of Speaking Skills in a procedural and professional manner. Through a 20-minute series of questions, prompts and tasks all set within a client relations context the Berlitz Rater assesses proficiency levels in the areas of: » Fluency » Grammatical Accuracy » Linguistic Range » Phonological Control The results are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) one of the most widely used and recognized language proficiency scales in the world and are easily interpreted to determine employee or applicant qualifications. Berlitz Testing Specialists are ready to assist clients with test scheduling and administration. We will work with your company to establish a secure testing environment on your premises to ensure smooth, fair and proctored test administration. At the completion of a given examination, results will be provided within 48 hours to assist in making informed and expedient personnel decisions.

Berlitz Test of Listening & Reading Skills

The Berlitz Test of Listening & Reading Skills assesses an individual’s ability to communicate in a work-related or academic environment. The test is available in several languages and reaches far beyond a basic linguistic snapshot to yield accurate, meaningful results in relation to listening and reading abilities.

100-percent online language proficiency testing The Berlitz Test of Listening and Reading Skills is a convenient and cost-effective online tool that assesses employee or applicant language skills. Easily accessible from any web-enabled computer, this 90 minute test measures five key areas of communication. » Listening Comprehension » Reading Comprehension » Integrated Comprehension » Grammatical Accuracy » Breadth of Vocabulary Because the test is administered online, it can be taken either onsite for added convenience or at a Berlitz Language Center in U.S. where they are properly informed and where the test can be professionally proctored.  Results are available immediately and are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).  Immediate, standardized results Results are available immediately after test administration via email, and are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF), which is one of the most widely used and recognized language proficiency scales in the world. Assessments are easily interpreted to determine employee or applicant language qualifications. If needed, Berlitz Testing Specialists are available to help organizations at any point in the testing process.  The Berlitz Test of Listening and Reading Skills is available in the following languages: » Spanish » French » German » Italian » English To enable examinees to take the test independently, instructions are offered in fifteen support languages

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