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Cambridge ESOL exams
Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Examinations is part of the University of Cambridge, and is among the leading institutions for preparing tests in English as a foreign language. Cambridge ESOl offers a series of English tests for different age groups in different levels of difficulty and for different purposes.
The Cambridge ESOL exams are known and recognised all over the English-speaking world by schools, universities, private and public sector employers. Success in a Cambridge ESOL exam provides you with an internationally recognised certificate showing the level you have attained in English.
WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE THEM
- They are valid for a lifetime and can be taken by people of any age
- They are held worldwide in more than 135 countries and taken by more than 1.75 million people annually
- Cambridge exams are an indisputable evidence of your language ability as they test real language skills (listening, reading, writing, speaking), which you are able to use in real contexts
- They strongly motivate learners and are a great achievement in itself
- They are recognised for admission purposes by hundreds of universities in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA, as well as the world’s largest corporations
- They are linked to the Council of Europe language levels and can show you what level of English you have reached
- You can insert the certificate into your European Language Portfolio http://culture2.coe.int/portfolio/
- English, alongside IT skills, has become a basic skill, part of general culture many people claim they speak English – but how good are they?
Your certificate will prove your knowledge without doubt - It is estimated that by the year 2050 over 508 million people will speak English as their mother tongue or second language – do you really want to lose out in this competition?
- In Europe today there is a trend of multilingualism or plurilingualism: long term goal of the EU is that every citizen speaks at least 2 foreign languages alonside their own mother tongue
- Globalisation of education & student mobility - more and more countries in the world attract international students by their study programmes carried out in English
- English language certificates are required to gain entrance to universities or colleges
- They can be used to advance your career
- They measure your progress in English
- English is the language of
- international organisations, corporations and conferences
- scientific publications
- international financial and banking institutions, economy and trade
- international advertisers
- international tourism
- international higher education
- international security
- international law
- technology
- internet
More information about their validity and recognition can be found here:
How long certificates last
Recognition in Croatia
Recognition worldwide
Council of Europe levels
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMS
GENERAL ENGLISH
KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE
BUSINESS ENGLISH
Preliminary, Vantage, Higher
YOUNG LEARNERS
Starters, Movers, Flyers
