University of Oxford Exams
The most flexible and rapid English proficiency test
The only language proficiency test certified by the University of Oxford
The Oxford Test of English is a computer-adaptive general English proficiency test. Developed by Oxford University Press and certified by the University of Oxford, it is more flexible and faster than traditional proficiency tests. The Oxford Test of English is available to test takers 365 days a year, in any module combination (Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing) with tests results available in just 14 days!
Benefits
Rapid
- Receiving results for Reading and Listening tests on the day of testing
- Results for Speaking and Writing tests within 14 days
- Shorter testing time
Flexible
- Modules are tailored to the level of the person tested
- Individual or combined modules
- Ability to repeat testing of one of the modules or a combination thereof
Innovative
- Online programming, testing and results
- Testing available 365 days a year
- Possibilities for testing their in 14 days after the programming
- Secure online environment
Modules
Speaking
Duration: 15 min
- Responding appropriately to eight questions on everyday topics
- Leaving two voicemails in response
- Giving a short talk on an issue
- Answering six follow-up questions on this issue
Listening
Duration: 30 min
Conversations and monologues in different contexts, with totally twenty 3-option multiple-choice questions
Reading
Duration: 35 min
Understanding cohesion and organizing or identifying author purpose, by following tasks:
- Six multiple-choice questions on short texts
- Multiple matching of six people profiles with four text descriptions
- A longer text with six gapped sentences
- Four 3-option multiple-choice questions on a longer text
Writing
Διάρκεια: 45 λεπτά
- Writing a response to an input email, 80-130 words, in 20 minutes
- Writing an essay or article/review on a topic typical of classroom discussion, 100-160 words, in 25 minutes