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The Test of English Communications Skills

TECS

The TECS assesses the English proficiency level of test takers through a comprehensive items bank, based on updated topics used by people in real communication contexts. This provides students, staff, and employees of academic and non_academic, public and private institutions with a reliable, contextualized and affordable option to measure and improve the communica- tions skills of English as a foreign language.


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THE TECS


The TECS assesses the English proficiency level of test takers through a comprehensive items bank, based on updated topics used by people in real communication contexts. These topics make a range of current cultural topics such as music, sports, social networks, world news, technology and other general interest topics that assess real communication among individuals on a day-to-day basis. The TECS measures the communication performance in the productive and receptive areas in four different sections:

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RATED INTERVIEW

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READING IN CONTEXT

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LISTENING IN CONTEXT

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LANGUAGE USE

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WHAT WE OFFER QUALITY

Reliable, consistent and psychometrically audited English tests.

 
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THE STRUCTURE OF THE TEST OF ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS - TECS


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SPEAKING SECTION

30 Questions,
5 to 20 minutes.

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CONTEXT - BASED LISTENING

30 Questions,
20 to 40 minutes.

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TEXTS COMPREHENSION AND INTERPRETATION

30 Questions,
20 to 20 minutes.

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USE OF LANGUAGE

50 Questions,
20 to 20 minutes.

The speaking section of the TECS aims to assess the extent to which the test taker can understand and provide a response to different topics at a variety of levels according to the Common European Framework for Language Reference (CEFR). The questions range from very basic A1 levels questions, where the candidate can understand and express simple senten- ces related to their close reality, to more complex C1 type of questions, where interpretation and opinions are needed to ex- press more comprehensively their view of cultural issues and thoughts.

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