that test scores may not correlate reliably, as different understandings of proficiency lead to different types of assessment: FSI Test (Foreign Service Institute) Scores range from 0 to 5. (deprecated) Interagency Language Roundtable Scores range from 0 to 5. (evolved from FSI) Language Proficiency Index ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines ACTFL recognises ten different levels of proficiency: "novice", "intermediate", "advanced", and "superior", of which the first three are each subdivided into "low", "mid", and "high". Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR recognises six levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2. Proficiency tests Online language proficiency test ( Level4, Level5, Level6 ) for pilots in english or german Avant STAMP (STAndards-based Measurement of Proficiency) Cambridge English Language Assessment tests CaMLA (Cambridge Michigan Language Assessments) CELI (Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana) CELPE-Bras (Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese for Foreigners) CILS (Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera) DALF Defense Language Proficiency Tests DELF (Diplôme d'études en langue française) DELE (Diplomas of Spanish as Foreign Language) Examination for Japanese University Admission General English Proficiency Test GOETHE HSK (汉语水平考试 Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì) IELTS (International English Language Testing System) iTEP (International Test of English Proficiency) JLPT (日本語能力試験 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE-A) Pipplet Fluency Exam CEFR oral and writing PLIDA (Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri) The European Language Certificates (telc - language tests) TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) TOPIK (한국어능력시험 Test of Proficiency in Korean) TEPS (Test of English Proficiency developed by Seoul National University) Test of Russian as a Foreign Language Test de français international Test de connaissance du français TOCFL (華語文能力測驗 Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language) UBELT (University of Bath English Language Test) Language-related organizations Alliance Française AIL (Accademia Italiana di Lingua) American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Association of Language Testers in Europe Confucius Institute Foreign Service Institute Goethe-Institut Instituto Cervantes Japan Foundation Società Dante Alighieri UCLES UNIcert UONEDU See also EF English Proficiency Index Fluency Vocabulary – The set of words in a given language that a speaker is familiar with, which can be subdivided into: a) words which are recognized upon hearing or reading; and b) words which a person feels comfortable using in speech. Notes and references Language acquisition Language education Pedagogy