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BEC & BULATS,by Angel Phu & Zita Yip Examinations Services Officer,Outline of the seminar,About British Council Introduction to Cambridge ESOL and Business English Certificate BEC Why take BEC exams? Levels and papers Grades and Results,Outline of the seminar,Introduction to BUsiness LAnguage Testing Service BULATS Why take BULATS? Contents of BULATS Levels, grades and papers Support materials/questions and answers,About British Council,Founded in 1934 United Kingdoms international cultural relations organisation Around 7,500 people in 109 countries Hong Kong office started in 1948,Work of British Council,Teaching English Providing the latest information about the United Kingdom Promoting British education and training,Work of British Council,Working closely with governments on reform and good governance Demonstrating the innovation, creativity and excellence of British science, arts, literature and design,About Examinations Services,Running examinations since 1989 Covering academic, entrance, vocational and professional subjects Offers English language examinations from Cambridge ESOL for children through to adults,Introduction to Cambridge ESOL,largest testing agency for British English full range of examinations taken worldwide recognition of Cambridge ESOL certificates department of the university exams for learners of English since 1913,Business English Certificate - BEC,internationally recognised, certificated exams three levels tests English language in four skills no specialist business knowledge,Business English Certificate - BEC,set in context of international business working/preparing to work in international business ability to communicate for essential business needs,Why take BEC exams?,international recognition for work and study certificated exams wide business context value for study and business career,Why take BEC exams?,Used by hundreds of employers - as staff development programme - as a qualification when recruiting staff Used by many universities - as a entry requirement to business- related courses in English,Levels,Cambridge ESOL Levels,Council of Europe Levels,Vantage,BEC Vantage,B2,Effective Proficiency,BEC Higher,C1,CAE,FCE,B1,Threshold,BEC Preliminary,PET,Mastery,C2,CPE,A2,Waystage,KET,Papers,Preliminary,Vantage,Higher,Reading,1 hr 30 mins*,1 hr,1 hr,Writing,45 mins,1 hr 10 mins,Listening,40 mins,40 mins,40 mins,Speaking,12 mins*,14 mins*,16 mins*,* combined Reading and Writing Test * (2 candidates),variety of input and output tests different types of reading,Reading,Part 1 Internal company communication Part 2 Piece of business correspondence (Preliminary) Piece of business correspondence, report or proposal (Vantage) Report or proposal or correspondence (Higher),Writing,Listening,all texts heard twice 30 minutes listening,Speaking,Part 1 Conversation with interlocutor Part 2 Mini-presentation Part 3 i) Two-way conversation ii) Further prompting from interlocutor,Grades & Results,BEC Preliminary Passing Grades Pass with Merit 80% and above Pass 65% to 79% Failing Grades Narrow Fail 60% to 64% Fail 59% and below,Grades & Results,BEC Vantage & Higher Passing Grades Grade A 80% and above Grade B 75% to 79% Grade C 60% to 74% Failing Grades Grade D 55% to 59% Grade E 54% and below Passing candidates will receive a certificate approximately 3 months after the exam,Reference No To be quoted on all correspondence,Business English Certificates ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Statement of results,Session March 2002,Candidate Name,Place of entry,Qualification Business English Certificate - Vantage PAPER PROFILE Result B Pass,Exceptional,Good,Borderline,Weak,Listening,Reading,Speaking,Writing,Statement of Results Downloadable from our website approx 6 weeks after the exam,Grade Statistics (International),Grade Statistics (International),Grade Statistics (International),Exam Dates & Fees,2 times a year in May & November Registration in March & September BEC Preliminary HK$850 BEC Vantage HK$1,300 BEC Higher HK$1,350,BUsiness,LAnguage,Testing,Service,Why take BULATS?,a multilingual assessment tool for companies and organisations rapid, reliable and cost effective assesses language skills of employees, trainees and job applicants,BULATS provides,information about language ability of staff or job applicants on-demand and flexible tests quick results available in 7 working days after the test instant result for the computer test,A tool for ,assessing job applicants reporting staff language skills against international benchmarks placing learners on suitable language courses evaluating language training,The four BULATS tests and test fees,Standard test: HK$385 Computer test: HK$365 Writing test: HK$385 Speaking test: HK$495,The Standard test,Two parts (110 minutes) 1) Listening 2) Reading & Language knowledge Test format: Multiple choice & Gap-fill,The Computer test,Two parts (75 minutes) 1) Listening 2) Reading & Language knowledge Test format: Multiple choice & Gap-fill Adaptive test Installed at your premises,Computer Adaptive Testing,. .,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,Candidates level,30 40 50 60 70 80,?,The Writing test,Two parts (45 minutes) - short message / letter (50-60 words) - report / letter (180-200 words) Two examiners mark separately,The Speaking test,Three parts (12-15 minutes) - Interview - Presentation - Information exchange Record interview Two examiners mark separately,Test sessions at British Council,Open sessions at British Council - applications open for the public - once a month Closed sessions for companies or language schools - in house - on demand,BULATS levels,* ALTE Association of Language Testers in Europe * CEF Common European Framework,ALTE level system of 0 5 with finer distinctions of +, - and = Score 0-100 is only a