- designed for those who want to test their language skills acquired upon the completion of the course
- provides a formal assessment of the language competence in the professional context
- tests the ability to use specialist vocabulary to communicate effectively in English for career purposes
- certificate is issued to candidates upon successful completion of the exam
The ESP:T examination is at Level B2 of the Common European Framework. It consists of four papers, which are normally taken in this order: the Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking Paper.
The Listening Paper takes approximately 30 minutes and contains two parts and 25 questions. The first part is a monologue with three-option multiple choice questions. The second part is a conversation with sentence completion questions.
The Reading Paper takes one hour and contains three parts and 20 questions. In the first part the candidates read an email and short extracts (e.g. course descriptions) and complete seven questions: e.g. four matching questions and three 3-option multiple choice questions. In the second part the candidates read four extracts with different sources and style and complete eight matching questions: e.g. matching the four extracts to the sources (with one extra source added) and then matching the fours extracts to the features of style (with one extra description of features added). In the third part the candidates read a scientific article and complete five questions, in which they have to match sentences to the beginnings of the paragraphs where they have been removed from (with one extra sentence added).
The Writing Paper takes one hour and 30 minutes and contains two parts. In the first part the candidates reply to the email in the first part of the Reading Paper. They need to write 120-150 words. In the second part the candidates write a factual report based on graphic input. They need to write 200-250 words.
The Speaking Paper takes 7-8 minutes and contains three parts. The first part takes 2 minutes and includes an introduction and a short interview about the candidate to make him/her feel comfortable. The second part takes 3 minutes and contains an extended discourse. The candidate receives a card with a topic. (S)he has one minute to prepare and two minutes to speak about the topic. The third part takes 2-3 minutes and contains a discussion on the topic presented in part 2, in which the interviewer asks the candidate some follow-up questions and develops a discussion on the topic.
The ESP:T examination is at Level B2 of the Common European Framework. It consists of four papers, which are normally taken in this order: the Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking Paper.
The Listening Paper takes approximately 30 minutes and contains two parts and 25 questions. The first part is a monologue with three-option multiple choice questions. The second part is a conversation with sentence completion questions.
The Reading Paper takes one hour and contains three parts and 20 questions. In the first part the candidates read an email and short extracts (e.g. course descriptions) and complete seven questions: e.g. four matching questions and three 3-option multiple choice questions. In the second part the candidates read four extracts with different sources and style and complete eight matching questions: e.g. matching the four extracts to the sources (with one extra source added) and then matching the fours extracts to the features of style (with one extra description of features added). In the third part the candidates read a scientific article and complete five questions, in which they have to match sentences to the beginnings of the paragraphs where they have been removed from (with one extra sentence added).
The Writing Paper takes one hour and 30 minutes and contains two parts. In the first part the candidates reply to the email in the first part of the Reading Paper. They need to write 120-150 words. In the second part the candidates write a factual report based on graphic input. They need to write 200-250 words.
The Speaking Paper takes 7-8 minutes and contains three parts. The first part takes 2 minutes and includes an introduction and a short interview about the candidate to make him/her feel comfortable. The second part takes 3 minutes and contains an extended discourse. The candidate receives a card with a topic. (S)he has one minute to prepare and two minutes to speak about the topic. The third part takes 2-3 minutes and contains a discussion on the topic presented in part 2, in which the interviewer asks the candidate some follow-up questions and develops a discussion on the topic.