As part of our on-going commitment to maintaining the highest standards in English proficiency testing, we will be introducing a revised version of the Pearson Test of English General (PTE General) from the November 2010 session. For over twenty five years PTE General has been offering a reliable, internationally-trusted, way of measuring the ability of speakers of other languages to communicate in English. During that time, the tests have grown and developed as customer expectations have changed and views on language testing have progressed. The revised PTE General represents the next stage in that process of development - ensuring that the tests remain relevant, accurate and challenging for today's language learners. The revisions follow many months of field testing and reflect feedback contributed by teachers, test takers and test centers, as well as critical reviews from language testing experts.
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What will change:
- More international content
- More individual tasks - without increasing test time
- One-to-one oral sessions
- Three related themes for each paper rather than one central theme
What will not change:
- Test purpose and intended test takers
- Assessment of all four skills
- Realistic and familiar task types
- Alignment to the CEF
- Test administration and session scheduling
- Awarding of grades - Distinction, Merit, Pass and Fail
- Awarded by Edexcel
- Approved by OFQUAL
In Greece, the revised PTE General will be introduced in 2011