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Pearson Entry Level (Entry 1/Entry 2/Entry 3) Certificate in ESOLInternational (PTE Home A1/A2/B1)SpecificationFirst certification date: 1 March 2020Version 4/December 2019 Pearson Education Limited 2019
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ContentsIntroduction5PTE Home5Purpose of the specification6Qualification aim7Qualification alignment with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languagequalifications8Specification at a glance10Reported outcome10Item Scoring: An Overview12Knowledge, skills, understanding13Content and assessment criteria13Item Scoring: Skills Tested and Scoring Criteria13Repeat sentence14Describe image15Listen and answer16Listen and re-tell17Listen and answer18Using PTE Home Results19Assessment20Assessment Summary20CEFR Level Descriptors21Test format and administration21Test construct22Entry and Assessment Information23Candidate entry23Entry requirements23Resitting the qualification23Awarding and reporting23Access arrangements and reasonable adjustments23Equality Act 2010 and Pearson equality policy24Malpractice25Language of assessment25Other information26Total Qualification Time (TQT) and Guided Learning Hours (GLH)26Student recruitment27Prior learning and other ndix283
IntroductionPTE HomePTE Home is a series of computer-based English language proficiency tests delivered inthe UK and across the globe. They provide a measure of a test taker’s English languageability in order to assist government organisations that require a standard of Englishlanguage proficiency for admission purposes.There are three PTE Home tests, each corresponding to the Common EuropeanFramework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level required for different types of visaapplications. Each single test assesses speaking and listening skills via a computer, in asecure test centre. The PTE Home tests are integrated skills tests where each questiontype assesses either speaking or listening or a combination of both. The tests assess reallife content and include a range of accents (from British and American to non-nativespeakers) so that candidates can prepare for life in their destination country by beingexposed to the type of accents they will encounter in everyday life.Highly accurate computer marking ensures all test takers are assessed impartially andaccurately. Results are normally available within five business days and candidates canbook as little as 24 hours in advance.4
Purpose of the specificationThis specification sets out: the objectives of the qualification any other qualification/s that a student must have completed before taking thequalification any prior knowledge and skills that the student is required to have before taking thequalification any other requirements that a student must have satisfied before they will beassessed or before the qualification will be awarded the knowledge, understanding and skills that will be assessed as part of thequalification the method of assessment and any associated requirements relating to it the criteria against which a student’s level of attainment will be measured (such asassessment criteria).5
Qualification aimThis qualification is a comprehensive, standalone assessment of a candidate’s ability tocommunicate in English at either CEFR level A1, A2 or B1.The qualification is designed for any adult learners of English (18 years old, or 16 withparental consent) who require it as evidence of their English language ability for visaapplications for institutions who recognise it.Candidates are assessed on their ability to speak and listen to English. As a result of theassessment, candidates are graded on these two skills and provided an overall result ofeither Pass or Fail.6
Qualification alignment with the CommonEuropean Framework of Reference (CEFR)for language qualificationsThe PTE Home tests are aligned with the CEFR, with score reporting a straightforward Passor Fail at each level. A Pass grade indicates that the test taker has reached a level ofproficiency in speaking and listening at or above the corresponding CEFR level.Common EuropeanFramework of Reference(CEFR) for L Accredited titlesA1XXX/XXXX/XXPearson Entry Level (Entry 1)Certificate in ESOL International(PTE Home A1)A2XXX/XXXX/XXPearson Entry Level(Entry 2) Certificate in ESOLInternational (PTE Home A2)B1XXX/XXXX/XXPearson Entry Level (Entry 3) Certificatein ESOL International (PTE Home B1)7
Specification at a glanceReported OutcomePTE Home tests report an overall Pass or Fail. The report the candidate receives alsoincludes a description of the relevant CEFR level and how this relates to thecandidate’s English language proficiency.Example Test Taker Score Report8
Item Scoring: An OverviewThe items in all three PTE Home tests only assess the test taker’s speaking and listening skills;reading and writing skills are not assessed. Most items assess both skills – speaking and listening– in an integrated way, while some items assess speaking only. Taken together the items assessvarious aspects of speaking, including fluency, pronunciation and range of vocabulary.All items on the PTE Home tests are scored by machine, on a partial credit basis – scored ascorrect, partially correct or incorrect. Where a response is correct the maximum score pointsavailable will be awarded. Partially correct items will receive an appropriate proportion of theavailable score points. Incorrect or missing responses will receive no score points.The following tables provide an overview of the item types and numbers in each of the threetests, the test timings and the item scoring.PTE Home A1 TestItem typeTimeallowedRepeat sentenceDescribe imageConversation –Listen and answer17minutesNumber ofScoringitemsCommunicative skills assessed20-23Partial creditListening and speaking:Oral fluency, pronunciation4-5Partial creditSpeaking:Oral fluency, pronunciationContent4-5Partial creditListening and speaking:Oral fluency, pronunciationContent9
PTE Home A2 TestItem typeTimeallowedRepeat sentenceDescribe image20minutesRe-tell storyNumber ofScoringitemsCommunicative skills assessed20-23Partial creditListening and speaking:Oral fluency, pronunciation4-5Partial creditSpeaking:Oral fluency, pronunciationContent4-5Partial creditListening and speaking:Oral fluency, pronunciationContentPTE Home B1 TestItem typeTimeallowedNumber ofScoringitemsCommunicative skills assessed16-17Partial creditListening and speaking:Oral fluency, pronunciation4-5Partial creditSpeaking:Oral fluency, pronunciationContentRe-tell story4-5Partial creditListening and speaking:Oral fluency, pronunciationContentStory – listen andanswer4-5Partial creditListening and speaking:Oral fluency, pronunciationContentRepeat sentenceDescribe image25minutes10
Knowledge, skills and understandingContent and assessment criteriaThe following part of the specification provides an overview of how scores arereported, details of the item types in each of the three tests and the score criteria foreach item.Item Scoring: Skills Tested and Scoring CriteriaScoring criteria used by human raters for PTE Home tests are given. This serves to givean understanding of what test takers need to demonstrate in their responses. Theautomated scoring engines are trained on scores given by human raters. The scoresindicated undergo several complex calculations to produce the total item score.11
Item typesRepeat sentenceCommunicative skills tested: Listening and speakingDescription: Listen to a sentence and repeat itSubskills tested: Understanding everyday spoken language on familiar topics. Speaking for apurpose (to repeat, to inform, to explain); speaking at a natural rate; producing fluent speech;using appropriate intonation, pronunciation and stress; speaking under timed conditions.12
Describe imageCommunicative skills tested: SpeakingDescription: Look at an image and describe it out loud.Subskills tested: Speaking for a purpose (to describe); speaking at a natural rate; producingfluent speech; using appropriate intonation, pronunciation and stress; use of appropriatevocabulary.13
Conversation – listen and answerCommunicative skills tested: ListeningDescription: Listen to a short conversation and answer a question about it.Subskills tested: Understanding of the meaning, context and/or detail in a short dialogue.14
Re-tell storyCommunicative skills tested: Listening and speakingDescription: Listen to a short narrative and then retell the narrative in one’s own words.Subskills tested: Listening comprehension at the word, sentence and discourse level. Ability torelay content fluently with appropriate pronunciation.15
Story – listen and answerCommunicative skills tested: Listening and speakingDescription: Listen to a short passage and answer three comprehension questions with shortresponses.Subskills tested: Listening comprehension at the word, sentence and discourse level. Ability torelay content with appropriate fluency and pronunciation.16
Using PTE Home resultsPTE Home tests use five item types, reflecting different modes of language useand requiring different response tasks and formats.PTE Home test takers can log onto their Pearson VUE account to view theirresults and to download a PDF version of the report.Institutions who recognise the PTE Home tests can access an Institution versionof the report, which they use to validate the test taker’s result.Example Institution Score Report17
AssessmentAssessment SummaryThe PTE Home tests are available at three levels, corresponding to CEFR levels A1, A2and B1. Each test assesses listening and speaking skills via a computer-based test in asingle session of between 17 and 25 minutesTo complete a PTE Home test, candidates will need to attend a Pearson-approved,secure test centre. Candidates will use a computer and headset to listen and respondto questions.During the test session candidates will be presented with 28 questions in three or fourdifferent question formats (depending on level), which assess speaking and listeningskills.The PTE Home tests assess real-life content in everyday contexts. A variety of accentsare included in the test, from British and American to non-native English speakers, socandidates will be exposed to the type of accents they will encounter in everyday life.18
CEFR Level DescriptorsListeningA1Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with longpauses for him/her to assimilate meaning. Can recognise concreteinformation (e.g. places and times) on familiar topics encountered ineveryday life, provided it is delivered in slow and clear speech.Can understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete typeprovided speech is clearly and slowly articulated. Can understandphrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g.very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography,employment), provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.Can understand straightforward factual information about commoneveryday or job related topics, identifying both general messages andspecific details, provided speech is clearly articulated in a generallyfamiliar accent. Can understand the main points of clear standard speechon familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure etc.,including short narratives.A2B1SpeakingA1A2B1Can produce simple mainly isolated phrases about people and places.Can give a simple description or presentation of people, living or workingconditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simplephrases and sentences linked into a list.Can reasonably fluently sustain a straightforward description of one of avariety of subjects within his/her field of interest, presenting it as a linearsequence of points.Test format and administrationThe test will consist of single-skill and integrated-skill items. Test length rangesbetween 17 and 25 minutes, dependent on which level of test you are taking. The testsare fully automatically scored.Item types used in the test are: Repeat sentence (Listening and Speaking)Describe image (Speaking)Conversation – listen and answer (Listening)Re-tell story (Listening and Speaking) Story – listen and answer (Listening)19
The test is delivered through a secure network of Pearson Professional Centres andPearson-approved third party centres. All centres have security measures in place thatmeet the requirements of high stakes tests recognised by government organsiations.Test constructLanguage proficiency is seen as the ability to use language as a social tool to achievecertain ends. The PTE Home tests are designed to target these two competencies –please refer to Appendix 1.In line with the Council of Europe (CoE) guidelines which provide the basis fordeveloping language syllabuses, curricula, examinations and textbooks across Europe,PTE Home tests are based on the study on the concept of plurilingual and partialcompetence.Entry and Assessment InformationCandidate entryTo book PTE Home A1, A2 or B1 tests candidates must create a Pearson accountonline. Once an account has been created, candidates can sign in and accessthis qualification. For details visit http://pearsonpte.com.Before booking test takers should be ready to provide the following detailsexactly as they appear on their identification document: NameEmailDate of BirthCitizenshipIdentification typeIdentification numberCountry and City of BirthCredit or Debit CardTesting is available all year round at centres located internationally (over 117countries worldwide). Availability of test booking slots is dependent onprovision offered at the centre and availability at the time of booking.Entry requirementsTest takers must be over the age of 16 to register for and take PTE Hometests. If a test taker is aged 16 or 17 at the point of registration, a signedParental Consent Form will be required before the candidate is permitted totake the test.20
A Parental Consent Form can be completed via our Contact Us pagepearsonpte.com/contact-usResitting the qualificationCandidates can re-sit the examination for PTE HomeA1, A2 and B1 tests as manytimes as they like. Candidates must wait until their results have been received(usually within five working days) until they can re-book their next examination.Awarding and reportingPTE Home is scored against the Global Scale of English, a granular score scalethat is aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).Candidates will receive a notification of performance in the form of a Test TakerReport. The PTE Home Test Taker Reports include an overall result of either Passor Fail.The overall result indicates that a candidate’s level of English meets theappropriate CEFR level the test is designed for (A1, A2 or B1) and is based onperformance on all items in the test. All three tests are integrated skillsassessments and marks are awarded on different sections on the test thatcontribute towards both communicative skills tested.Access arrangements and reasonable adjustmentsAccess arrangementsAccess arrangements are agreed before an assessment. They allow studentswith special educational needs, disabilities or temporary injuries to: access the assessmentshow what they know and can do without changing the demands of theassessmentThe intention behind an access arrangement is to meet the particular needs ofan individual student without affecting the integrity of the assessment. Accessarrangements are the principal way in which awarding organisations complywith the duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make ‘reasonable adjustments’.Access arrangements should always be processed as soon as a test takerdecides to take the test. We advise test takers requiring access arrangementsto book their tests and apply for access arrangements well in advance of thedate they wish to take the test. Candidates will then know what is availableand have the access arrangement(s) in place for assessment.Reasonable adjustmentsThe Equality Act 2010 requires an awarding organisation to make reasonableadjustments where a person with a disability would be at a substantialdisadvantage in undertaking an assessment. The awarding organisation is21
required to take reasonable steps to overcome that disadvantage.A reasonable adjustment for a particular person may be unique to thatindividual and therefore might not be in the list of available accessarrangements.Whether an adjustment will be considered reasonable will depend on a numberof factors, which will include: the needs of the student with the disabilitythe effectiveness of the adjustmentthe cost of the adjustment; andthe likely impact of the adjustment on the student with the disabilityand other students.An adjustment will not be approved if it involves unreasonable costs to theawarding organisation, timeframes or affects the security or integrity of theassessment. This is because the adjustment is not ‘reasonable’.Further informationPlease see the website pearsonpte.com for further information about howto apply for access arrangements and special consideration.For further information about access arrangements, reasonable adjustmentsand special consideration please refer to the JCQ website: www.jcq.org.uk.Equality Act 2010 and Pearson equality policyEquality and fairness are central to our work. Our equality policy requires allstudents to have equal opportunity to access our qualifications andassessments, and our qualifications to be awarded in a way that is fair toevery student.We are committed to making sure that: students with a protected characteristic (as defined by the Equality Act2010) are not, when they are undertaking one of our qualifications,disadvantaged in comparison to students who do not share thatcharacteristicall students achieve the recognition they deserve for undertaking aqualification and that this achievement can be compared fairly to theachievement of their peers.You can find details on how to make adjustments for students withprotected characteristics in the policy document Access Arrangements,Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations, which is on our website,www.edexcel.com/Policies.22
MalpracticeFor up-to-date information on malpractice please refer to the latest JointCouncil for Qualifications (JCQ) Suspected Malpractice in Examinations andAssessments document, available on the JCQ website: www.jcq.org.uk.PTE Home tests are also subject to a specific PTE malpractice policy. To viewthe policy, visit www.pearsonpte.com/malpractice-policy.Language of assessmentAssessment of this spec
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