Overview
The CAEL Assessment consists of listening, reading, writing and speaking tasks that reflect common types of academic language activities students are asked to perform in a first-year Canadian university setting.
Language activities are separated into two parts using two separate topics.
Part 1. Written Assessment:
- Reading: Test takers read passages and answer relevant questions on Topic One.
- Listening: Test takers listen to a pre-recorded lecture and answer relevant questions on Topic One.
- Writing: Test takers use information from the reading and listening components to write a short essay on Topic One.
Part 2. Oral Language Test:
- Oral response: test takers are given computer questions and answer relevant questions on Topic Two using a headset and microphone.
- The timing of the CAEL Assessment is as follows:
Task | Time |
---|---|
Reading 1 | 25 minutes |
Listening | 20 minutes |
Reading 2 | 30 minutes |
Writing | 45 minutes |
OLT | 25 minutes |
Total Time | 2 hours 25 minutes |