Estonian Basic-School English Exam case studies

The Estonian basic-school English final examination (põhikooli inglise keele lõpueksam) is the school-leaving assessment taken at the end of Grade 9, typically by students around age 15. It checks whether a learner has reached the English level expected by the national basic-school curriculum, and the result feeds into the school-leaving certificate and into applications to upper-secondary school (gümnaasium) or vocational study. It is a school examination, not an international certificate, and it is administered within the Estonian school system rather than by a commercial testing body. The exam is built around the four skill areas plus language use: listening to recorded material, reading longer and shorter texts, grammar and vocabulary tasks, a guided or free writing task, and a speaking assessment done as an interview or in pairs or small groups. Topics on this exam: Listening comprehension, Reading comprehension, Language use: grammar and vocabulary, Writing, and Speaking. The Estonian Basic-School English Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,677 words.