LanguageCert General SELT flashcards
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- LanguageCert SELT Listening
- A timed component of LanguageCert General SELT that assesses understanding of spoken English in everyday situations; it contributes to the overall CEFR-level result.
- Listening task types
- Common formats include multiple choice, matching, note completion, and short-answer questions; tasks test gist, specific detail, and inference.
- Distractor correction rule
- A listening decision rule: when a speaker mentions an option and later corrects it, the corrected final information is usually the intended answer.
- Question key words
- Candidates use any pause before a recording to read questions and identify key words such as names, numbers, times, places, and reasons.
- Recording replay rule
- The rubric states how many times each recording is played; candidates must follow it and should not assume a second listening.
- Listening answer sheet
- Answers are written on the listening answer sheet as instructed; unclear or ambiguous answers may not be credited by the marker.
- Everyday listening contexts
- Recordings often use announcements, conversations, phone messages, and short talks; vocabulary is general rather than academic.
- Listening score contribution
- The Listening score is combined with Reading, Writing, and Speaking to determine the overall SELT result at the booked level.
- LanguageCert SELT Reading
- A timed component that assesses understanding of written English through multiple texts; it contributes to the overall CEFR-level SELT result.
- Reading text types
- Texts may include notices, adverts, emails, forms, articles, and instructions; they reflect everyday general English rather than specialist academic content.
- Scanning
- A reading skill for locating specific information such as dates, prices, names, or times without reading every word of the text.
- Detailed comprehension
- A reading skill that requires understanding explicit information and relationships across sentences, not just matching individual words.
- Matching trap
- An option that repeats a word from the text is not automatically correct; the whole meaning must match the question.
- Gap-fill grammar check
- In gap-fill tasks, the completed sentence must be grammatical and fit the word limit; a plausible but ungrammatical answer may fail.
- Text-only evidence
- Reading answers must be supported by the passage; outside knowledge or personal opinion is not a valid basis for an answer.
- Reading time rule
- The Reading paper has a fixed time limit; unanswered questions score zero, so time must be managed across all parts.
- LanguageCert SELT Writing
- A timed component with tasks at the booked CEFR level; responses are marked on task achievement, organization, grammar, and vocabulary.
- Task achievement
- A writing criterion requiring coverage of every content point in the task, with a clear purpose and appropriate reader awareness.
- Writing word limits
- Each task states a word range; significantly under-length responses lose marks because they provide insufficient evidence of the target level.
- Transactional writing
- A short email or message task that asks the candidate to convey information, make requests, or respond to a situation.
- Longer writing task
- An article, letter, report, or review depending on level; it requires organization, developed ideas, and appropriate register.
- Register decision
- Formal tasks need polite, impersonal language; informal tasks allow contractions and direct address, but rude or slangy language is penalized.
- Copied rubric rule
- Language copied from the task instructions is not credited; candidates must produce original sentences that answer the task.
- Legibility and typing
- Paper answers must be legible and computer answers correctly typed; if the examiner cannot read it, no marks can be awarded.
- LanguageCert SELT Speaking
- A live interview with a trained examiner that assesses spoken English; it is audio-recorded and contributes to the overall SELT result.
- Speaking criteria
- Examiners assess fluency, grammatical range and accuracy, vocabulary range, pronunciation, and interactive communication during the live interview.
- Speaking parts
- Typical parts include personal information, a topic talk, a role-play, and a discussion; the exact mix depends on the CEFR level.
- Interactive communication
- A speaking criterion measuring turn-taking, responding appropriately, asking for clarification, and keeping the interaction going.
- One-word answer effect
- One-word answers give limited evidence of language and usually lower scores; candidates should extend answers with reasons or examples.
- Role-play task
- A simulated everyday situation in which the candidate must initiate, respond, and negotiate meaning with the examiner.
- Pronunciation assessment
- Pronunciation is judged on intelligibility and consistent control of features such as stress and intonation, not on accent removal.
- Speaking recording
- The interview is audio-recorded for marking and quality assurance; candidates should speak clearly and at a natural volume.