We currently do not employ specialists in ESL/EFL (English as a Second or Foreign Language). However, some of our consultants are International students or have taught International students. We can provide some help to students with limited English proficiency. We are aware of many of their writing concerns, and we can provide them with help in editing techniques. As with all our clients, we limit visits to two per week and one per day, and we cannot edit or proofread for them.

In addition to taking the designated STAR tests in English, limited English-proficient Spanish-speaking students who first enrolled in California public schools fewer then 12 months prior to testing must take a primary language test in Spanish. Primary language testing is optional if the students first enrolled more than 12 months prior to testing. The designated test in Spanish for spring 2000 is the Spanish Assessment of Basic Education, Second Edition (SABE/2).

Yes. The need for testing accommodations is determined by assessing the student's English proficiency level during the current school year. Decisions for necessary testing accommodations must be documented and placed in the student's folder. Two accommodations are available for students who are in bilingual or migrant programs: Over the two days of the writing test, students may have access to a print or electronic dictionary and/or thesaurus. No spell check is permitted. Top

Chinese education system consists of 6 years primary, followed by 6 years secondary schooling in which English is a core subject. As a result, most students at the University level will have had an average of 6 years education in English as a second language. Proficiency levels, particularly in the speaking area will vary between students.

ENGLISH: We provide free, telephonic interpreter services, when needed, to help Residents and Applicants understand the lease agreement and requirements of residency. This service may be requested at the leasing office.

Yes, foreign students are required take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam. Information is included with the admissions packet.

A.Yes, a quick evaluation is given at the beginning of the camp to divide the students into three or four groups. There will be beginning, intermediate, and advanced groups. Each group will rotate through each team of teachers. This rotation of all the students through all the teachers each week is to develop a more flexible ear, so they can become used to different accents.

All patients are entitled to confidential, effective communication, and fully informed consent. For many health care providers, this means developing strategies for working with patients for whom English can be a challenge. The DHHS Office of Civil Rights has concluded that inadequate interpretation for patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) is a form of prohibited discrimination on the basis of national origin under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Yes, the Legal Services Corporation has compiled a list of documents and reports relating to serving clients with limited English proficiency. Links are provided to a number of articles, projects, and websites including LEP.gov.

In addition to the required application for admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy program, all international applicants whose native language is not English must fulfill an English proficiency requirement, through either English proficiency verification or English language certification. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score is required from applicants whose native language is not English, with the exception of those alternatives listed below.

A passing grade in the English 1158 Proficiency Exam is required for all degrees. All transfer students who receive for ENGL 1158 (English Composition II) with a grade of C or better must validate that credit by passing the English Proficiency Exam (PFE) for Transfer Students. The Department of English administers the PFE exam. Their department has approved administering the exam off-campus for distance learning students.

Yes, for all international students who are from countries where English is not the official language, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required. A minimum score of 580 is required. A minimum score of 237 is required on the computerized TOEFL. The Full-time Program Fall 2004 entering class had an average TOEFL score of 269/online.

Successful completion of the iBT TOEFL examination with a minimum total score of 89 as well as accompanying minimum scores in the test’s four components of: 24 in writing; 26 in speaking; 21 in reading comprehension; and 18 in listening comprehension. A letter from the applicant’s university stating that at the time the student received their first degree the language of instruction was English. If you received your degree from a U.S.

For PK LEP students being reported, the school can approximate a language level based on the Speaking/Listening indicators for each language level according to the IDOE chart at http://www.doe.in.gov/lmmp/pdf/languagelevels.pdf and use Code 4 ("Other") for Field 6, Instrument Used. Fluent PK students reported for immigrant purposes can be reported as FEP, Code 7 in Field 6.

Foreign exchange students should arrive with documentation of their English proficiency level. If the documentation indicates that the student is fluent, then no testing is necessary. If documentation of fluency is lacking, the student should be assessed and provided with English development services if needed.

See: Commonly Asked Questions and Answers Regarding Executive Order 13166 from the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons. US Department of Justice Federal Register, June 18, 2002 (volume 67, no. 117).

The recipient’s responsibility is to provide meaningful access to their LEP applicants and beneficiaries. [R]recipients must take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to their programs and activities by LEP persons. The recipient’s obligation is to remove artificial barriers.

States, LEAs and schools are required to hold LEP students to the State academic content and academic achievement standards established for all children.

If your first language is not English, the University of Cambridge requires that you take a IELTS language proficiency test to show you have the necessary command of the language to get the most out of your course. You do not need to take the test before you apply, but, if you are made an offer and you have not already sent the Board of Graduate Studies a copy of your results, one of the conditions of admission will be that you pass a test at the correct level.

Fluency in English is a pre-requisite for the Cambridge MBA. If English is not your first language, you must have taken a recognised English proficiency test in the two years before the 30th of September of the year you are applying for. We may, at our discretion, waive this requirement if you can provide clear evidence that your English is fluent (e.g.

All applicants are required to submit a passing score on either the TOEFL,TWE and TSE. For the TOEFL, TWE, and TSE, registered nurses must submit a score of 540 on the written TOEFL or 207 on the computer based TOEFL, 4.0 on the TWE and 50 on the TSE. component of the CGFNS: Canada (except Quebec), UK, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. Nurses from Trinidad and Tobago may also be eligible for this exemption.

International students who are not native speakers of English must submit scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) at a minimum level of 550 for the paper-based test or 213 for the computer-based test. For more information, see the Graduate School website at: www.grad.uconn.edu

Ans: All non-native English speakers (i.e. other than UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand) must meet the English Language proficiency requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University. In general, the required levels are TOEFL 500 or more or IELTS 6 or more. Students unable to obtain TOEFL or IELTS testing can sit the Mahidol University English Language Proficiency Test. A pass in the latter test is not required for entry into a program, but is required for graduation.

Students will be accepted to our Intensive English as a Second Language Program, offering 20 hours of instruction per week. There are five levels of classes in Reading, Writing, Grammar and Speaking/Listening. Students who pass all Level 5 classes with at least a 2.5 will be accepted to the High School Completion program.

The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS is required of all applicants if English is not their native language. TOEFL: applicants must score at least 550 on the paper based test, 213 on the computerized test, or 90 on the iBT in order to be considered for admission. IELTS: applicants must score at least a 7.0 in order to be considered for admission.

If English is not your first language then you must enclose a copy of a recent English language test certificate (not more than two years old) or provide details of when you are going to take the test. Details of requirements are here. Summarizing: TOEFL: the minimum scores required are 580 (paper-based), 237 (computer-based) or 88 (internet-based) Cambridge examinations: the minimum grade required is B. The Cambridge First Certificate is not acceptable.

The two most common are the TOEFL and IELTS. A student with the following TOEFL or IELTS is exempt from the ESL requirements: Academically qualified students who are not yet proficient in English may be accepted into the University's ESL Program. [link to ESL page]. Minimum scores by campus are as follows:

For applicants who obtain their degrees from a university in a non-English-speaking country (e.g., Mainland China), they are required to submit one of the following scores in their applications for assessing their English language proficiency: TOFEL; College English Test (CET) of PRC; IELTS. For applicants who obtain their degrees from a university in Hong Kong or an English-speaking country, they are not required to submit any English proficiency test scores.

Yes. If English is not your mother tongue, then we ask you to provide English proficiency certification, the most popular of which is the TOEFL certification. For the latter we request a minimum of 600 points in the paper-based exam which equates to 250 in the computer-based test.