Dear Lauder Applicant:

You have been instructed by the Lauder Institute to contact Language Testing International (LTI) in order to have your foreign language speaking ability assessed through an ACTFL Oral proficiency Interview for admissions purposes. LTI is the testing office of the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

The OPI is a 15-30 minute telephone conversation with an ACTFL certified tester in the language of the Lauder track to which you are applying (Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish). The interview will be tape recorded for evaluation purposes. The result of the assessment will be forwarded directly to you and the Lauder Institute.

The OPI is evaluated according to the ACTFL language proficiency guidelines for speaking http://www.languagetesting.com/scale_acad.htm . Please consult Lauder's website http://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/joint_application.asp for further information about Lauder's language requirements.

To schedule your diagnostic ACTFL OPI, please complete and submit the following applications and forms, available below, via the internet.

Be sure to:

* To give us an email address and telephone number where we will be able to reach you to confirm your appointment.

* Indicate a few dates, which are at least 10 business days after the date you will be submitting the following OPI form, as well as ranges of times on those days, when you will be available for the interview.

* On the OPI form please be certain to select the U.S. time zone or, if international, state hours to New York (Eastern) time from the location where you plan to take the OPI.

* Include payment or payment information with your application. No application will be processed without payment.

Note: we encourage you to submit the form online. If that is not possible, you may download it http://www.languagetesting.com/acad_doc_lauder.htm and submit it via fax

Once we receive your application, we will match your availability with that of a tester in the language you indicate and set up an appointment with the tester. We will then contact you to advise you of the appointment date and time, and give you the name of the tester and a telephone number to call for the interview. If for any reason you need to reschedule an appointment, please contact us immediately. If you miss an appointment without contacting our office 24 hours in advance, you will be charged a $55.00 no-show/rescheduling fee.

If you have any questions, please send email to admin@LanguageTesting.com. If you have questions about the role of the OPI in your application to the MBA/MA program at Lauder, or if you are uncertain about which language to select for the OPI (i.e. you are considering a couple different language tracks; or you are applying to the Portuguese program), please contact Academic Program Coordinator, Selma Pastor, at 215-898-3113. Her Email address is pastors@wharton.upenn.edu.

Cordially,

LTI Test Administration

Exclusive Licensee of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Inc.

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