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From Fortune 500 corporations to small and mid-size companies, Language Testing International® (LTI), a Samsung company, works with corporate clients to test prospective candidates and current employees for language proficiency. With 30 years of experience providing language assessments to the corporate sector, LTI has tested hundreds of thousands of candidates in over 60 countries and in over 120 languages and is the largest and most respected world language proficiency test provider globally. As the exclusive distributor and sole-source provider of ACTFL language proficiency assessments, we proudly offer our corporate clients valid and reliable speaking, writing, reading and listening tests. We offer the highest level of client service as well as convenient online test scheduling and reporting over secure client networks.
Determining the Minimum Level of Language Proficiency for Bilingual Jobs
Language is our focus, and we make sure it is measured correctly. LTI understands how important effective communication can be, not only in everyday life, but for successful business interactions held domestically and abroad. Hiring the right candidates for employment who communicate proficiently in another language to perform job tasks, reduce customer service issues, and move business forward more quickly are paramount to success. LTI is a customer-focused organization that works in partnership with its clients.
Through an understanding of the client’s goals, we develop the best language assessment plan to meet the assessment and reporting needs of each client and their test candidates. We do this through LTI’s Task Analysis procedure to establish the minimum level of language proficiency recommendation to qualify talent for the bilingual role(s), our proprietary web-based test management and delivery systems and platforms.
Language Proficiency Assessments
Based on ACTFL's rigorous test development research, standards, and best practices our testing program and ratings have become a standard measure of language proficiency in the U.S for the past thirty years. LTI provides valid and reliable reading, writing, speaking, and listening tests for our corporate clients in over 60 countries and 120 languages.
Proficiency Scales
Proficiency scales have been developed to make proper judgments on the kinds of tasks a language speaker is able to perform, or to compare the abilities of different speakers. These scales provide profiles of speakers at various levels of ability, outlining the communication tasks expected at each level and how well speakers are able to perform them. The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines were first published in 1986 as an adaptation for the academic community of the U.S. Government's Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level Descriptions. LTI is the exclusive licensee of ACTFL assessments, and the only organization authorized to issue official ACTFL ratings. LTI can provide reliable ratings against any of the scales listed below.