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BEC & BULATS
by Angel Phu & Zita Yip
Examinations Services Officer
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Outline of the seminar
• About British Council
• Introduction to Cambridge ESOL and
Business English Certificate BEC
• Why take BEC exams?
• Levels and papers
• Grades and Results
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Outline of the seminar
• Introduction to BUsiness LAnguage Testing Service BULATS
• Why take BULATS?
• Contents of BULATS
• Levels, grades and papers
• Support materials/questions and answers
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About British Council
•Founded in 1934
•United Kingdom’s international cultural relations organisation
•Around 7,500 people in 109 countries
•Hong Kong office started in 1948
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Work of British Council
•Teaching English
•Providing the latest information about
the United Kingdom
•Promoting British education and
training
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Work of British Council
•Working closely with governments on
reform and good governance
•Demonstrating the innovation, creativity
and excellence of British science, arts,
literature and design
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About Examinations Services
•Running examinations since 1989
•Covering academic, entrance, vocational
and professional subjects
•Offers English language examinations
from Cambridge ESOL for children
through to adults
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Introduction to Cambridge ESOL
• largest testing agency for British English
• full range of examinations taken worldwide
• recognition of Cambridge ESOL
certificates
•department of the university
•exams for learners of English since 1913
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Business English Certificate - BEC
• internationally recognised, certificated exams
• three levels
• tests English language in four skills
•no specialist business knowledge
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Business English Certificate - BEC
•set in context of international business
•working/preparing to work in international
business
•ability to communicate for essential
business needs
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Why take BEC exams?
international recognition for work and study
certificated exams
wide business context
value for study and business career
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Why take BEC exams?
Used by hundreds of employers
- as staff development programme
- as a qualification when recruiting
staff
Used by many universities
- as a entry requirement to business-
related courses in English
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Levels
Cambridge ESOL Levels Council of Europe Levels
VantageBEC Vantage B2
Effective ProficiencyBEC Higher C1CAE
FCE
B1 ThresholdBEC Preliminary PET
MasteryC2CPE
A2 WaystageKET
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Papers
Preliminary Vantage Higher
Reading1 hr
30 mins*
1 hr 1 hr
Writing 45 mins 1 hr 10 mins
Listening 40 mins 40 mins 40 mins
Speaking 12 mins** 14 mins** 16 mins**
* combined Reading and Writing Test ** (2 candidates)
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•variety of ‘input’ and ‘output’
• tests different types of reading
Reading
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Part 1
• Internal company communication
Part 2
• Piece of business correspondence (Preliminary)
• Piece of business correspondence, report or proposal
(Vantage)
• Report or proposal or correspondence (Higher)
Writing
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Listening
•all texts heard twice
•30 minutes listening
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Speaking
•Part 1 Conversation with interlocutor
•Part 2 Mini-presentation
•Part 3 i) Two-way conversation
ii) Further prompting from
interlocutor
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Grades & ResultsBEC Preliminary
Passing Grades
Pass with Merit 80% and above
Pass 65% to 79%
Failing Grades
Narrow Fail 60% to 64%
Fail 59% and below
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Grades & ResultsBEC Vantage & Higher
Passing Grades Grade A 80% and above
Grade B 75% to 79%
Grade C 60% to 74%
Failing Grades Grade D 55% to 59%
Grade E 54% and below
Passing candidates will receive a certificate approximately 3 months after the exam
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Reference No
To be quoted on all correspondence
Business English CertificatesENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGEStatement of results
Session March 2002
Candidate Name
Place of entry
QualificationBusiness English Certificate - Vantage PAPER PROFILE Result B Pass
Exceptional
Good
Borderline
Weak
Listening
ReadingSpeaking
Writing
Statement of Results
Downloadable from our website approx 6 weeks after the exam
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Grade Statistics (International)
BEC Preliminary
Narrow Fail9%
Fail15%
Pass with Merit24%
Pass52%
Pass with Merit
Pass
Narrow Fail
Fail
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Grade Statistics (International)
BEC Vantage
Grade E16%
Grade C44%
Grade D9%
Grade A10%
Grade B21%
Grade A
Grade B
Grade C
Grade D
Grade E
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Grade Statistics (International)
BEC Higher
Grade E18%
Grade C48%
Grade D9%
Grade A8%
Grade B17%
Grade A
Grade B
Grade C
Grade D
Grade E
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Exam Dates & Fees
2 times a year
- in May & November
Registration
- in March & September
BEC Preliminary HK$850
BEC Vantage HK$1,300
BEC Higher HK$1,350
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BUsiness
LAnguage
Testing
Service
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Why take BULATS?
• a multilingual assessment tool for companies and organisations
• rapid, reliable and cost effective
• assesses language skills of employees, trainees and job applicants
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BULATS provides…
• information about language ability of staff
or job applicants
• on-demand and flexible tests
• quick results available in 7 working days after the testinstant result for the computer test
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A tool for …
• assessing job applicants• reporting staff language skills against
international benchmarks• placing learners on suitable language
courses• evaluating language training
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The four BULATS tests and test fees
• Standard test: HK$385
• Computer test: HK$365
• Writing test: HK$385
• Speaking test: HK$495
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The Standard test
• Two parts (110 minutes)1) Listening
2) Reading & Language knowledge
• Test format: Multiple choice & Gap-fill
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The Computer test• Two parts (75 minutes)
1) Listening
2) Reading & Language knowledge
• Test format: Multiple choice & Gap-fill
• Adaptive test• Installed at your premises
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Computer Adaptive Testing
. .
YesYes
YesNo
NoYes
Candidate’s level
30 40 50 60 70 80
?
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The Writing test
• Two parts (45 minutes)
- short message / letter (50-60 words)
- report / letter (180-200 words)
• Two examiners mark separately
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The Speaking test
• Three parts (12-15 minutes)
- Interview
- Presentation
- Information exchange
• Record interview
• Two examiners mark separately
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Test sessions at British Council
• Open sessions at British Council
- applications open for the public
- once a month
• Closed sessions for
companies or language schools
- in house
- on demand
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BULATS levels*ALTELevels
CEF ** Ability BEC levelsBULATSScores (100)
5 C2 MasteryVery Advanced
90-100
4 C1 Effective proficiency
Advanced BEC Higher 75-89
3 B2 VantageUpper Intermediate
BEC Vantage 60-74
2 B1 ThresholdLower Intermediate
BEC Preliminary 40-59
1 A2 Waystage Elementary 20-39
0 A1 Breakthrough Beginner 0-19
* ALTE – Association of Language Testers in Europe** CEF – Common European Framework
• ALTE level system of 0 – 5 with finer distinctions of +, - and = • Score 0-100 is only available in standard test and computer test
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Any practice materials?
FREE Sample papers available on
British Council website:www.britishcouncil.org.hkwww.bulats.orgwww.CambridgeESOL.org/BEC
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Specified examination – BULATS & BEC
• Funding Scheme for Workplace English Training
• Continuing Education Fund
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Further InformationBritish Council
Examinations ServicesTel: 2913 5170Fax: 2913 5172E-mail: [email protected]: 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Cambridge ESOL
BEC: www.CambridgeESOL.org/BECBULATS: www.bulats.org
Keep up to date with what's new via the British Council website
www.britishcouncil.org.hk