Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is ALTE?

ALTE is an association of institutions, which produce language examinations. There are currently 26 European languages represented by the member institutions. The representatives who take part in the association's activities do so on behalf of their institutions - the staff and the other stakeholders.

The 31 institutional members (2005) work with millions of other stakeholders in Europe and world-wide.

These stakeholders include:

• the staff and colleagues working on the exams themselves - i.e. working on test design and development, test administration, test marking and grading and test analysis and evaluation;
  
  
• professional consultants working on producing and administering the exams, such as item writers and examiners;
  
  
• teachers and other educationalists, including course writers and materials producers;
  
  
• government bodies;
  
  
• the test takers and their sponsors (parents, employers);
  
  
• users of test results such as employers and university departments, etc.

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