Certificat de nivell bàsic de català
This is an examination based on the Council of Europe's Waystage
specification,which tests the language needed to meet the most
basic communication needs in everyday situations.
There are four components:
Reading
Candidates are expected to identify the main points of short
factual texts and to scan for information in order to perform
relevant tasks. Texts can be public notices, advertisements, short
news articles, etc.
There are four questions with twenty items of the following task
types: multiple-choice (3 and 4 options), true/false, yes/no and
matching.
Listening
Candidates must be able to understand short oral texts to detect
the gist, or relevant specific information. Listening texts include
informal recorded exchanges, announcements and news items.
There are twenty items of the following task types: matching
(text and pictures), true/false and short answers.
Speaking
Candidates are tested individually by two examiners. They are
expected to operate in everyday situations such as asking for
information, making arrangements, thanking someone, etc. They
must also participate in simple conversations on everyday topics
related to their personal experience. The examiners determine
only whether or not candidates are capable of expressing themselves
in a comprehensible way.
Candidates must first respond to six questions of a general conversational
nature. This is followed by a number of tasks based on everyday
situations. The tasks are guided and include a clear description
of the context.
Communicative Awareness
Candidates are expected to identify the appropriate response
to everyday utterances or situations.
There are fifteen taped utterances or descriptions of situations.
For each of these there is a written multiple-choice item. Candidates
must choose the appropriate response.
Weighting of components
The Speaking component carries 30% of the total marks, Listening
30%, Reading 25% and Communicative Awareness 15%.
Results
There are two grades: Pass and Fail.
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