The Russian Language Testing Center for Foreigners, St.Petersburg State University

Level three (TORFL-3)

Level four (TORFL-4)

The Russian Language Testing Center for Foreigners

The Russian Language Testing Center for Foreigners of the St.Petersburg State University (SPSU) is authorized to administer the state testing system in Russian as a foreign language. The Russian Language Testing Center for Foreigners is a member of the Russian Society of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature. The SPSU Testing Center is an official regional representative of the Leading Russian Language Testing Center for Non-Native Speakers of the Ministry for Compulsory and Professional Education of the Russian Federation. The SPSU Regional Testing Center provides five main testing levels aimed at evaluating language competence (in increasing order of difficulty)

Associate member of ALTE

Test of Russian as a Foreign Language, Elementary level
Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. Basic level.
Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. Level one (TORFL-1).
Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. Level two (TORFL-2).
Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. Level three (TORFL-3).
Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. Level four (TORFL-4.

In addition to the above mentioned examinations the SPSU Regional Testing Center provides a wide range of Russian tests meeting the personal communication needs of candidates. For example, there is a test in Russian language for professional purposes, a test in Russian language for students entering schools of higher learning, a test in business Russian, etc. Examinations are held three times a year - in September, January and June. Applicants are registered at the SPSU Regional Testing Center. They should register 8 weeks before the examination (outside Russia) or 4 weeks before the examination (in Russia). Results are announced 6 weeks after the examination (outside Russia) or 4 weeks after the examination (in Russia ).

TESTING CENTER ADMINISTRATION

Director		Dr. Evgueny E. Yurkov, PhD
Deputy Director		Dr.Tatyana E. Nesterova, PhD
Telephone		+7 812 323-42-87, 325-11-24
Fax		+7 812 323-42-87
E-mail		info@russian4foreigners.spb.ru
Internet		http://www.russian4foreigners.spb.ru/testing_center/index.html

Address of the Testing Center :
Regional Russian Language Testing Center for Foreigners
St. Petersburg State University
Office 213, 11/2, Lieutenant Shmidt emb.
St.Petersburg, 199034, Russia