Pretesting Calendar 2008 …

Pretesting Calendar 2008                                                                                        This calendar shows fixed date Pretesting Windows for Cambridge ESOL exams.
               Fixed date
     Pretesting Windows Main Suite                                                   Skills for Life            Raw Scores (e.g. 12 out of 15 for section 2 etc) are sent back to institutions within 3 weeks of our receiving
     Weeks Commencing KET, PET, FCE, *CAE, *CPE          *BEC                        (UK Only)                  completed pretests. (Writing papers may take longer as these are qualitative assessments by Cambridge ESOL
                  4 February
                                                                                                                examiners.)
                                                                                                                The earlier papers are returned to Cambridge, the sooner scores are sent.
               11 February
                                                                                                                Please contact* the Pretest administrator by email 8 weeks prior to the window you choose, giving accurate
               18 February                                                                                      numbers of pretests required. Although we try to accomodate all requests we cannot guarantee to send you
               25 February
                                                                                                                the number of pretests you request. Writing papers in particular are limited. If you can offer pretest candidates
                                                                                                                outside of the scheduled window, please contact us as it may be possible to accommodate your request.
                    3 March
                                                                                                                For more information about pretesting, see the `Guide to Pretesting' on the website or from
                   10 March                                                                                     pretesting@cambridgeesol.org

                   17 March                                                                                     Times
                                                                                                                Detailed below is the usual length of time allowed for each paper.
                   24 March
                                                                                                                The standard `Anchor Test' takes a further 20 minutes to administer.
                   31 March                                                                                     (Writing tests do not require `Anchor Tests'.)
                     7 April                                                                                    Combining these papers, the anchor and some administration time gives you the total time needed to
                                                                                                                complete all papers.
                    14 April
                                                                                                                As the volume of Writing papers is limited, you may not be invited to administer these.
                    21 April
                                                                                                                 KET                  PET                   FCE                   CAE                   CPE                     TKT
                    28 April
                                                                                                                 Reading 60 minutes   Reading 75 minutes    Reading 60 minutes    Reading 40­60 min-    Reading 90 minutes      60­80 minutes
                  4 August                                                                                       Listening 25         Listening 40          Listening 40           utes                 Listening 40
                                                                                                                 Writing 15           Writing 50            Use of English 50     Listening 50          Use of Eng (pt. 5) 50
               11 August                                                                                                                                    Writing 45            Use of Eng 60­75      Writing 60
                                                                                                                                                                                  Writing 60
               18 August
                                                                                                                 IELTS                BULATS                BEC                   Skills for Life       ILEC and ICFE
               25 August                                                                                         Reading 75 minutes   Reading & Language    Reading 75            Reading               Reading 75 minutes
                                                                                                                 Listening 40          Knowledge            Listening 40           50­75 minutes        Listening 40
            29 September
                                                                                                                 Writing 60            40 minutes           Writing 25­70         Writing 40­90         Writing 75
                                                                                                                                      Writing 45
                  6 October

               13 October                                                                                                 All institutions participating in pretesting must be live centres, or be approved as `Pretesting Institutions'.
               20 October
                                                                                                                   * contact the Pretest administrator on:
               27 October
                                                                                                                            MainsuitePretesting@cambridgeesol.org
              3 November                                                                                                                                                                                 Examiners and Pretesting
                                                                                                                            BECPretesting@cambridgeesol.org                                              Administration Unit
               *CAE and *CPE, *BEC Higher, IELTS and BULATS can be taken at almost anytime.                                 IELTSPretesting@cambridgeesol.org                                            Cambridge ESOL Examinations
                                                                                                                                                                                                         1 Hills Road
                                                                                                                            BULATSPretesting@cambridgeesol.org




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   Professional exams including TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test), ILEC (International Legal English Certificate)                                                                                            Cambridge
       and ICFE (International Certificate of Financial English) are also pretested, for further information                SkillsforlifePretesting@cambridgeesol.org                                    CB1 2EU
                          please contact the relevant Pretest administrator by email.
                                                                                                                            ILECPretesting@cambridgeesol.org                                             email pretesting@cambridgeesol.org
                                                                                                                            ICFEPretesting@cambridgeesol.org                                             www.CambridgeESOL.org
Week of window:
                                                                                                                            TKTPretesting@cambridgeesol.org