What Happens If You Fail The DLPT?
Failing to maintain the required levels of proficiency may result in a reduction of foreign language proficiency pay at best, and failure to qualify for continued work in the linguist career field in a worst-case scenario.
How hard is DLPT?
The DLPT requires a lot of vocab “bottom up” to pass the lower levels; but for the higher levels, it requires “top down” recognition of contexts and “patterns of speech”. Students and linguists who have to translate every word do not do as well on the test as those who understand contextually.
Higher Level Passages and Lower Level Skills:
Each test is allotted three hours. DLIFLC conducted several timing studies for both multiple-choice and constructed-response tests to see how long it took examinees to answer; based on that, we set initial test times, which we then refined after additional studies.
DLPT Relevant Information and Guides - DLIFLC
Is DLPT multiple-choice?
A. The DLPT5 includes separate tests for reading and listening comprehension. ... In the "big" languages (for example, Russian, Chinese and Arabic) the test format will be multiple-choice. The test taker will read or listen to foreign language passages, read questions in English, and provide short answers in English.
FAQs about the DLPT-V
What is a good score on the DLPT?
For instance, a score of 85 is needed for Category I languages like French or Italian. A score of 100 is needed for Category IV languages such as Arabic or Chinese.
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