1. PEARSON TEST OF ENGLISHPEARSON TEST OF ENGLISH
GeneralGeneral
OverviewOverview

2. PTE Academic: OverviewPTE Academic: Overview
A new computer-based academic English language test
to accurately assess the Listening, Reading, Speaking
and Writing English ability of test takers who are non-
native speakers of English and who wish to study at
institutions where English is the principal language of
instruction.

3. PTE Academic Main Distinguishing FeaturesPTE Academic Main Distinguishing Features
• Real-life language
• Language of today
• International English
• Integrated Item Types
• Profile of scores
• Concordance to CEF, TOEFL, and IELTS

4. PTE Academic Profile of ScoresPTE Academic Profile of Scores
• Overall Score reflects the overall academic EnglishOverall Score reflects the overall academic English
language ability of a test taker by summarizing alllanguage ability of a test taker by summarizing all
the individual item scores in the testthe individual item scores in the test
• Communicative Skills Scores- Listening, Reading,Communicative Skills Scores- Listening, Reading,
Speaking and WritingSpeaking and Writing
• Enabling Skills Scores-Enabling Skills Scores-Grammar, Oral Fluency,Grammar, Oral Fluency,
Pronunciation, Spelling, Vocabulary and WrittenPronunciation, Spelling, Vocabulary and Written
DiscourseDiscourse

5. SCORES INTERPRETATION

6. PTE Academic Alignment with Common EuropeanPTE Academic Alignment with Common European
Framework (CEF)Framework (CEF)
• CEF of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching,
Assessment is a widely recognized benchmark for
language ability
• Alignment of PTE Academic scores with CEF

7. Concordance estimates with IELTS & TOEFL iBT

8. PTE Academic: structure and tasksPTE Academic: structure and tasks

9. PTE Academic Test Format:

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