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Asset Languages by Cambridge Assessment — a flexible approach to multilingual assessment

Asset Languages is a multilingual assessment service developed by Cambridge Assessment for the UK government. It provides a comprehensive language assessment service, which can be specifically tailored to the language and cultural needs of your country.

What does Asset Languages do?

Asset Languages:

  • Is a multilingual service, currently available in 25 languages
  • Promotes lifelong learning from primary through to secondary, further and adult education
  • Uses a step-by-step system with a practical approach, reflecting real-life language skills
  • Is broken down into six stages each benchmarked against the six levels of the CEFR. Each stage is then split up into smaller steps designed to increase learners’ motivation and sense of achievement
  • Is divided into listening, reading, writing and speaking modules – learners can choose the modules which are of use and interest to them
  • Is designed to fit in with existing teaching programmes and is easily adaptable to any context of learning
  • Is available as both a pen and paper test and a computer-based test.

The table indicates how Asset Languages compares with the CEFR but there is not a precise equivalence.

What can Asset Languages do for your country?

Cambridge ESOL has a track record of working with governments to create individualised language assessment systems. Asset languages can:

  • promote social cohesion by recognising and formalising the language skills of migrant communities
  • promote multilingualism
  • motivate learners of all ages to keep studying languages
  • ensure your workforce has the right skills for the global marketplace
  • help people stay in touch with their cultural heritage.

Asset Languages is currently available in the following languages:

  • Arabic
  • Bengali
  • Cantonese
  • Cornish
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Gujarati
  • Hindi
  • Irish
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Mandarin
  • Panjabi
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Somali
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Tamil
  • Turkish
  • Urdu
  • Welsh
  • Yoruba.

Cambridge ESOL can work with you to develop further languages if required.

If you would like to see more details of how the scheme developed for the UK works, or find out more about how Asset Languages could be adapted to meet your needs, you can visit the Asset Languages website or download a leaflet (PDF 330Kb) featuring an expanded version of the information on this website.

Alternatively contact Cambridge ESOL.

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