Numerical Levels & Competence Categories

By administering these types of test, we are able to grade the student’s command of English and other languages in each individual skill area and thereby, to assign a meaningful level of overall communicative competence. The testing process also provides initial indications of those language areas requiring attention during the early stages of the student’s training course.

The RLC Assessment Scale (1-10) and Competence Categories (Accuracy, Fluency, Aural Comprehension, Vocabulary, Appropriacy, Pronunciation, Intonation, Structural Complexity, Business competence, Social competence, Writing) are detailed enough to give an accurate profile for each student.

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Facebook

Riversdown House, our residential centre for intensive English training, has recently started its own Facebook page. The URL is

07/11/2011

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Leaders

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Zhou Enlai

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Our award winning e-learning site is relaunched with over 150 new features and enhancements

Based on the Lewis Model of Culture, the new 'integrated' site features dramatic improvements in navigation, as well as a huge number of new features, both for end-users and trainers. As a bonus, the assessments are now available in German and Japanese, with more languages to follow!