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The ECPE is a test of advanced English language proficiency, reflecting skills and content typically used in university or professional contexts. The ECPE assesses linguistic, discoursal, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic elements of the English language. Receptive and productive skills (reading, listening, speaking, writing) are evaluated through a combination of integrated and discrete tasks. The ECPE is aimed at the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). The Certificate of Proficiency in English is recognized in several countries as official documentary evidence of advanced proficiency in the English language and can be used for academic and professional purposes. The ECPE does not assess specific curricular content, nor does it assess or certify teaching ability.
Announcements
- ECPE Writing Test Rubric to change in June 2009
A revised rating scale for the ECPE writing test will be implemented in June 2009. The new rubric will have five levels: A, B, C, D, and E. The descriptors for performance levels A, B, and C will not change; only level D will be divided into a new D and an E level. The minimum passing level will continue to be C. The writing task will not change.
Revised rating scale (PDF). Please note that the 4-level rubric (A, B, C, and D) will remain in effect for ECPE examinations administered in 2008.
- New ECPE Speaking Test Description
(the new Speaking Test will be introduced in June 2009)
English Language Institute
Office of Testing and Certification
University of Michigan
500 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI, 48104-2028
phone: 734.647.0456
fax: 734.615.6586
elicertif@umich.edu
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